The country’s fertility rate was 1.4 births per woman in 2023, according to the most recent UN statistics. That’s well below the 2.1 replacement rate and 20% lower than in 2015. And since then, an ...

Russia is prioritizing boosting childbirth in the face of a declining population, a teetering economy, and extensive battlefield losses. Data released in September showed that mortality had risen, ...

Russia's birth rate hit a 25-year low in the first half of 2024, with 599,600 births. The demographic crisis worsened due to the Ukraine war, causing many to delay having children. Incentives like ...

Russia has announced that they'll be paying schoolgirls in the region of Oryol $1,200 to give birth. It's not the first time Russia has offered money to offset their dwindling birth rates, especially ...