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

This year, Russia's population stands at just under 143 million, but it's been shrinking since 1991, and is still dropping — by about 800,000 people a year.

Some experts believe Russia is facing an existential crisis due to its catastrophic birth rates. Colonel Tim Collins - a ...

A United Nations report published in June put Russia's population at roughly 145,872,000. It estimated the total population could drop to 143,348,000 by mid-2030, to 135,824,000 by mid-2050 and to ...

According to the latest demographic forecast, Russia’s population will decrease by almost 10 million by 2050. Experts, however, say this is a “quite optimistic” forecast, and that the drop ...

Russia's population declined by more than one million people in 2021, the statistics agency Rosstat reported Friday, a historic drop not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

One independent demographer, Alexey Raksha, forecasts Russia’s population, now about 146.7 million, could drop by 700,000 this year, a possible drop of nearly 0.5 percent.

Russia's population fell by about 87,000 people last year, to about 146.8 million, ... By 2016 natural population began dropping again, and the rate has not recovered since.

Despite the significant drop in Russia's prison population, the penitentiary service is expanding, and its budget is expected to grow by one-third, according to the draft of Russia's federal ...

Russia reports drop in prison population for the first time There are currently 496,791 people in the correctional facilities ... Putin highlights Russia’s prison population halved over 20 years ...

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said there is a population decline of 173,400 people in nine months of 2018 MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Russia has seen a population loss of 173,400 people ...