Abstract
The demographic situation in Russia is characterized with a variety of indicators and trends. The article is devoted to the results of the demographic development of Russia in 2015, to the analysis of the current demographic situation, to the study of key demographic indicators characterizing (including at the regional level) the number and the density of population, the dynamics and the components of its natural movement, birth and death rates, age and sex structure of the population, the dynamics of marriages and divorces, average life expectancy, migration processes. The article also considers the influence over the demographic situation of various external and internal factors.