Russia Classifies Population Data as Birth Rates Plunge to 200-Year Low

The Russian State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has concealed demographic data after the birth rate in Russia fell to its lowest level in 200 years, The Moscow Times reported.

Russia classifies population data as birth rates plunge to 200-year low

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said reviving the nation's birth rate is one of Russia's "top priorities."

In eight years, the country's birth rate has been halved.

Russia hides population data as birth rate falls to 200-year low Russia has classified demographic statistics as birth rate has fallen to levels seen in the late 18th century. It has also been reported that Rosstat has stopped publishing data on birth rate, mortality, marriages and divorces.

The Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) has concealed demographic data in response to the lowest birth rate in Russia in 200 years, The Moscow Times reported. Statistics on the number of newborns and deaths, the number of marriages and divorces, and all regional figures have disappeared from the monthly report on the natural movement of the population, although the agency previously published data for each of the federal subjects separa…

Despite the Kremlin's efforts to boost the birth rate, Russia is facing its biggest demographic decline in two centuries - and at the same time, it is trying to hide these numbers.