Russia Hits Two-Century Low in Birth Rates Despite Kremlin Push for Large Families
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Russia Hits Two-Century Low in Birth Rates Despite Kremlin Push for Large Families
Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s calls to increase the birth rate, combined with abortion restrictions and the promotion of “traditional values,” have failed to halt Russia’s demographic decline, The Moscow Times reported on April 23. The number of births in Russia has declined for the 11th consecutive year, according to estimates by demographer Alexei Raksha, as quoted by The Moscow Times. In the first quarter of 2026, roughly 272,000 babies wer…
Vladimir Putin's appeals for more children, restrictions on abortions and attempts to impose "traditional values" failed to remove Russia from the demographic decline.
Vladimir Putin's appeals to be born as many children as possible, restrictions on abortion and attempts to impose "traditional values" could not remove Russia from the path to the goal...
Contrary to Putin's calls to have eight children each and to "return to traditional children," fertility falls for the tenth year in a row.
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