Russia's population faces its worst decline in centuries with birth rates plummeting to historic lows. The government responds with controversial campaigns targeting young women.

Now, Russians are being called on to help reverse the declining birth rate by making babies during their breaks at work.

Confronted with heavy casualties in Ukraine and a wave of retirements, Russia is now struggling to find enough workers to ...

Since Russia’s war on Ukraine began in 2022, the country’s population has shrunk by more than 10 million – around a quarter ...

The government also noted that the Russian birth rate was falling and that eventually reached the point where more Russians were dying than were being born. This dramatically reduced ethnic Russian ...

President Vladimir Putin is facing a serious demographic crisis which could plunge his country into economic chaos. Sanctions ...