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 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law suspending part of the All-Russian Population Census. According to some sources, this measure is intended to hide Russian society from the ...

Russia faces a deepening population crisis as birth rates decline and the population ages rapidly. President Vladimir Putin has warned this poses a threat to the nation’s future. Despite government ...

Russia has moved to classify key demographic statistics following a dramatic collapse in its birth rate, which has plunged to levels not seen since the late 18th or early 19th century, according to a ...

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's economy could end up looking a lot like it did in the Cold War, a researcher writes. The nation is faced with three major problems that will be obstacles to economic growth. Russia has ...

Russia is missing around 5 million workers - one sign that the exodus of Russians is eating away at the nation's economic ...

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 ...