Russia's Population : Total and Natural Decline

In the course of 2019, the number of Russia’s resident population declined by35.6 thousand persons. Decline demonstrates a downward trend for a second yearin a row. Population decline in seen in 2019–2020 is due to natural loss while netmigration stopped offsetting it. In 2019, the mortality rate surpassed the birthrate by 316.2 thousand persons by 41.7 % more (93 thousand persons) against2018. In 2019, the number of live births totaled 1,484.5 thousand persons downby 7.5 % (120 thousand persons) year-on-year. The absolute mortality rate stoodat 1,800.7 thousand cases down by 1.5 % (down by 27.2 thousand) against 2018.Obviously, the spread of coronavirus pandemic will tell on the mortality rates,however is it impossible to project the situation in detail