Population: 149,608,953 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.2% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 12.67 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 11.34 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 27 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.89 years
male: 63.85 years
female: 74.2 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.83 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian

Ethnic divisions: Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Byelorussian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1%

Religions: Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other

Languages: Russian, other

Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1970)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Labor force: 75 million (1993 est.)
by occupation: production and economic services 83.9%, government 16.1%

NOTE: The information regarding Russia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Russia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Russia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.