The UN reported an increase in the population of Russia by 2 million people

The annual report of the United Nations says that the population of Russia in 2020 increased by almost two million people. Experts believe that the growth is due to the fact that the UN now considers the population of Crimea Russian. According to the materials of the World Organization, in 2019 about 144 million people lived in Russia. However, Russian statistics as of June 1, 2019 gave a figure of 146.8 million people. Now the UN report says that the population of Russia is about 146 million people. Experts believe that such growth is due to the fact that the UN actually recognized Crimea as Russian and the entire population of the peninsula as citizens of Russia.