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 ...

The Russia-Ukraine war has accelerated the population decline. A shrinking population threatens Russia's economy and could result in worker shortages and low growth. Russia's economy has a dire ...

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...

A leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed on Monday that the Russian Federation’s casualties in Ukraine in 2025 total more than 281,550. The report provided a breakdown of ...

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...

Russia Birth Rates FILE - A family walks through Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) (Copyright 2024 The ...

For a quarter of a century, President Vladimir Putin has grappled with Russia's declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis predates his ascent to power, with the nation recording its ...

* Russia registers first annual population growth since 1995 * Rise helped by reducing infant mortality rates, migration * Population figures key to economic growth forecasts By Guy Faulconbridge ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has registered the first population increase since the chaotic years which followed the fall of the Soviet Union, bucking a long-term decline that has dampened economic ...