Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat ...

Despite years of state incentives and restrictions, Russia’s birth rate continues to plummet amid war, economic strain, and ...

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a demographic crisis and labor shortage, fueled by military casualties, emigration, and a ...

Russia is facing a population wipeout, with the nation recording its lowest birthrate in 1999, the year before Vladimir Putin ...

At Kremlin conference on 23 October, President Vladimir Putin again called raising the birth rate “crucial” for Russia’s ...