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Demographic Barometer

• Population Projections for the European Union, 2025 (Main Results)
• The population of the EU-27 could decline to 399 million by the end of the century, and to 269 million in the absence of migration
• The population of 9 EU-27 countries could increase by the end of the century
• Further population dynamics in the EU-27 depend decisively on net migration
• The EU-27 population of older ages will continue to grow, while the younger and middle-aged population will decline.
• The median age of the EU-27 population could exceed 50 years by the end of the century, and the share of the population aged 65 and over could increase by 1.5 times to 33% or more.
• In some EU-27 countries, the median age of the population could exceed 55 years by the end of the century, and the share of the population aged 65 and over could exceed 36%.

Q&A

• Birth Rate in Russia
• DNA Paternity Tests in Maternity Hospitals: Pros and Cons
• Every Second Russian Man Says He Is Ready to Take Parental Leave Instead of His Wife
• Home Alone, Russian Style: Russians on People Living Alone
• Symptoms of a Heart Attack

In the vastness of Russia

• Dagestan Ranked Third in Russia by Number of Large Families
• More Than 70 Companies Have Introduced a “Gold Standard” for Supporting Employees’ Families
• Ombudsperson Said High Divorce Fees Look Like Pressure Rather Than Support
• Ministry of Health Announced Plans to Increase the Number of IVF Procedures by 15% in a Year
• Surgical Care Under Mandatory Health Insurance Has Become Available for Russians with Obesity
• In Russia, Mortality from Circulatory System Diseases Decreased by 3.4%
• Murashko: Infant Mortality in Russia Has Reached Historic Lows for Several Years
• Ministry of Health Outlined Measures to Reduce Infant Mortality in Russia
• Russia Approved the Use of a Personalized Vaccine Against Colorectal Cancer
• Moscow Remains the Leader in Road Safety
• Experts Called for Modernizing the Fiscal System Amid Population Ageing
• Matvienko Called Depopulation of Territories a Threat to Russia
• Gutsan: By the End of 2025, 835 Thousand Foreign Nationals Were Residing Illegally in Russia
• Volodin Concluded That Rules on Expulsion of Violating Migrants Are Effective

World News

• Eurostat Warned of an 11.7% Decline in Europe’s Population by the End of the 21st Century
• UNFPA Expert Called for a Different Perspective on Fertility, Migration and Population Ageing
• A New Record Low in Birth Rates Has Been Recorded in the United States
• Britain to Impose Lifetime Ban on Cigarette Purchases for Those Born After 2008
• WHO Reported a Growing Number of Countries Facing Outbreaks of Vaccine
• Tajikistan Ratified a Protocol to the Agreement with Russia on Organized Recruitment of Migrants
• German Interior Minister: Conflict Around Iran Has Not Led to Increased Migration Flows
• The Times: Ireland Intends to Phase Out Its Ukrainian Refugee Accommodation Program Within a Year
• The Number of Asylum Applications in Germany Has Declined Sharply
• Sanchez Linked the Plan to Legalize Migrants to “Demographic Winter”

The newspapers write about

• “Ekspert” on World Population Projections
• “RBC” on Planned Targets for Increasing Life Expectancy by 2036
• “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” on Priorities for the Development of Domestic Healthcare
• “Vedomosti” on the Results of Medical Check-Ups Assessing Reproductive Health
• “Kommersant” on the Vaccinated Persons Registry
• “RBC” on Including the Meningococcal Vaccine in the National Immunization Schedule
• “Izvestia” on Factors Behind the Decline in Infant Mortality
• “Kommersant” on the Shortage of Physicians
• “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” on False Diagnoses by AI Assistants
• “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” on Artificial Fertilization Assisted by AI
• “Vedomosti” on the Impact of Migration Experience on Relocation
• “Ekspert” on the International Circulation of Researchers
• “Kommersant” on Deportations in the United States
• “Ekspert” on Opportunities for Foreign Farmers to Relocate to Russia
• “Vedomosti” on Shaping the Well-Being of Children and Youth
• “Vedomosti” on Corporate Programs Supporting Fertility
• “Vedomosti” on Changes in the Distribution of Household Duties in the Family
• “RBC” on Hidden Crime

Read books and magazines

• Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2026
• European status report on road safety 2025
• Contraceptive use in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Demographic Development of Russia: Formation and Evolution of L. L. Rybakovsky’s Scientific School
• From the Pages of the Journals “Population and Economics” and “ORGZDRAV: News, Opinions, Education. Bulletin of the Higher School of Healthcare Organization and Management”
• Contents of the Journal of Demographic Economics

Profession: researcher

• Evolution of Fertility in Russia: A View Through the Prism of Real Generations. Seminar of the International Laboratory for Population and Health Research, HSE University
• The Interdisciplinary Nature of Demographic Research. Meeting of the Demographic Section of the Central House of Scientists
• 95th Anniversary of the Birth of Leonid Leonidovich Rybakovsky