Russia still projects military force abroad, but beneath the surface it faces a deepening demographic crisis that is ...

President Vladimir Putin stated during his annual year-end press conference that Russia's birth rate coefficient stands at 1.4 children per woman, calling for measures to raise it to at least 2.0, ...

Russia has recorded its lowest birth rate in more than two centuries, with just 272,000 babies born in the first quarter of 2026—a 6% drop from last year. The decline comes despite President Vladimir ...