The birth rate was 8.9 new babies per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest crude birth rate since the year 2000. There were twice as many deaths as there were births, deaths were 584,700 people. Īt the beginning of 2022, 320,400 babies were born between January and March, 16,600 fewer than January–March 2021. There was a huge 50% decrease in the number of births per year from 2.5 million in 1987 to 1.2 million since 1997, but the current 1.42 fertility rate is still higher than that of the 1990s. Fertility Population age pyramid of Russia from 1946 to 2023īetween 19, there was a great decrease in the country's population from 148 to 143 million. The UN is projecting that the decline that started in 2021 will continue, and if current demographic conditions persist, Russia’s population would be 120 million in fifty years, a decline of about 17%. In March 2023, The Economist reported that "Over the past three years the country has lost around 2 million more people than it would ordinarily have done, as a result of war, disease and exodus." Many commentators predict that the situation will be worse than during the 1990s. įollowing the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the demographic crisis in the country has deepened, as the country has reportedly suffered high military fatalities while facing renewed brain drain and human capital flight caused by Western mass-sanctions and boycotts. The natural death rate in January 2020, 2021, and 2022 have each been nearly double the natural birth rate. The natural population had declined by 997,000 between October 2020 and September 2021 (the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths over a period). Russia has become increasingly reliant on immigration to maintain its population 2021 had the highest net immigration since 1994, despite which there was a small overall decline from 146.1 million to 145.4 million in 2021, the largest decline in over a decade. Total population of Russia 1950–2010Īfter having peaked at 148,689,000 in 1991, the population then decreased, falling to 142,737,196 by 2008. See also: Demographic crisis of Russia Thousands of abandoned villages are scattered across Russia due to failed Soviet policies. Net loss of one person every 30 seconds.Population ĭemographic statistics according to the latest Rosstat vital statistics and the World Population Review in 2019. According to the United Nations, Russia's immigrant population is the world's third largest, numbering over 11.6 million most of whom are from other post-Soviet states. In the 2021 Census, roughly 81% of the population were ethnic Russians, 19% of the population were ethnic minorities. Russia is a multinational state, home to over 193 ethnic groups nationwide. In 2022, the total fertility rate across Russia was estimated to be 1.42 children born per woman, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1 and about equal to the European average. However, since 2020, due to excess deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's population has undergone its largest peacetime decline in recorded history. In 2009, Russia recorded annual population growth for the first time in fifteen years during the mid-2010s, Russia had seen increased population growth due to declining death rates, increased birth rates and increased immigration. Subsequently, the nation has an ageing population, with the median age of the country being 40.3 years. įrom 1992 to 2012, and again since 2016, Russia's death rate has exceeded its birth rate, which has been called a demographic crisis by analysts. As of 2020, the overall life expectancy in Russia at birth was 71.54 years (66.49 years for males and 76.43 years for females). It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world, with a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/sq mi). Russia, the largest country in the world by area, had a population of 147.2 million according to the 2021 census, or 144.7 million when excluding Crimea and Sevastopol, up from 142.8 million in the 2010 census. On Decemwas approximately 146,115,376 people. Source: Īccording to current reports from Rosstat, the population of Russia as of Januwas approximately 146,400,000 people.
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