Short-term stability and long-term problems. The demographic situation in Russia
Short-term stability and long-term problems. The demographic situation in Russia

Author(s): Katarzyna Chawryło (Jarzyńska)
Subject(s): Politics, Public Law
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Russia
Summary/Abstract: Russia has seen a negative natural population growth rate for three decades, except for a brief period between 2013 and 2015. Since 2020, the natural population decline has no longer been offset by a positive migration balance. As a result, the Russian population has been consistently decreasing, primarily due to long-term demographic problems such as a decline in the birth rate and an increase in mortality. These adverse trends have been compounded by immediate challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a noticeable increase in the number of deaths, and the ongoing war with Ukraine, the demographic impact of which is difficult to estimate, since the number of casualties has not been disclosed by the authorities.

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