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The Demographic Crisis in Russia

by Peter Zeihan on June 12, 2025

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The Russian demographic crisis is worsening. So, let’s look at the long-term structural, social, and economic problems, as well as some of the more recent changes hurting the Russian population.

Forced urbanization under Stalin and Khrushchev meant fewer children. Major wars led to dramatic population holes. Substance abuse, both drugs and alcohol, has raised deaths and lowered birth rates. Economic instability discourages family growth. High abortion rates, well that one is self-explanatory.

And now the Ukraine War has accelerated this demographic decline, especially amongst men under 30. Rather than addressing the root causes, the Russian government would rather push its propaganda; like a new law that bans any media that doesn’t promote childbearing. And of course we can’t get reliable data out of Russia, so things are worse than advertised.

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