Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat ...

Children attend a school ceremony in St. Petersburg. The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society. The country recorded its lowest birth rate ...

Russia's birth rate has plunged to its lowest level since Vladimir Putin came to power, according to statistics that show the country's growing demographic problem. Russia's Deputy Health Minister ...

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 ...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russia recorded its lowest birth rate since 1999 in the first six months of this year, according to official data published on Monday, with births in June below 100,000, marking ...

Russian authorities are offering to pay schoolgirls $1,200 to have children in a desperate attempt to boost the country’s birth rate after it lost a reported quarter of a million soldiers in the ...

Members of Russia's lower house of parliament attend a plenary session in Moscow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban what authorities cast as ...

The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society. The country recorded its lowest birth rate in the past 25 years for the first six months of 2024, ...