For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...

Russia has moved to classify key demographic statistics following a dramatic collapse in its birth rate, which has plunged to levels not seen since the late 18th or early 19th century, according to a ...

For a quarter of a century, President Vladimir Putin has grappled with Russia's declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis predates his ascent to power, with the nation recording its ...