Russia ranks first in the world. Why is the population only 65.438+44 billion?

Russia ranks first in the world. Why is the population only 65.438+44 billion?

Speaking of Russia, I believe everyone is familiar with it. People usually affectionately call Russians fighting people. That's because Russians usually have an indomitable ferocity that the outside world admires. Of course, another impression that Russia gives the outside world is that it has a huge territory but a small population, and its land area has reached 1707 square kilometers, which can be said to be truly vast. However, such a huge land area is not matched with a huge population, only 65.438+0.44 billion people. Of course, some people will say that the population of 65.438+0.44 billion is quite large, and it can rank in the forefront of the world at 654.38+0, but such a population is sparsely populated in such a huge territory of Russia.

What is even more troublesome for Russians is that even though it has a population of 65.438+0.44 billion, the Russian population is currently in a state of continuous decline due to the decline in the birth rate. If the current population rate is declining, it may take 654.38+0.000 ~ 200 years, and the total population of Russia may fall below 50 million or even lower, which is why. Russia has launched a series of population growth plans in the century, including both direct economic subsidies for childbearing families and policy inclinations such as medical education. Of course, even so, the fertility desire of Russian young people is still very low, which may be related to Russia's economic situation and the employment situation of young people.

The author thinks that the territory of Russia is the largest in the world, with a population of only 1.44 billion. In addition to the low fertility rate mentioned above, there is another important reason, that is, Russia's population base is low, that is, most of its territory is located in the middle and high latitudes, which means that most of its territory is frozen and not suitable for human survival at all. The Asian part east of the Urals Mountains accounts for 75% of Russia's total area, but its population is less than 20%. Take Yakutia, Russia, located in the Far East as an example, with a land area of 3 103200 square kilometers and a population of only 958,000. Therefore, an important reason for Russia's small population is geography and climate.

In particular, a lot of land in Siberia and the Far East is basically no man's land, while eastern Russia is warmer than frozen Siberia, and more than three-quarters of Russia's population is concentrated here, which is also the main reason why the population of some European territories in Russia is far more than that in the Far East. It is precisely because Russia belongs to the middle and high latitudes, and the temperature in winter is extremely cold, so Russians especially like drinking to keep warm, especially vodka. But as a result, there are not a few Russian men who die of alcoholism every year, which also limits the population growth rate to some extent.