Russia Sees Population Decline in 2024

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Russia Sees Population Decline in 2024

The Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Rosstat, presented the preliminary estimate of the population as of January 1, 2025.

"As of January 1, 2025, the preliminary estimate of the population of the Russian Federation totaled 146,028,325 people. The population dropped by 0.08% in 2024," the statistical authority said, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

Incremental growth of the population was noted in twenty Russian regions, particularly in Moscow and Leningrad Regions and in Ingushetia.

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The Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Rosstat, presented the preliminary estimate of the population as of January 1, 2025.