2023-05-05 19:04:00
There are various reasons why Russia’s population is shrinking – the war plays a central role. What are Putin’s tactics?
Frankfurt – The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is having a huge impact on the Russian population. 20,000 soldiers have been killed and 80,000 wounded on the Russian side since December last year, said John Kirby, director of communications for the US National Security Council, according to the Editorial Network Germany (RND) with. However, these numbers might not be independently verified.
The birth rate in Russia is also being weakened by the war, share that RND with. While 1,908,000 people died in the country in 2022, only 1,306,000 newborns were counted. In our news ticker we have all the latest information regarding the Ukraine war ready for you.
Decrease in Russian population: War is the main reason
Another reason for the declining population in Russia is the massive refugee movement in the course of the drafting of young men by the Russian military. “The losses from migration are ten times greater than the losses from acts of war,” said demographics expert Alexej Rakscha in the Moscow German newspaper. “Approximately 150,000 people with no intention of returning” left the country following February 24, according to the raksha.
According to the RND The World Bank estimates the life expectancy of a Russian at 71 years. For comparison: In Germany, life expectancy is around 81 years. According to Raschka’s estimates, Russian men lose another “0.6 years of lifespan” as a result of the war.
The United Nations expect the Russian population to decline sharply
The Russian population had already declined sharply before the war. The reason: the corona pandemic. According to demographics expert Raschka, around 1.12 million people died in Russia as a result of the pandemic. The United Nations assumes a decline of a quarter of the labor force in Russia, reports the RND. The war in Ukraine has not yet been taken into account in this assessment.
So the population in Russia is declining as a result of the war. Putin’s plan was probably different. Stephen Sestanovich, a professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, recently expressed the following thoughts in the US newspaper Washington Post: “If you’re worried regarding a shrinking population, will conquering the 40 million people next door solve your problem?”
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