Interfax: Russian able-bodied population may dip by 10 million by 2025 – Romodanovsky

MOSCOW. December 6 (Interfax) – Immigration may partially compensate for the decline in Russia’s population, Federal Migration Service head Konstantin Romodanovsky said during his lecture at Moscow State University on Friday.

“New estimates were posted this year saying that the Russian able-bodied population would fall by almost 10 million by 2025, alongside a reduction of the total population and an increase in the share of elderly citizens,” he said.

The estimate was made in the socioeconomic development forecast of the Russian Economic Development Ministry for the period until 2030.

“It would be absurd to fully compensate for these human losses with immigration but its potential can and should be used to a reasonable degree,” the Federal Migration Service head stated.

The country needs 300,000 migrants per year, he added.

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