Demographics of Russia | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Russia as of 1 January 2024 | |
Population | ![]() |
Growth rate | ![]() |
Birth rate | ![]() |
Death rate | ![]() |
Life expectancy | ![]() |
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• female | ![]() |
Fertility rate | ![]() |
Infant mortality rate | ![]() |
Net migration rate | ![]() |
Age structure | |
Under 18 years | ~23.21%[6] |
18–44 years | ~34.73%[6] |
45–64 years | 26.55%[6] |
65 and over | 15.6%[6] |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.86 male(s)/female (2009) |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female (male 11,980,138/female 11,344,818) |
15–64 years | 0.925 male(s)/female (male 48,166,470/female 52,088,967) |
65 and over | 0.44 male(s)/female (male 5,783,983/female 13,105,896) |
Nationality | |
Nationality | noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian |
Major ethnic | Russians (71.73%)[7][8] |
Minor ethnic | |
Language | |
Official | Russian |
Spoken | Languages of Russia |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
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As of January 1, 2025, the population was estimated at 146.0 million,[1] down from 147.2 million in the 2021 census.[13] 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).[14] As of 2022[update], the overall life expectancy in Russia at birth is 73 years (68 years for males and 78 years for females),[15][16][17] As of 2024[update], the total fertility rate across Russia is estimated to be 1.41 children born per woman,[18] which is below the replacement rate of 2.1 and in line with the european average.[19] Subsequently, it has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of 41.9 years.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]
Russia is a multinational state,[24] 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][25] 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.[26]
And, in turn, this decline means that the share of that country's population identifying as ethnic Russian fell from 77.71 percent in the 2010 census to 71.73 percent in the current one..
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.
Russia's natural population has undergone its largest peacetime decline in recorded history over the last 12 months...
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The decline was largest among ethnic Russians, whose number, the census of 2021 said, fell by 5.4m in 2010–21. Their share of the population fell from 78% to 72%.
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