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

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

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

The world’s population is expected to start shrinking this century. Political demographer Jennifer Sciubba says that’s no ...

Russia’s president declared this recession will not stand. Like a comic-book villain — melodramatic and delusional — Vladimir ...

Freshly married to a policeman, office manager Angelina Alexeyeva has been motivated by President Vladimir Putin's plea for Russians to have more children, part of the Kremlin's ultra-patriotic drive ...

Freshly married to a policeman, office manager Angelina Alexeyeva has been motivated by President Vladimir Putin's plea for Russians to have more children, part of the Kremlin's ultra-patriotic ...

Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies in a bid to boost its plummeting birth rate, but experts say cash incentives alone can’t reverse the global fertility crisis. Here’s why pronatalist ...

Russia bets on patriotism to address demographic crisis AFP AFP Jun 30, 2025 Updated Jul 1, 2025 1 of 5 Russia's dwindling birth rate has been one of Putin's main worries during his 25-year rule ...

Russia has launched a controversial scheme offering money to adult schoolgirls to boost birth rates amid a deepening demographic crisis.

In a major blow to Vladimir Putin, Russia is facing a declining birth rate with only 1.22 million births being recorded in ...

Russia faces a significant labor shortage, struggling to recruit workers amid war casualties and retirements, endangering its ...