“As for the negative trend in terms of demography, in terms of population growth, this trend was well known earlier, including that it was known at the time of formulating national projects,” he said.
As the representative of the Kremlin noted, one of them, impressive and large, is devoted to demographic issues.
“And now it makes no sense to list the entire set of measures to stimulate fertility, support for large families, and so on, which is envisaged. They have already been stated repeatedly, ”he added.
He added that Russia is in a “demographic pit,” and President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly spoken about this.
“This is a pit, which, firstly, has been going on since the war years of the Great Patriotic War, then a pit of the early 90s, associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union,” he said.
According to Peskov, these two holes "coincided in time, therefore, such a negative trend is observed."
A previously published budget performance report stated that the Accounts Chamber notes a reduction in Russia's population.
It was indicated that the population as of September 1 was 146.7 million people, and from the beginning of the year it decreased by 52.5 thousand people.