By the early 1990s, the population shrank to about 6,000.
The white population had shrunk to something over two thousand.
In 1951 the population of the village had shrunk to 90.
Over the last six years, the black population has probably shrunk even more.
Its population shrank from some 2,000 before the war, to 395 in 1660, with only 37 houses still standing.
However, from 2009 to 2011, their population shrank by 14%.
As a result, the population of Russia is shrinking rapidly and may continue to do so for years.
The population of this area has been shrinking ever since the war.
But in 1992, for the first time, the urban population shrank by more than 175,000.
The population of the village has been shrinking as a result.