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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When people disappear, an entire world disappears with them — the smoke in their tents, the names of their rivers, their ...