Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law suspending part of the All-Russian Population Census. According to some sources, this measure is intended to hide Russian society from the ...

The Russia-Ukraine war has accelerated the population decline. A shrinking population threatens Russia's economy and could result in worker shortages and low growth. Russia's economy has a dire ...

Due to natural reasons alone the population of Russia will be decreasing at a speed of up to 700,000 persons a year by 2026-2027. Source: updated demographic forecast published by the Federal State ...

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...

Russia has moved to classify key demographic statistics following a dramatic collapse in its birth rate, which has plunged to levels not seen since the late 18th or early 19th century, according to a ...

Moscow: Russia is facing a severe population crisis as birth rates continue to fall and the proportion of elderly citizens rises. President Vladimir Putin has grappled with this challenge for more ...

Russia's economy could end up looking a lot like it did in the Cold War, a researcher writes. The nation is faced with three major problems that will be obstacles to economic growth. Russia has ...

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...

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. The report from the ...

Russia Birth Rates FILE - A family walks through Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) (Copyright 2024 The ...