"the least age" regions of the Russian Federation on the age of citizens became Chechnya and Tuva, "The oldest" Tambov region, the report about results of complex monitoring of the socio-economic situation of the elderly in 2018.

according to Rosstat, last year every fourth citizen of Russia was of retirement age. The number of citizens aged over 65 years compared with the 2017 year increased by 2, 8 % 20, 8 million people to 21, 4 million.

According to the medium variant of Rosstat forecast, the proportion of people of older working age will increase from 25, 5% in 2018, to 27, 4% by 2025 and will reach 40, 2 million people.

the report Also provides the data of the office about the fact that at the beginning of 2019, the trend towards reduction of mortality of people in this age category. If in 2013, she was 42, and 2 people in 1000, then in 2018 dropped to 37, 7 people.



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