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'2021 All-Russian population census') was the first census of the Russian Federation population since 2010 and the third after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It took place between October 15 and November 14. However, for the remote and inaccessible areas of Russia, the census took place between April 1 and December 20. [1]
A Russian census is a census of the population of Russia.Such a census has occurred at various irregular points in the history of Russia. Introduced in 1897 during the Russian Empire, the census took place decennially since 2010 according to the UN standards.
In the 2021 Census, nearly 72% of the population were ethnic Russians and approximately 19% of the population were ethnic minorities. [fn 1] [19] 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. [20]
The census was primarily intended to collect statistical information about the resident population of the Russian Federation. The resident population included: Russian citizens living in Russia (including those temporarily away from the country, provided the absence from the country was expected to last less than one year);
The first population census after the independence in 1946 was taken in 1952. It did only count the number of people in the households and could therefore be considered only to be a housing census. The first real complete census was taken in 1961. The following censuses have been taken in 1979, 1994 and 2004.
The nation's overall population growth has shrunk over the past 10 years, according to World Bank data. That decline has been exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war.
The national 1 July, mid-year population estimates (usually based on past national censuses) supplied in these tables are given in thousands. The retrospective figures use the present-day names and world political division: for example, the table gives data for each of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, as if they had already been independent in 1950.
While the government has poured an estimated 2.75 to 3 trillion rubles (equivalent to 1.4-1.6% of Russia's expected GDP in 2024) into payments for soldiers, the wounded, and families of the ...