In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to ...

As official data vanishes from Russian state reports, independent experts warn that losses from Putin's war in Ukraine are ...

Over 65% of the population is aged 15 to 64, and there are 3 million more women than men in that age bracket, according to the 2023 data from the Central Intelligence Agency.

Between 1960 and 1991, the urban population in Russia increased by almost 20 percentage points and was on an upward trajectory before the Soviet Union collapsed. In 1991, more than 73 percent of ...

The Russian leader has suspended the All-Russian Population Census until 2029. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 1, 2024. Mikhail Metzel/AP Photo ...

Demography is not always destiny; and Russia did for a while begin to reverse its decline in the mid-2010s. The impact of population change is often complex, as Russia’s military mobilisation shows.

Russia’s population loss is expected to continue — down to 135 million people by 2050 and 126 million by 2100. Currently the world’s ninth-most populous country, it is projected to fall to ...

Military analysts told Express.co.uk that roughly 65,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine, with a further 130,000 severely wounded, with 800,000 fleeing the country.

Over the next few decades, Russia’s population is expected to age significantly. Some of this aging will be due to the increasing life expectancy, which is a significant achievement. However, this ...