Birth rates have plummeted, and labor shortages have worsened because of the war in Ukraine. The demographic crisis is threatening the country's long-term economic stability. Russia is staring down a ...
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 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 ...
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 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 ...