In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to ...

Russia needs to find the equivalent of 2 million workers a year over the next five years to fill vacancies left by people who ...

The Russian economy is set to need 10 million workers by 2030 – a challenge made more daunting as the country's demographic ...

Officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that a demographic crisis could mean the country he leads will be ...

The continuing labour shortage has pushed up wages and increased inflation, which hit 9.9% earlier this year amid Western ...

The arrival of Indian workers would help fill the shortage of skilled labour in the Sverdlovsk region, located in the Ural ...

Russia's unemployment rate dropped to a record low 3.3% in April, data showed on Wednesday, highlighting the labour shortage that is stifling economic growth, while other indicators painted a ...

President Vladimir Putin is facing a serious demographic crisis which could plunge his country into economic chaos. Sanctions ...

Russia's only problem appears to be its worker shortage, Santi says. The nation lacks around 400,000 workers from its defense sector, while its tech sector is in need of around 700,000 programmers ...

September 18, 2023: The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had several negative effects on the Russian economy. One of the less obvious ones is a labor shortage. As Russia mobilized more and more ...

From his office near Latvia's border, Valka deputy major Viesturs Zarins can see the future. It's down the road, right at the supermarket and past the derelict house.