On January 1, 2025, the resident population stood at 19,036,031 people, a decrease of 31,545 compared with January 1, 2024.
The resident urban population was 9,768,000, down by 1.3% from January 1, 2024.
The female population was 9,777,000, down by 0.2% from the beginning of 2024.
Demographic aging has intensified, with the share of the elderly population (aged 65 and over) continuing its upward trend: up by 0.3 percentage points compared with January 1, 2024 (from 20.0% in 2024 to 20.3% on January 1, 2025).
The share of the population aged 0–14 in the total population decreased from 15.9% on January 1, 2024, to 15.6% on January 1, 2025.
The demographic aging index rose from 125.8 (on January 1, 2024) to 130.0 elderly persons per 100 young persons (on January 1, 2025).
The demographic dependency ratio remained at 56.1 young and elderly persons per 100 adults (on January 1, 2025).
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