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The UN is projecting that the decline that started in 2021 will continue, and if current demographic conditions persist, Russia's population will be 120 million in 50 years, a decline of about 17%. [39] [38] In January 2024, the Russian statistics agency Rosstat predicted that Russia's population could drop to 130 million by 2046. [40]
Kievan Rus was a loose federation of East Slavic, Norse and Finnic peoples in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. The population of Kievan Rus is estimated to have been between 4.5 million and 8 million, however in the absence of historical sources these estimates are based on the assumed population density. [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.
The demographic trend spells trouble for Russia's economy, which is already dealing with a severe worker shortage. At the end of 2023, Russia was short a record 5 million workers, according to an ...
The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society. The country recorded its lowest birth rate in the past 25 years for the first six months of ...
Russia at the end of the 19th century was a country with a young population: the number of children significantly exceeded the number of the elderly. Up to 1938, the population of the Soviet Union remained "demographically young", but later, since 1959, began its demographic ageing: the proportion of young age began to decline, and the elderly started to increase, which was the result of lower ...
Russia has now been at war with Ukraine for two and a half years, causing mortality in the country to spike and exacerbating its population crisis. The invasion has also prompted a mass exodus ...
Russia's birth rate hit a 25-year low in the first half of 2024, with 599,600 births. The demographic crisis worsened due to the Ukraine war, causing many to delay having children.