In the post-war period there has been natural increase of the total population of the Mansis. However, the linguistic Russification is still going on, to the extent that most Mansis do not consider their native language to be their mother tongue. The reproduction of the population is seriously impaired, as many Mansi women would prefer to live outside the national territory. Less than half of the Mansis are engaged in their traditional occupations. The expansion of the mining industry means forced evacuation of the Mansis.
Adjustment is difficult for the Mansis who have moved into towns and villages.
There are unusually many who have become social outcasts. The average life expectancy of the Mansis is 40-45 years, the suicide rate is high. The written Mansi language is used in very rare instances. It has never been really introduced as the language of education. As a rule, the native intellectuals are not upkeepers of their ethnic culture.