Demographics of Russia

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/demographics-of-russia

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1. Where is Demographics of Russia?Spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
2. What is the estimated population (as of jan 1, 2025)?146.0 million
3. What is the global population rank?Ninth most populous country
4. How many people live in Russia?Russia has about 146 million people living there.
5. What different groups of people live in Russia?About 72 % of people are ethnic Russians, and 19 % are other groups such as Turkic, Slavic, Finnic, and Caucasian peoples, plus many immigrants from former Soviet countries.

Demographic Crisis: A sustained period where a population's death rate significantly exceeds its birth rate, leading to decline.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR): The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime.
Replacement Level Fertility: The fertility rate needed to maintain a population size, typically around 2.1 children per woman.
Median Age: The age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; half are younger, half are older.