Demographics of Russia

Demographics of Russia
Population pyramid of Russia as of 1 January 2024
Population144,699,673
Decrease 146,115,376 (December, 2023)[1]
Growth rateDecrease 0.39 (2020)[1]
Birth rateDecrease 9.0 births/1,000 population (2022)[2]
Death rateNeutral decrease 13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2022)
Life expectancyDecrease 70.06 years (2021)[1]
 • maleDecrease 65.51 years (2021)[1]
 • femaleDecrease 74.51 years (2021)[1]
Fertility rateDecrease 1.42 (2022)[3]
Infant mortality rateNeutral decrease 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020)[1]
Net migration rate0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020)[1]
Age structure
Under 18 years~23.21%[4]
18–44 years~34.73%[4]
45–64 years26.55%[4]
65 and over15.6%[4]
Sex ratio
Total0.86 male(s)/female (2009)
At birth1.06 male(s)/female
Under 151.06 male(s)/female (male 11,980,138/female 11,344,818)
15–64 years0.925 male(s)/female (male 48,166,470/female 52,088,967)
65 and over0.44 male(s)/female (male 5,783,983/female 13,105,896)
Nationality
Nationalitynoun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian
Major ethnicRussians
Language
SpokenRussian, others
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
0 9,000,000—    
1000 9,000,000+0.00%
1200 14,500,000+0.24%
1500 14,700,000+0.00%
1600 18,000,000+0.20%
1700 18,000,000+0.00%
1800 25,000,000+0.33%
1900 73,000,000+1.08%
1926 93,000,000+0.94%
1930 100,000,000+1.83%
1960 119,000,000+0.58%
1970 130,079,000+0.89%
1979 137,552,000+0.62%
1989 147,386,000+0.69%
2000 146,597,000−0.05%
2010 142,849,000−0.26%
2021 144,700,000+0.12%
Source:[5][6][7][failed verification][8]

As of the 2021 census, the population of Russia was 147.2 million.[9] 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).[10] 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).[1]

From 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.[11] Subsequently, the nation has an ageing population, with the median age of the country being 40.3 years.[12] 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.[13] Between 2020 and 2021, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's population had undergone its largest peacetime decline in recorded history, due to excess deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] In addition, at least 1 million Russians fled the country to avoid military service in the war.

Russia is a multinational state,[15] home to over 193 ethnic groups nationwide. In the 2021 Census, nearly 72% of the population were ethnic Russians and approximately 19% of the population were ethnic minorities.[fn 1][16] 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.[17]

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  3. ^ Суммарный коэффициент рождаемости [Total fertility rate]. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (in Russian). Archived from the original (XLSX) on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  10. ^ "Population density (people per sq. km of land area)". The World Bank. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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  12. ^ "Russia". The World Factbook. 7 February 2020.
  13. ^ Foltynova, Kristyna (19 June 2020). "Migrants Welcome: Is Russia Trying To Solve Its Demographic Crisis By Attracting Foreigners?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 9 July 2021. Russia has been trying to boost fertility rates and reduce death rates for several years now. Special programs for families have been implemented, anti-tobacco campaigns have been organized, and raising the legal age to buy alcohol was considered. However, perhaps the most successful strategy so far has been attracting migrants, whose arrival helps Russia to compensate population losses.
  14. ^ Saver, Pjotr (13 October 2021). "Russia's population undergoes largest ever peacetime decline, analysis shows". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Russia's natural population has undergone its largest peacetime decline in recorded history over the last 12 months...
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