Karelia continues to die out naturally
So, in 2014, the republic lost 1,348 people (7,918 people were born, 9,266 people died). And in 2015, the reduction of the population accelerated : in five months of this year, 4,135 people passed away in Karelia, only 3,011 were born. Thus, for the incomplete six months of losses, 1,124 people were born - that is, almost as much as the entire previous year.