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| Population decline in Russia: ‘Putin has no other choice but to win' in Ukraine |
| 2022-05-25 |
| [France24] With a slumping birth rate, a death rate on the rise and immigration slowly falling, Russia is experiencing population decline. Despite having launched some of the most encouraging childbirth policies, Putin is now facing a "major problem for someone who believes population is synonymous with power", says French demographer Laurent Chalard. Russia’s population has been declining at a dizzying rate for the past 30 years. The demographic trend has been steadfast since 1991, when the Soviet Union fell and Russia counted 148.2 million inhabitants within its far-reaching borders. By 2021, that number had fallen to 146.1 million, according to Russian statistics agency Rosstat. What’s even more striking is that, according to demographic projections, the country’s population will continue to fall and reach between 130 and 140 million inhabitants by 2050. "Russia is paying the cost of the 90s," explains Alain Blum, a demographer at the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) in France. "When the Soviet Union fell, the country plunged into a serious demographic crisis. For the first time, Russia’s mortality rate significantly exceeded its birth rate, leading to a decline in its population." By the early 2000s, Russia had a population of only 143 million. "Today, people of childbearing age are those who were born during that period, and there simply aren’t enough of them to drive population growth," the researcher explains. Especially given that Russia is also facing an increased mortality rate at the moment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Sorry, France24, but the 'special operation' has f*ckall to do with population demographics. Dale is right - just a reporter looking for a hook to hang some Rus-bashing on. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-05-25 13:16 |
| #8 Most nations are in a demographic decline. Price of modernization as more people move into cities and have less children. China is also in a terminal demographic decline and there will be 50% less Chinese by 2070 barring civil war and famine. Then move that timeline up. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-05-25 11:13 |
| #7 Industrialized world. Poor nations booming. Old news. Putin addressed this several years ago to strengthen the family. Curious negative news at this time. Just throwing mud at the wall hoping something sticks. Putin appears to have addressed it the way Biden addresses the price of gas. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-05-25 11:00 |
| #6 ...a new generation of Russian mail order brides? Spread the mitochondria! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-05-25 07:25 |
| #5 a lot of young Russian men have died in this war and more will die how does that help Russian demographics |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-05-25 07:14 |
| #4 We China has the same problem. So expect them to invade Siberia pretty soon to snap up some dyevushkas. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2022-05-25 05:24 |
| #3 Industrialized world. Poor nations booming. Old news. Putin addressed this several years ago to strengthen the family. Curious negative news at this time. Just throwing mud at the wall hoping something sticks. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-05-25 03:39 |
| #2 How many entire generations of new citizens have the Russians lost since 1900? WW-1, Russian Civil War, WW-2 and the icing on top: state sponsored abortion under the Communists. One negative multiplier compounding the next in a failure cascade. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-05-25 02:42 |
| #1 Russia, California, New York, what is going on ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-25 01:37 |