The population of Russia for the year decreased by 555 thousand people

The population of Russia for the year decreased by 555 thousand people



Preliminary data published on the website of Rosstat show that as of January 1, 2023, the population of the Russian Federation amounted to 146 million 424 thousand 729 people, a decrease of more than 550 thousand people compared to last year's figures.

It is noted that the published data are given without taking into account statistics for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), as well as for the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. As noted in Rosstat, as of January 1 last year, the population of the Russian Federation, taking into account the results of the All-Russian Population Census for 2020, amounted to 146 million 980 thousand, 61 people, that is, over the past year, the population has decreased by 555,332 people.

According to the statistics of the department, the population of Russian cities amounted to about 109.6 million people, and the rural population - about 36.8 million people.



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