Moscow, Russia, Aug 14, 2002 (RosBusinessConsulting via COMTEX) -- According to preliminary forecasts, the average number of citizens permanently living in Russia was 144.5m in 2001 and 143.6m in 2002. This data was reported by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry in the forecast on Russia's social and economic development in 2003 and the main parameters for 2005. The report says that the tendency for a fall in population will continue in the middle term. According to the forecast, the population of Russia will amount to 142.9m people in 2003, 142.2m in 2004 and 141.6m in 2005. The birthrate is expected to see a rise to 9.7 newborns per 1,000 people in 2003, against 9.1 newborns in 2001 and 9.4 in 2002. Moreover, this rate is forecasted to surge to 10 newborns per 1,000 people in 2004 and 10.3 newborns in 2005. Meanwhile, the situation with death statistics is stabilizing in this country and the general death rate is expected to be at 15.4 people per 1,000 throughout 2005 as compared to 15.6 people in 2001 and 15.4 in 2002. According to the ministry's forecast, the average life expectancy will surge by 1.6 years on average and reach 59.8 years for men and 73.6 years for women by 2005 as compared to 58.6 and 72.1 years correspondingly in 2001. The general average life expectancy is forecasted to increase from 64.8 years in 2001 to 66.4 years in 2005.
Russia's workforce to reach 89.1m people by 2005
Moscow, Russia, Aug 14, 2002 (RosBusinessConsulting via COMTEX) -- The annual average number of working-age people will be growing in Russia and will reach 87.3m people in 2002 and 89.1m people in 2005. The workforce will increase by 2.4% by the end of 2005 compared to the 2001 level and by 2.1% compared to the 2002 level, or by 1.8m people. This information is given in a report by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry, outlining the forecast for Russia's social and economic development for 2003 and the main parameters of the respective forecast for the period until 2005. The number of people younger than the working age will decrease from 27.9m to 23.5m in 2005 compared to that of 2001, or by 16%. Their percentage in the total population will decrease from 19.3% in 2001 and 18.6% in 2002 to 16.6% in 2005. The number of people older than the working age will be declining and will fall to 29.3m people in 2005, which is 600,000 people, or 2%, less than that of 2001, and 500,000 people, or 1.7%, less than that of 2002. At the same time, the percentage of people older than the working age will reach 20.6% of the total population in 2005 and will not change compared to that of 2001.
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