In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia's population could shrink by half by the end of the century, an Atlantic Council report says. The Russia-Ukraine war has ...

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 ...

In the next 50 years, Russia's population will decline by 25%, according to demographic forecasts. The main reason is the war, which has already cost Russia more than a million citizens, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...