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

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

That population pyramid above is from 2020, before Russia invaded Ukraine. If Russia had had as many babies in the 1990s that it had in the 1980s, there would be about 4 million more Russian men ...

Russia's economy has a dire demographic problem on its hands, and the nation could see its population slashed in half by the end of the century, an Atlantic Council report says.

In the worst-case scenario, Russia's population could decline by as many as 15.4 million people to 130.6 million, equivalent to a population decline of 700,000 per year.

Freshly married to a policeman, office manager Angelina Alexeyeva has been motivated by President Vladimir Putin's plea for ...

Russia's birth rate hit a 25-year low in the first half of 2024, with 599,600 births. The demographic crisis worsened due to the Ukraine war, causing many to delay having children.

Russia was in a demographic crisis even before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than 300,000 Russian troops died or were injured in the Ukraine war by the end of 2023, US ...

President Vladimir Putin openly admits that demographics present Russia with one of its most serious challenges. U.S. experts believe that even without taking into account the effects of the war ...

Russia’s dwindling birth rate has been one of Vladimir Putin’s main worries during his 25-year rule. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia's birth rate was officially 1.41 per woman in 2023 -- far below the 2.1 that demographers say is necessary for a stable population. Some experts warn it will only get worse. "The number of ...