Understanding Russia through Numbers - Interesting Russian Statistics
National statistics on every aspect
of life in Russia with commentary explaining the importance
of this data.
Numbers can be truly inspiring, especially if they can tell
a story in an elegant and concise way.
We
looked through the dozens of online and offline sources to
bring you the latest in Russia's national,
economic, business, and travel statistics.
Each piece of information
is provided with a source and a commentary explaining its significance
in the Russian context.
We are
constantly updating and expanding this section to include more
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National and Economic Data - Russia, 2005
| Population (as of 07/2003) | 144 526 278 |
| Population (in 2050, estimated by UN) | 121 256 000 |
| Average life expectancy men/women (2002): | 62.5 / 73.1 |
| Men per 1000 women (2002): | 879 |
| Three largest cities (2002): Moscow St. Petersburg Novosibirsk |
Population 8 376 000 4 619 800 1 396 800 |
| GDP, per capita (2002): 36th place in the world, as of 2002 |
$7924 US |
| Comment: The Russian GDP is rising 6,5% per year (forecast for 2005
is 5.8%) to meet president Putin's objective of doubling
GDP in 10 years (before 2010). |
|
| Economically active population (EAP): as of 2003 |
71 472 000 or 49.5% of all annual growth: about 0.5% |
| Unemployment (2003): Based on polls / Officially registered |
8.6% / 2.2% annual change: no |
| Largest employers (by sectors, in 2001): Light, heavy, defence, manufacturing, pharmaceutical & other industries: Wholesale & retail: Agriculture: Education: Construction: Public service: --- other --- Science: Culture & art: Communication: |
Percentage of total EAP 22.0% 14.9% 12.6% 9.0% 7.6% 7.0% 21.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.4% |
| Comment: The
major problem is a small proportion of prospective sectors
in the economy, such as communication, science, consultancy,
information services, and a high share of extraction industries
in overall export. |
|
| Employed in small business (as of 2001): | 7 435 800 (11.5% of EAP) annual growth: apprx 2% |
| Small business share in total GDP (2004)*: | approximately 4% annual growth: app 30-40% |
| Comment: Another
major problem is a small share of small businesses in overall
economic activity. For example, in UK as much as 46.2%
(2003, SBS
UK) are employed in small businesses (compared to 11.5%
in Russia) and while the turnover of small businesses in
UK reaches 38.3%, it is a mere 4% in Russia. The official
statistics might lower the real turnover details, as many
Russian businesses prefer to "hide" the real
figures to avoid taxes. However, there are estimates that
such businesses account to about 50% of the total number
of enterprises, so even in this case the share of small
business is very small. |
|
| Average salary (official data, 2005):* per month, by sector: Finance: Oil & Gas industries: Transport & communication: |
8133 RUB ($290) annual growth: about 25% 23300 RUB ($832) 21290 RUB ($760) 10730 RUB ($383) |
| Annual inflation rate: | approximately 12%-18% |
| * Note,
that any indicators showing business turnover, official
salary details, etc. are lower than the real figures.
There are estimates showing that from 30% to 50% of salary
in Russia is paid "in envelopes" (thus, not
officially registered and taxed), and that about 50%
small businesses are not showing part or all of their
turnover. |
|
Sources: population
statistics from WGeo,
economic statistics from Gosstat
(aggregate) and Ministry
of Economic Development (Russia) and Small
Business Analytics (Giac).
Important Business Statistics - Russia, 2005
| Communication & IT | |
| Mobile phone subscribers (2005): (% of total population = penetration) (penetration among rural population) |
86.5 Mln
58.9% 25% |
Comment: The
data above is interesting because it somewhat reflects
the level of wellbeing in society.
Just
eight years ago mobile phones were still considered to
be a "luxury" item
in Russia. Nowadays, it is more of a practical item, but
people who live below poverty level would not
be able to afford one. So, the fact that 25% of traditionally
poor rural population have a mobile phone shows that at
least 1/4 of these people live above the poverty
level, which may sound quite bad, but still is positive
news
if you know the situation in Russian villages. |
|
| Internet users in Russia (2005): (% of total population) |
12 Mln
8.3% |
| Computers owned: (% of total population): |
15 Mln 10.4% |
| Comment: One of Russia's main problems is that it was for a long time isolated from the outside world. The internet is something that can solve this problem faster than anything else. The more people, schools, regions, have access to the internet, the easier it will be to integrate the society and provide a free access to information to everybody. The standard level of internet penetration in EU countries is about 50%, in USA, Australia and New Zealand - 65%, in Scandinavia - 70-80%. Eastern European countries have about 30% internet penetration. | |
Sources: mobile telephone penetration stats from Sotovik.Ru
Travel Statistics - Russia, 2005
| Visits to Russia in 2002 and 2004 | ||||
| From Country / Year: |
Tourist Visas |
2004 Total Traveled |
2002 Tourist Vsas |
2002 Total Traveled |
| Note: in brackets - (x/y), where x - percent of the total population traveling on tourists visas, y - percent of the total population traveling to Russia. | ||||
| Poland: | 353 986 |
1 128 651 |
979 613 | 1 209 790 |
| Germany: | 351 099 |
567 204 | 287 255 | 493 267 |
| China: | 283 839 | 813 195 | 266 984 | 725 825 |
| Finland: | 242 816 | 1 092 328 | 229 863 | 1 161 233 |
| USA: (0.060% / 0.1%) |
181 721 | 308 304 | 110 079 | 235 696 |
| France: (0.24% / 0.3%) |
141 113 | 209 195 | 80 332 | 146 604 |
| Italy: | 123 397 | 192 039 | 101 675 | 154 319 |
| Great Britain: (0.19% / 0.37%) |
115 622 | 214 961 | 67202 | 149 384 |
| Ukraine: | 84 320 | 6 685 527 | 260 053 | 8 229 840 |
| Estonia: | 74 165 | 521 097 | 44 936 | 386 537 |
| Japan: | 56 780 | 92 329 | 41 555 | 73 734 |
| Spain: | 51 395 | 69 096 | 44 462 | 58 557 |
| Turkey: (0.062% / 0.29%) |
41 888 | 178 343 | 19 142 | 118 700 |
| Netherlands: (0.20% / 0.47%) |
33 101 | 78 364 | 22 065 | 63 975 |
| Austria: (0.4% / 0.73%) |
32 404 | 58 747 | 16 045 | 37 869 |
| Sweden: (0.4% / 0.83%) |
31 892 | 73 684 | 20 601 | 55 652 |
| Switzerland: (0.32% / 0.71%) |
24 369 | 50 139 | 13 572 | 25 495 |
| Greece: (0.17% / 0.29%) |
18 735 | 32 835 | 8 697 | 25 829 |
| Australia: (0.097% / 0.12%) |
14 189 | 23 546 | 8 202 | 16 672 |
| Other Countries: | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total visits on business visas: | 2 723 000 | 3 014 000 | ||
| Total visits: | 2 860 802 | 22 064 213 | 3 105 563 | 23 308 711 |
Comment: The
countries marked in red showed a steep rise of interest
in Russia during the last years, especially Greece, Australia,
Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Great Britain, France.
The four countries at the top of the list (Poland, Germany,
China, Finland) have higher data, because majority of
travelers from these countries go to Russia for personal
reasons using tourist and business visas because they
are easier to obtain than the private ones. |
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Sources: travel stats from Federal Border Service, Russia and Federal Tourism Agency, Russia
