President Vladimir Putin has announced a series of plans to increase the number of children being born in Russia from an average birth rate of under 1.5 per woman to 1.7 within four years.

This initiative is part of Russia’s broader strategy to reverse its population decline, which has reached historic lows.

According to Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service, or Rosstat, only 599,600 children were born in 2024 -- marking a 2.7 per cent fall in comparison to 2023. Last year also saw a dip in the ...

Russia has introduced measures to increase birth rates by offering financial incentives to female students under 25 who give birth. This policy is part of a broader effort to address the demographic ...

The anti-abortion movement is on the rise in Russia, and the Kremlin is responding by changing the law to make terminations more difficult.

They're portrayed as the model family doing their patriotic duty. That's because Russia's birth rate is at a quarter-of-a-century low and the state wants others to follow the Asachyovs' lead.

Russia's current birth rate is 1.5 children per woman, and a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman is needed to sustain a population. Moscow's birth rate, in combination with heavy casualties from ...

Image: The Asachyovs have been held up as an example by the state for others to follow That's because Russia's birth rate is at a quarter-of-a-century low and the state wants others to follow the ...

Some female college students in Russia can now receive payments for giving birth to healthy babies. This comes as the country’s birth rate hit a “catastrophic” low last year while Vladimir ...