Russia’s Population Could Fall to 70 Million by 2100, Demographer Warns

Russia may face a dramatic population decline over the next 75 years, according to Yuri Krupnov, chairman of the supervisory board of the Institute of Demography, Migration and Regional Development. Krupnov said the country needs an average birth rate of 2.5 children per family to maintain stable demographic reproduction. Russia's current total fertility rate stands at just 1.36, a level he described as deeply alarming. Russia Faces Accelerating Demographic Decline "Even if the government continues introducing support measures, by the end of the century only half of today's population could remain,” Krupnov said. "That would leave Russia with roughly 70 million people.”