The number of long-term migrants to Russia has not been growing since 2014, while the rate of their departures keeps increasing. The migration growth – the lowest in the post-Soviet period – fails to make up for the natural decline in the population

As migration growth in Russia's population keeps falling, Russia may face a renewed reduction of its population as early as this year amid the natural decline in the population. This situation is driven by a decreased migration growth from Ukraine amid a weak recovery of the migration inflow...

In 2017, Russia saw natural decline in the population: within 11 months the number of deaths surpassed the number of births by 122,000 persons. The mortality rate is slowly going down. Blood circulatory system diseases are still the major cause of death in Russia. The analysis of the regional...

The number of housing allowance recipients in 2017 moved down against 2013. The percentage of individuals benefi ting from social protection (benefits) has also contracted. Bills for housing and utility services went up twice against income, average allowance for housing and utility services...

In early 2018, growth in wages and salaries in Russia was related to a substantial increase in the labor remuneration of employees in education and healthcare. Such an increase was feasible as a result of implementation of the President's May 2012 Decrees which set targets as regards wages and...

In 2017, the labor market was recovering after the crisis: the rate of unemployment declined and wages increased. Recovery processes were largely facilitated by workforce reduction which began last year. The first evidence of labor shortages emerged on the labor market which saw full employment...

Goal set by May Executive order of the President to reduce poverty by twofold will require not only growth of real wages and real incomes of population but also modification of the social support system for improving its targeting. This transformation has already started in the regions of Russia...