Putin Wants More Babies. Russia Keeps Having Fewer

Annual births have fallen dramatically since 2015 amid warnings Russia's population is going to shrink

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Figures up to 2024 from Rosstat include Crimea and Sevastopol but exclude the four Ukrainian regions Russia claimed to annex in 2022.

Chart: David AverreSource: Rosstat (2015–2024)