Russia s Natural Population Decline to Hit 11-Year Record in 2019 – The Moscow Times
Russia s natural population decline will set an 11-year record this year as the country s demographic crisis shows no signs of letting up, the RBC news website reported Friday.
Russia s overall population totaled 146.7 million in January-September 2019, the State Statistics Service Rosstat said in a report last week. While migrant inflows had offset its natural population decline in previous years, in 2018, Russia s total population dropped for the first time in a decade as migration numbers hit record lows.