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 ...

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 ...

Russia could face a labor shortage of nearly 11 million people by 2030, its labor minister said. Birth rates have plummeted, and labor shortages have worsened because of the war in Ukraine. The ...

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 ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets including ...

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, ...

Russia’s fight against the West and its values has taken aim this week at an “ideology” that the Kremlin and its allies say threatens the country’s very foundations: people not wanting to have ...

Russian lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban all content that promotes a child-free lifestyle, including social media. Individuals found advocating childlessness can be fined up to $4,080 and businesses up ...

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 ...