According to Russian Labor Minister Anton Kotyakov, the country needs to find the equivalent of 2 million workers per year ...

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

Russia is paying pregnant schoolgirls to boost birth rates, but experts warn of serious health risks. Teenage pregnancies raise chances of maternal deaths, complications, and lifelong setbacks, ...

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

Russia is facing a severe demographic crisis that threatens to cripple its economy, with officials warning of a potential 3.1 ...

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

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

Russia faces a significant worker shortage by 2030. Retirements and low birth rates are major factors. The Ukraine war has worsened the situation. The government is offering incentives to boost birth ...

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

Vladimir Putin is facing a catastrophic decline in demographics as a plunging birth rate, which could see the population ...

Vladimir Putin is facing a catastrophic decline in demographics as a plunging birth rate and the ongoing war in Ukraine take its toll, new data has suggested ...

Reports that Rosstat is trying to hide population data highlight the sensitivity for the Kremlin of the demographic crisis that Russia faces and the instability it may cause.