Demographics of Russia

Demographics of Russia
Population pyramid of Russia as of 1 January 2024
PopulationDecrease 146,028,325 (January 2025)[1]
Growth rateDecrease -0.38% (2022)[2]
Birth rateDecrease 8.4 births/1,000 population (2024)[3]
Death rateNeutral decrease 12.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024)
Life expectancyDecrease 70.06 years (2021)[4]
 • maleDecrease 65.51 years (2021)[4]
 • femaleDecrease 74.51 years (2021)[4]
Fertility rateDecrease 1.4 (2024)[5]
Infant mortality rateNeutral decrease 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020)[4]
Net migration rateDecrease 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020)[4]
Age structure
Under 18 years~23.21%[6]
18–44 years~34.73%[6]
45–64 years26.55%[6]
65 and over15.6%[6]
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 (71.73%)[7][8]
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialRussian
SpokenLanguages of Russia
Map of Russia's population density at municipality level, based on the results of the 2021 census.
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:[9][10][11][failed verification][12]

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, 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, 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]

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  14. ^ 146,028,325 inhabitants / 17,098,246 km² = 8.5 inhabitants per km²
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  22. ^ Foltynova, Kristyna (19 June 2020). "Migrants Welcome: Is Russia Trying To Solve Its Demographic Crisis By Attracting Foreigners?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. 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.
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  25. ^ * "Russia's population nightmare is going to get even worse". The Economist. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. 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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