Population of main types of hunting resources in the Russian Federation
thousand heads
Wild animal populations within the country allow for the assessment of natural ecosystem health and the effectiveness of fauna conservation measures. The indicator is measured in thousands of individuals and reflects annual changes in the population of specific species of commercial importance. Current statistics help identify population fluctuations and track the effectiveness of conservation efforts to ensure the sustainable state of biological resources across all constituent entities of the Russian Federation over a long-term period
- Mountain hare
- Sable
- Roe deer
- Moose
- Reindeer
- Stoat
- European hare
- Beavers
- Fox
Chart showing population changes for red deer, wild reindeer, and wild boar in Russia from 2004 to 2025
Who grew, who fell: 2004 → 2025
See also
- Carbon dioxide emissions in Russia by year long time series by year
- Выбросы в атмосферу в России по годам: 2000–2025 indicator breakdown
- Сколько отходов образуется в России: 2016–2025 indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2004–2025. Rows: 30, periods: 22. Unit of measurement — thousand individuals. Shown by items: Red deer; Wild reindeer; Wild boar; Musk deer; Roe deer and others
Squirrel: the indicator decreased from 6 992 to 5 089 over 2004–2025 — by 27.2%. The maximum value is 10 511 (2008), the minimum is 4 765 (2019). This is an average decrease of 1.5% per year. Up to 2015, the change was −23.6%, after — −4.79%. Out of the 25 largest series, 13 increased, 12 decreased
All table numbers are series: 30
| Series | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Благородный олень | 173,90 | 177,10 | 180,00 | 181,20 | 185,00 | 185,70 | 187,60 | 195,50 | 225,30 | 222,30 | 225,40 | 254,20 | 263,20 | 273,80 | 296,10 | 304,50 | 313,50 | 349,70 | 387,00 | 408,00 | 411,10 | 431,70 |
| Дикий северный олень | 896,10 | 893,80 | 879,20 | 892,80 | 944,50 | 911,10 | 939,50 | 932,80 | 985,90 | 958,80 | 1 004,60 | 951,90 | 958,60 | 1 061,90 | 1 010,20 | 925,70 | 943,80 | 982,90 | 812,90 | 855,80 | 818,10 | 616,20 |
| Кабан | 225,50 | 264,10 | 312,00 | 325,40 | 360,40 | 402,70 | 403,40 | 401,00 | 437,80 | 398,50 | 348,70 | 309,30 | 338,90 | 284,10 | 292,60 | 286,40 | 289,60 | 209,10 | 132,50 | 103,90 | 99,00 | 98,40 |
| Кабарга | 116,90 | 119,80 | 121,20 | 124,40 | 123,70 | 132,30 | 137,00 | 190,00 | 214,40 | 229,80 | 235,60 | 277,70 | 361,50 | 398,50 | 449,40 | 427,00 | 465,20 | 521,10 | 581,80 | 603,00 | 609,60 | 578,50 |
| Косули | 719,60 | 719,10 | 781,20 | 812,80 | 823,50 | 866,50 | 845,70 | 860,10 | 907,50 | 966,60 | 980,40 | 883,40 | 1 011,10 | 1 027,70 | 1 108,00 | 1 192,10 | 1 269,30 | 1 399,30 | 1 465,80 | 1 538,40 | 1 554,10 | 1 600,70 |
| Лось | 539,00 | 568,30 | 603,70 | 610,70 | 618,60 | 625,30 | 656,70 | 711,90 | 792,20 | 871,50 | 891,30 | 834,00 | 1 023,00 | 1 065,70 | 1 101,00 | 1 097,30 | 1 149,70 | 1 263,80 | 1 326,40 | 1 387,40 | 1 407,40 | 1 425,00 |
| Овцебык | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,50 | 9,90 | 10,40 | 11,00 | 7,20 | 7,20 | 7,20 | 9,10 | 9,10 | 9,00 | 9,10 | 9,10 | 7,10 | 7,20 | 7,20 | 4,80 |
| Пятнистый олень | 16,80 | 18,00 | 31,70 | 33,50 | 35,70 | 33,50 | 33,50 | 20,30 | 22,70 | 20,30 | 23,60 | 25,60 | 26,70 | 28,90 | 33,30 | 31,90 | 33,90 | 40,70 | 46,90 | 52,70 | 55,00 | 58,20 |
| Сибирский горный козел | 14,10 | 16,50 | 16,50 | 16,30 | 14,10 | 13,60 | 13,40 | 13,40 | 12,10 | 12,10 | 11,50 | 13,30 | 13,70 | 13,60 | 13,40 | 12,80 | 12,50 | 12,10 | 12,50 | 132,20 | 12,80 | 12,50 |
| Снежный баран | 56,40 | 56,50 | 40,00 | 54,50 | 57,40 | 59,30 | 59,60 | 73,20 | 70,70 | 78,40 | 73,60 | 76,20 | 77,80 | 83,70 | 88,30 | 91,00 | 85,40 | 87,80 | 74,40 | 66,40 | 79,50 | 81,30 |
| Туры | 43,20 | 43,10 | 33,80 | 33,90 | 27,50 | 26,40 | 25,60 | 24,40 | 26,30 | 26,60 | 28,40 | 26,40 | 25,20 | 25,70 | 34,90 | 35,10 | 34,50 | 36,00 | 32,30 | 31,70 | 32,40 | 32,90 |
| Белка | 6 992,40 | 7 579,90 | 8 086,50 | 8 280,20 | 10 510,90 | 8 065,20 | 5 897,20 | 5 737,50 | 5 383,50 | 5 495,60 | 5 268,00 | 5 344,80 | 5 523,90 | 5 277,60 | 5 645,00 | 4 765,00 | 5 122,50 | 5 017,10 | 5 299,50 | 5 554,50 | 5 244,10 | 5 088,80 |
| Бобры | 366,30 | 388,90 | 455,20 | 472,90 | 514,20 | 624,50 | 628,30 | 642,90 | 677,70 | 679,90 | 643,60 | 609,10 | 661,00 | 665,10 | 728,80 | 774,60 | 764,80 | 730,30 | 757,80 | 760,00 | 803,90 | 816,70 |
| Волк | 43,00 | 43,00 | 43,20 | 44,50 | 50,20 | 48,70 | 49,70 | 50,20 | 53,40 | 44,40 | 46,50 | 55,70 | 50,20 | 56,90 | 65,90 | 62,60 | 66,90 | 64,80 | 62,40 | 65,30 | 61,00 | 62,60 |
| Выдра | 75,10 | 77,40 | 74,20 | 73,90 | 75,50 | 79,80 | 77,70 | 80,00 | 82,90 | 103,90 | 75,10 | 85,20 | 81,50 | 82,90 | 101,50 | 102,00 | 108,20 | 111,90 | 118,40 | 109,20 | 110,90 | 116,70 |
| Горностай | 816,90 | 755,20 | 951,70 | 880,10 | 686,40 | 670,80 | 695,50 | 648,60 | 584,10 | 545,20 | 423,80 | 409,40 | 407,30 | 405,50 | 425,30 | 387,10 | 397,00 | 384,20 | 389,70 | 430,40 | 392,40 | 377,70 |
| Заяц-беляк | 5 129,90 | 4 985,90 | 5 059,20 | 4 632,70 | 4 225,20 | 4 089,20 | 3 272,00 | 2 769,00 | 3 091,90 | 3 321,70 | 3 180,60 | 3 334,70 | 3 409,10 | 3 263,70 | 3 365,00 | 3 244,30 | 3 382,30 | 3 304,00 | 3 368,20 | 3 474,30 | 3 326,60 | 3 495,60 |
| Заяц-русак | 791,00 | 794,80 | 787,50 | 798,10 | 823,80 | 847,00 | 839,10 | 853,20 | 866,30 | 793,60 | 819,60 | 879,30 | 895,80 | 891,40 | 906,50 | 931,50 | 911,40 | 909,20 | 850,40 | 855,10 | 885,00 | 943,60 |
| Колонок | 173,30 | 157,10 | 167,30 | 153,80 | 136,80 | 128,60 | 150,80 | 154,80 | 149,70 | 129,00 | 116,70 | 108,40 | 122,70 | 121,40 | 120,90 | 104,50 | 104,10 | 113,90 | 113,20 | 111,00 | 98,50 | 99,30 |
| Корсак | 34,70 | 33,00 | 33,20 | 38,60 | 36,20 | 39,50 | 37,40 | 38,30 | 40,40 | 38,30 | 35,80 | 37,10 | 31,70 | 31,80 | 32,00 | 34,70 | 33,20 | 32,80 | 26,80 | 27,90 | 28,40 | 30,60 |
| Куницы | 220,30 | 233,40 | 234,80 | 222,30 | 242,70 | 247,90 | 226,80 | 219,40 | 238,30 | 236,90 | 213,10 | 202,70 | 204,50 | 229,00 | 230,00 | 232,80 | 226,50 | 229,70 | 245,50 | 246,40 | 260,60 | 264,10 |
| Лисица | 560,70 | 636,40 | 580,30 | 599,10 | 697,90 | 755,90 | 742,70 | 769,30 | 717,70 | 660,70 | 566,40 | 531,00 | 509,10 | 492,10 | 511,60 | 496,30 | 492,40 | 470,30 | 440,40 | 438,40 | 444,90 | 459,10 |
| Росомаха | 22,50 | 22,50 | 21,50 | 22,80 | 20,10 | 19,50 | 19,70 | 18,60 | 19,70 | 17,90 | 14,90 | 13,50 | 14,50 | 15,50 | 17,90 | 16,90 | 18,60 | 17,50 | 18,60 | 20,50 | 20,90 | 21,50 |
| Рысь | 22,70 | 23,00 | 23,80 | 22,20 | 20,80 | 22,10 | 20,70 | 22,50 | 26,20 | 22,50 | 22,20 | 22,90 | 28,40 | 28,50 | 31,90 | 30,90 | 31,20 | 33,60 | 36,80 | 42,10 | 44,50 | 48,30 |
| Соболь | 1 135,40 | 1 120,10 | 1 256,30 | 1 407,50 | 1 459,30 | 1 481,90 | 1 163,80 | 1 224,50 | 1 288,90 | 1 346,30 | 1 286,70 | 1 309,70 | 1 402,70 | 1 497,10 | 1 574,80 | 1 436,40 | 1 546,00 | 1 605,20 | 1 670,40 | 1 675,40 | 1 883,70 | 1 869,90 |
| Хори | 86,60 | 81,90 | 80,70 | 82,10 | 74,10 | 70,00 | 61,50 | 64,50 | 68,30 | 58,80 | 56,70 | 53,60 | 55,10 | 50,60 | 47,20 | 50,30 | 47,10 | 44,00 | 51,40 | 96,20 | 48,00 | 53,30 |
| Бурый медведь | 152,50 | 165,40 | 159,90 | 165,00 | 168,40 | 179,70 | 182,90 | 181,10 | 210,90 | 214,30 | 209,50 | 225,10 | 235,00 | 245,10 | 263,80 | 288,90 | 286,10 | 300,10 | 295,70 | 296,10 | 301,20 | 304,20 |
| Глухарь | 3 871,20 | 4 408,90 | 4 181,40 | 4 133,40 | 4 094,30 | 3 495,40 | 3 494,40 | 3 351,70 | 3 604,10 | 4 279,30 | 4 278,40 | 4 579,40 | 4 533,70 | 5 061,30 | 5 315,10 | 4 631,30 | 4 726,00 | 5 005,40 | 3 802,80 | 4 475,30 | 4 151,80 | 4 409,80 |
| Рябчик | 20 447,10 | 24 757,90 | 24 511,40 | 22 480,20 | 20 249,60 | 19 149,90 | 18 813,00 | 14 856,80 | 20 622,00 | 22 048,90 | 20 491,10 | 17 170,30 | 16 079,20 | 19 452,20 | 18 981,40 | 17 416,70 | 17 658,50 | 17 440,20 | 17 301,80 | 18 425,80 | 15 107,60 | 14 771,80 |
| Тетерев | 10 155,80 | 10 075,50 | 10 226,30 | 10 183,50 | 11 027,60 | 10 631,20 | 10 563,30 | 11 082,90 | 14 956,20 | 13 088,30 | 13 350,50 | 9 643,80 | 11 944,90 | 13 348,90 | 11 724,60 | 11 298,60 | 11 316,50 | 11 280,40 | 10 755,30 | 10 680,00 | 8 718,80 | 8 960,24 |
How to read this table
Each row of the table corresponds to a specific game species, allowing for a comparison of population growth or decline rates across different years. When analyzing the data, it is useful to note the extremes in the series for red deer, which stood at 173.9 thousand individuals in 2004 and reached 431.7 thousand individuals by 2025. This information enables the tracking of long-term population trends and the comparison of different species' development within the same time period
What is visible in these numbers
The five largest values: Squirrel (10 511), Mountain hare (5 130), Sable (1 884), Roe deer (1 601), Moose (1 425). The gap between the largest and the smallest is 461 times. The top five account for 74.1% of the total for all items — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
Observations are annual; total periods 22. 550 out of 550 possible values are filled (100%) — there are almost no empty cells left
The same indicator for other periods
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Period and application
The data covers the period from 2004 to 2025 and is updated as new statistical information becomes available. The data is used by ecologists, game management specialists, and relevant authorities to make informed management decisions. The information is also useful for researchers studying fauna population dynamics in Russia and for anyone interested in the state of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in the country
How it is calculated
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Rosstat specifies: According to the data of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia. Excluding statistical information for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
1) По данным Минприроды России.
2) Без учета статистической информации по Донецкой Народной Республике (ДНР), Луганской Народной Республике (ЛНР), Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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