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Russia, as the largest country in the world, has great ethnic diversity.It is a multinational state and home to over 190 ethnic groups countrywide. According to the population census at the end of 2021, more than 147.1 million people lived in Russia, which is 4.3 million more than in the 2010 census, or 3.03%.
The UN is projecting that the decline that started in 2021 will continue, and if current demographic conditions persist, Russia's population will be 120 million in 50 years, a decline of about 17%. [33] [32] In January 2024, the Russian statistics agency Rosstat predicted that Russia's population could drop to 130 million by 2046. [34]
The Russian Federation is a multinational state with over 190 ethnic groups designated as nationalities. Population of these groups varies enormously, from millions in the case of e.g. Russians and Tatars to under ten thousand in the case of e.g. Samis and Kets. [1]
The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society. The country recorded its lowest birth rate in the past 25 years for the first six months of ...
The Sputnik Association is a social movement founded in London, UK in 2006 by a group of Russian emigrants and Afro-Russian people. The association was created to provide a platform for Russian emigrants and mixed-race Russian people living abroad to connect and celebrate their shared cultural heritage. [16] [17]
The demographic trend spells trouble for Russia's economy, which is already dealing with a severe worker shortage. At the end of 2023, Russia was short a record 5 million workers, according to an ...
The term Caucasus refers to a geographical area in the South of Russia and beyond. The Caucasus itself is diverse in terms of religion, language and culture. In modern Russia, "Caucasians" (кавказцы, kavkaztsy) is an umbrella term for people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Northern Caucasus: Chechnya, Dagestan, Northern Ossetia, etc.
Russia was in a demographic crisis even before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than 300,000 Russian troops died or were injured in the Ukraine war by the end of 2023, US ...