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Income Inequality in Russia Approaching Record Highs, Research Group Says

Income inequality in Russia has risen for four consecutive years and is now approaching the record highs seen during the 2008 financial crisis, the independent...

Russia Stops Publishing Officials’ Salary Data

Rosstat has also removed data on the share of women among municipal employees.

Russia Limits Access to Key Economic and Demographic Data Amid Downturn Concerns

The move follows Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to avoid a recession.

Rosstat Stops Publishing Monthly Population Data Amid War Deaths, Demographic Crisis

Some analysts speculated that the data blackout may be an attempt by the Kremlin to obscure military losses in the war against Ukraine.

opinion Arnold Khachaturov

Can Official Russian Statistics Be Trusted?

As long as the Kremlin continues to be a technocratic regime, Russian statistics will retain at least some value for researchers.

September Marriages in Russia Fall to 18-Year Low

Russians registered nearly 92,000 marriages in September, the most recent month for which data is available, marking the lowest figure for that month since...

Alcohol Dependency in Russia Increases for First Time in a Decade

In 2022, doctors issued 54,200 first-time diagnoses of alcohol use disorder, according to data from the state statistics agency Rosstat.

Russia's Population Could Fall to 130Mln by 2046 – Rosstat

Experts say the pessimistic outlook is more likely than optimistic projections because of trends in immigration, birth rates and average lifespan.

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