ASSESSMENTS

Russia: A Continued Demographic Challenge

Jan 20, 2010 | 13:14 GMT

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Summary

Russia grew by up to 25,000 people in 2009. This news was welcome in Russia, which has seen a precipitous decline in births and increase in deaths since the fall of the Soviet Union. The current numbers are not sustainable, however.

Despite a population increase in 2009, Russia's long-term demographic trend is for fewer and fewer ethnic Russians....

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