"Putin's government has not evinced visible concern that Russia's population might be cut in half by century's end," an Atlantic Council report says.

Russia's GDP is falling, and with it, oil and gas revenues. Even military factories are already planning to cut staff.

Birth rates have plummeted, and labor shortages have worsened because of the war in Ukraine. The demographic crisis is threatening the country's long-term economic stability. Russia is staring down a ...

EADaily, December 1st, 2025. The VTsIOM report talks about the possibility of the disappearance of hundreds of Russian cities ...

For a quarter of a century, Russian president Vladimir Putin has grappled with his country’s declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis pre-dates his ascent to power, with the nation ...

July 2, 2025: Russia has accelerating problems with labor shortages and millions of Russians working in the untaxed and unregulated informal economy. There are multiple reasons for these problems.

The war with Ukraine brought Russia an "army of invalids" the size of the population of Pskov or Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Russia has approved a new long-term national policy strategy calling for a significant strengthening of Russian identity and ...