Demographics of Russia

Russia's area is about 17 million square kilometers (6.5 million sq. mi.). It remains the largest country in the world by more than 2.5 million square miles. Its population density is about 9 persons per square kilometer (22 per sq. mi.), making it one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Its population is predominantly urban.

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Most of the roughly 150 million Russians derive from the Eastern Slavic family of peoples.

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Birth rate: 10.3 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

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Death rate: 15.6 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

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Net migration rate: 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

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Sex ratio:

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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

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15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

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65 years and over: 0.46 male(s)/female

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total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

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Infant mortality rate: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth:

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total population: 67.19 years

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male: 61.95 years

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female: 72.69 years (2000 est.)

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Total fertility rate: 1.3 children born/woman (2003 est.)

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Population aging

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Russia's population is falling. Lower birth rates and higher death rates reduced Russia's population at a 0.5% annual rate during the 1990s. By comparison, although in many developed countries birthrates have dropped below the long-term population replacement rate, in only a few countries is the population actually declining. Population decline is particularly drastic in Russia, with higher death rates especially among working-age males due to poverty, abuse of alcohol and other substances, disease, stress, and other afflictions. Russians generally disapprove of permanent or temporary immigration of working-age males from countries other than the Russian-speaking former Soviet states that might help solve economic problems brought on by its declining population.

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Nationality:

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:noun: Russian(s)

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:adjective: Russian

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