A growing portion of the population consists of Muslim minorities with higher birthrates than ethnic Russians. Overall population is expected to drop by 10 million in a decade.
另一个巨大的弱点是人口方面的。俄国幅员辽阔，但是只有一亿四千万人口。人口中越来越多的部分是穆斯林少数民族，其出生率超过俄罗斯人。人口总数预计在十年内下降一千万人。