Ageing of the Population in the Russian Federation:
The Current Trends and Indicators¹

S. Bucher*

Institute of Geography, Pavol Jozef afárik University, Jesenná 5, Koice, 040 01 Slovak Republic

e-mail: slavobucher@yahoo.com

Received August 18, 2015

Abstract—The age structure of a population is an important factor of progressive economic growth. Population
ageing is associated with the demographic characteristics of the population; when we evaluate population age-
ing, we evaluate population processes and indicators that are typically interconnected and interrelated. Two
main factors contribute to the ageing of a population, namely, declines in mortality and fertility. Our study aims
at describing population ageing in the Russian Federation by the last census of 2010. The purpose of the present
paper is also to highlight selected indicators of population ageing in 83 federal subjects of Russia, showing a
significant spatial differentiation of population ageing, depending on gender and urban–rural habitation.

Keywords: Russian Federation, indicators of economic and social support, demographic ageing, demographic
transition, coefficients of inflow and outflow, age structure.

DOI: 10.1134/S1019331616020027

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