Female college students in some Russian regions can get 100,000 rubles, or about $900 at current exchange rates, for having a ...

Russia incentivises young mothers amid declining birth rates with payments and unconventional family-building schemes.

The regional law clearly states that the policy would not apply to mothers who give birth to stillborn babies. Russia ...

Amid a long-term demographic crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared 2024 the Year of the Family. Laws drafted or ...

Russia's population is declining due to low birth rates, high adult mortality, and emigration. Russia has joined China and Japan in the quest to boost plummeting birthrates, introducing its own ...

Female students under 25 in the Karelia region will receive a one-time payment of 100,000 rubles (approximately ₹81,000) for giving birth to a healthy baby. This initiative is part of Russia ...

Russia's current birth rate is 1.5 children per woman, and a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman is needed to sustain a population. Moscow's birth rate, in combination with heavy casualties from ...

Russia introduces a policy to offer financial incentives to female students under 25 who give birth, amid a low birth rate. The measure, starting in 2025, raises concerns over its adequacy and ...

This drive has been reinforced by legislation passed in November by the State Duma banning so-called propaganda that encourages choosing not to give birth. Russian State Duma member Vitaly Milonov ...

Some female college students in Russia can now receive payments for giving birth to healthy babies. This comes as the country’s birth rate hit a “catastrophic” low last year while Vladimir ...