Russia - Population, total

The value for Population, total in Russia was 144,104,100 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 148,538,200 in 1992 and a minimum value of 119,897,000 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 119,897,000
1961 121,236,000
1962 122,591,000
1963 123,960,000
1964 125,345,000
1965 126,745,000
1966 127,468,000
1967 128,196,000
1968 128,928,000
1969 129,664,000
1970 130,404,000
1971 131,155,000
1972 131,909,000
1973 132,669,000
1974 133,432,000
1975 134,200,000
1976 135,147,000
1977 136,100,000
1978 137,060,000
1979 138,027,000
1980 139,010,000
1981 139,941,000
1982 140,823,000
1983 141,668,000
1984 142,745,000
1985 143,858,000
1986 144,894,000
1987 145,908,000
1988 146,857,000
1989 147,721,000
1990 147,969,400
1991 148,394,200
1992 148,538,200
1993 148,458,800
1994 148,407,900
1995 148,375,800
1996 148,160,100
1997 147,915,400
1998 147,670,800
1999 147,214,800
2000 146,596,900
2001 145,976,500
2002 145,306,500
2003 144,648,600
2004 144,067,300
2005 143,518,800
2006 143,049,600
2007 142,805,100
2008 142,742,400
2009 142,785,300
2010 142,849,500
2011 142,960,900
2012 143,201,700
2013 143,507,000
2014 143,819,700
2015 144,096,900
2016 144,342,400
2017 144,496,700
2018 144,477,900
2019 144,406,300
2020 144,104,100

Development Relevance: Increases in human population, whether as a result of immigration or more births than deaths, can impact natural resources and social infrastructure. This can place pressure on a country's sustainability. A significant growth in population will negatively impact the availability of land for agricultural production, and will aggravate demand for food, energy, water, social services, and infrastructure. On the other hand, decreasing population size - a result of fewer births than deaths, and people moving out of a country - can impact a government's commitment to maintain services and infrastructure.

Limitations and Exceptions: Current population estimates for developing countries that lack (i) reliable recent census data, and (ii) pre- and post-census estimates for countries with census data, are provided by the United Nations Population Division and other agencies. The cohort component method - a standard method for estimating and projecting population - requires fertility, mortality, and net migration data, often collected from sample surveys, which can be small or limited in coverage. Population estimates are from demographic modeling and so are susceptible to biases and errors from shortcomings in both the model and the data. In the UN estimates the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used; therefore interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. Because future trends cannot be known with certainty, population projections have a wide range of uncertainty.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population estimates are usually based on national population censuses. Estimates for the years before and after the census are interpolations or extrapolations based on demographic models. Errors and undercounting occur even in high-income countries. In developing countries errors may be substantial because of limits in the transport, communications, and other resources required to conduct and analyze a full census. The quality and reliability of official demographic data are also affected by public trust in the government, government commitment to full and accurate enumeration, confidentiality and protection against misuse of census data, and census agencies' independence from political influence. Moreover, comparability of population indicators is limited by differences in the concepts, definitions, collection procedures, and estimation methods used by national statistical agencies and other organizations that collect the data. The currentness of a census and the availability of complementary data from surveys or registration systems are objective ways to judge demographic data quality. Some European countries' registration systems offer complete information on population in the absence of a census. The United Nations Statistics Division monitors the completeness of vital registration systems. Some developing countries have made progress over the last 60 years, but others still have deficiencies in civil registration systems. International migration is the only other factor besides birth and death rates that directly determines a country's population growth. Estimating migration is difficult. At any time many people are located outside their home country as tourists, workers, or refugees or for other reasons. Standards for the duration and purpose of international moves that qualify as migration vary, and estimates require information on flows into and out of countries that is difficult to collect. Population projections, starting from a base year are projected forward using assumptions of mortality, fertility, and migration by age and sex through 2050, based on the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects database medium variant.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population