Russia's population crisis is so dire, it's staring down a labor shortage of 11 million people by 2030, a minister told Putin

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

Russia's war on Ukraine puts women off having children — and that could spell economic disaster

Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in ...
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Russia’s ‘weird’ campaign to boost its birth rate

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‘If the man decides, the woman will give birth’: How Russia pressures women to have children

What was once framed as encouragement has increasingly become pressure, with women and girls at the center of a state-driven campaign to raise birth rates. Over the past year, the Kremlin has moved ...