Russia’s birth rate falls to 200-year low

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Birth rates in Russia today are among the lowest in the country’s history. In their efforts to reverse the demographic decline, authorities have turned to symbolic but largely ineffective measures — from restricting abortion access to banning “childfree propaganda” and the “LGBT movement.” And they haven't stopped there: officials and lawmakers regularly float new proposals that they believe will bring the birthrate back into the green. One such…

Russia's attempts to raise the birth rate — through policies promoting “traditional values,” stricter restrictions on abortion and officials' encouragement of larger families — appear to be failing as the number of births has fallen to its lowest level in centuries, writes The Moscow Times.

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Russia’s birth rate falls to 200-year low

Russia's birth rate has fallen to its lowest level since the late 18th century, intensifying a long-standing demographic crisis with significant economic, social and geopolitical consequences.

Stricter abortion laws, 80,000 kronor for female students who give birth and a ban on “childfree propaganda”. There have been many Russian attempts to increase the birth rate – but in vain. New statistics show that the birth rate in Russia is the lowest in 200 years, writes the Moscow Times.