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ikalugin · 01-15-20, 08:39 AM

As to the demographics - there is currently a shortage of labour, which is why unemployement is so low.

Due to the size of our territory and desire for greater autonomy we need more people.
And right now this is less about increase in population but in maintaining current population - current birth rates are significantly below replenishment rates meaning that the population (particularly portion of the young people capable of working) is going down. Getting to the level of Chinese (or Indians - who outpaced China) is not the current objective and is not in general plausible.

01-15-20, 08:39 AM	#4
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	As to the demographics - there is currently a shortage of labour, which is why unemployement is so low. Due to the size of our territory and desire for greater autonomy we need more people. And right now this is less about increase in population but in maintaining current population - current birth rates are significantly below replenishment rates meaning that the population (particularly portion of the young people capable of working) is going down. Getting to the level of Chinese (or Indians - who outpaced China) is not the current objective and is not in general plausible. __________________ Grumpy as always.