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Russia birth rate falls to 10-year low
Russia birth rate falls to 10-year low
Agence France-Presse
Published Jan 30, 2018 09:21 AM PHT
MOSCOW - Russia's birth rate fell by 11 percent in 2017 to the lowest level in a decade, the government's statistics agency said Monday.
MOSCOW - Russia's birth rate fell by 11 percent in 2017 to the lowest level in a decade, the government's statistics agency said Monday.
Last year 1.9 million babies were born in Russia -- 203,000 fewer than 2016, according to figures published on agency Rosstat's website.
Last year 1.9 million babies were born in Russia -- 203,000 fewer than 2016, according to figures published on agency Rosstat's website.
It is the lowest number since 2007, when 1.61 million births were recorded.
It is the lowest number since 2007, when 1.61 million births were recorded.
The main cause of the drop is a decrease in the number of women of childbearing age, which President Vladimir Putin in November blamed on "overlapping deep demographic declines" triggered by the fall of the USSR in 1991.
The main cause of the drop is a decrease in the number of women of childbearing age, which President Vladimir Putin in November blamed on "overlapping deep demographic declines" triggered by the fall of the USSR in 1991.
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Putin, who has made improving the country's demography a priority, has announced new monthly handouts for the birth of a first child.
Putin, who has made improving the country's demography a priority, has announced new monthly handouts for the birth of a first child.
Russia's labor ministry in December said it expects the number of women of reproductive age to fall by 28 percent by 2035.
Russia's labor ministry in December said it expects the number of women of reproductive age to fall by 28 percent by 2035.
Russia, home to 146.9 million people, has seen its population decrease by more than 5 million since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Russia, home to 146.9 million people, has seen its population decrease by more than 5 million since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The country then plunged into a deep demographic crisis due to worsening living standards, an increasing death rate and falling birth rates.
The country then plunged into a deep demographic crisis due to worsening living standards, an increasing death rate and falling birth rates.
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