With 195,432 babies born in January and February 2025, the number of births in Russia decreased by 3 % compared to the same period in the previous year, according to statistical data communicated on April 11 by the official Rosstat agency. The press agency Interfax, Who relays information, however, insists on the decrease in mortality.
Some parts of the country even record dizzying declines. The media in exile The Moscow Times reports as such that “In some regions, the number of births has decreased at a two -figure rate: from 18.7 % in the Arkhangelsk region, 19.4 % in the Republic of Carélie, 18.6 % in the Orel region, 21.6 % in the Kostroma region and 26.6 % in the Smolensk region”.
A “Antirecord”
Several media, independent and institutional, cite demographer Alexei Rakcha who, on Telegram, presented as a “antirecord” The figures communicated by Rosstat. “February 2025 has probably become the month of February with the lowest number of births in the current territory of Russia since the end of the 18th centurye and the beginning of the XIXe century.”
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