Russia's birth rate has fallen to a historic low, reaching levels not seen since the late 18th to early 19th century, according to a leading Russian demographer. Newsweek has contacted Russia's ...

STORY: Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to ban what authorities call harmful "child-free propaganda." The effort aims to help reverse the country's plummeting birth rate ...

(Reuters) - The Russian parliament is working on a law that would ban what the authorities cast as the harmful promotion of a child-free way of life with heavy fines for "childlessness propaganda", a ...

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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 ...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russia recorded its lowest birth rate since 1999 in the first six months of this year, according to official data published on Monday, with births in June below 100,000, marking ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is voicing concern about the ongoing internal problem of “falling birth rates” in his own country and suggesting state action to address the issue. Putin said in an ...

Birth rate at lowest in 25 years, mortality rate up Putin's Russia wants to protect "traditional family values" Women cite financial insecurity as main reason for not having children Law joins other ...