Russia's birth rate has fallen for a decade, with the total fertility rate projected at 1.374 children per woman by 2025, according to Rosstat data.

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For a quarter of a century, Russian president Vladimir Putin has grappled with his country’s declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis pre-dates his ascent to power, with the nation ...

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Russia’s demographic decline, turbocharged by the war in Ukraine, has given birth to “one of the world’s most extreme natalism campaigns”, said The Atlantic. The country’s fertility rate was 1.4 ...