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| | The war in Ukraine has aggravated a crisis that long predates the conflict. See: [[Russia's fertility rate]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia#:~:text=Demographic%20crisis,-See%20also%3A%20Demographic&text=Russia%20has%20become%20increasingly%20reliant,decline%20in%20over%20a%20decade. Demographics of Russia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_Russia Aging of Russia] ]] | | The war in Ukraine has aggravated a crisis that long predates the conflict. See: [[Russia's fertility rate]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia#:~:text=Demographic%20crisis,-See%20also%3A%20Demographic&text=Russia%20has%20become%20increasingly%20reliant,decline%20in%20over%20a%20decade. Demographics of Russia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_Russia Aging of Russia] ]] |
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| | + | [[Russia's fertility rate]] of 1.58 births per woman is one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.<ref name="IntelliNews">[https://intellinews.com/russian-fertility-rates-fall-to-record-lows-on-the-back-of-a-deteriorating-economy-and-sanctions-pressure-243191/ Russian fertility rates fall to record lows on the back of a deteriorating economy and sanctions pressure], bne IntelliNews, 2022</ref> It's fertility rate is below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. |
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| | + | Demographers estimate Russia will fall from being the 9th most populous country in the world to being the 17th by 2050.<ref name="IntelliNews"/> And estimates indicate that Russia's population will drop from 2014's 142 million to 128 million by 2050.<ref name="IntelliNews"/> |
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| | + | Russia will go out swinging (Ukraine, etc.), but its age demographics (which is among the worst in the world in terms of an aging population) and other problems will cause a cultural collapse in Russia in the 21st century (See: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHaspPfyBkYLqYfiOXHyduu Peter Zeihan's demography series]). See: [[Russia's fertility rate]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia#:~:text=Demographic%20crisis,-See%20also%3A%20Demographic&text=Russia%20has%20become%20increasingly%20reliant,decline%20in%20over%20a%20decade. Demographics of Russia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_Russia Aging of Russia] |
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| | + | Russia, fertility rate and demographics videos: |
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| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuhgLlxJMkU Demographics of the Orthodox Christain world] by [[Peter Zeihan]] |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-pdZSv7G10&t=23s Russia's Demographic Crisis Explained - TLDR News] |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHZ0IH2rOk&t=2s Updates on Russian Demographics] |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH7QSCU1j_o Russia’s Demographic Crisis is Getting Worse] |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1aFbmpE1wU (Russia is DONE) Russia's Catastrophic Demographics Collapse is Here.] |
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| | + | War in Ukraine causing Russia's demographic crisis worse: |
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| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R--yq_RfvMY Russia Facing Population Disaster - Demographic Crisis, Employee Shortages & Economic Crisis] |
| | + | *[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/02/26/russia-stares-population-abyss-putin-sends-young-men-die/ Russia stares into population abyss as Putin sends its young men to die], ''The Telegraph'', February 2023 |
| | + | *[https://archive.md/shYl8#selection-335.0-335.16 Millennials and Gen Z are blaming Putin for intensifying Russia’s baby shortfall: ‘It’s pretty bad for us’], Fortune magazine, December 3, 2022 |
| | + | *[https://healthpolicy-watch.news/russia-population-drop/ Dramatic Population Drop in Russia, as War, COVID and Emigration Exacerbate Declining Births], 6/03/2023 |
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| | + | For more information, please see: |
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| | + | *[https://theweek.com/russia/1017914/russias-catastrophic-missing-men-problem Russia's 'catastrophic' missing men problem], ''The Week'', 2023 |
| | + | *[https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-04-19/russias-population-shrinks-and-chinas-ages.html Russia’s population shrinks and China’s ages], Shifting demographics are posing unprecedented challenges for China and Russia, 2023 |
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