A year before, the number of first -graders was 1.8 million, and in 2023 the first -graders were two million.
Nearly one and a half million first -graders went from September 1 to Russian schools in the new school year. A year before, the number of first -graders was 1.8 million, and in 2023 – two million. In two years, the indicator has been reduced by almost a -quarter. This is stated in the government of the Russian Federation, Astra reports.
Rosstat statistics indicate that by May 2025 the total birth rate in Russia has dropped to 1.376 children per woman – this is the lowest value since 2006. Over the past ten years, the indicator has reduced by 22%.
The Moscow Times, which refers to the Demographer of Alexei Rakshu, records that in 2024 1.22 million children were born in Russia – this is the smallest number since 1999 and 3.4% less than 2023.
In the first quarter of 2025, the collapse accelerated: 288.8 thousand babies were born, 4% less than the same period of last year.
It should be noted that the Russian BBC service previously reported: in 2024, Russia suffered the greatest losses before the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Then 45,287 military was removed.
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