The Number of Ethnic russians in russia Is Rapidly Declining

russia is hiding demographic statistics because they no longer correlate with propaganda slogans about a “great nation”. Since July of this year, russian authorities have stopped publishing key demographic indicators, including population size, number of births, deaths, marriages and divorces.

In 2024, 1.222 million children were born in the rf – the lowest number since 1999. In the first quarter of 2025, only 293–294 thousand children were born, which is by 2.4 % fewer than in the same period in 2024 and the lowest figure in 200 years. Moreover, mortality exceeds the birth rate: in 2024, the natural population decline amounted to 596.2 thousand people, which is by 20.4  % more than in 2023.

The main causes of the demographic crisis include emigration (800,000 to 950,000 people have left russia since February 24, 2022), an increase in mortality and a decrease in the number of births. In addition, the rf’s demographic statistics do not reflect the losses in the war against Ukraine.

According to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, russian authorities are losing not just soldiers, but also demographic resources: the number of ethnic russians, whom the kremlin considers to be the regime’s support, is rapidly declining.