In 61 Russian regions, the number of deaths exceeded the number of births by more than 1.7 times. In the Oryol, Novgorod, Tver and Vladimir regions, 2.9 times more people died than were born. In the Pskov and Smolensk regions this ratio was 3.1 times.
The birth rate in Russia remained almost unchanged over the year: 201 thousand people were born in January-February 2024, 199 thousand in the same period last year. 2024 is a leap year, and the 29th day of February adds approximately 3.5% to all indicators.
