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Demographic barometer

• Preliminary Demographic Results for 2025 in the European Union
  • The EU-27 Population Continues to Grow, Reaching Almost 452 Million at the Beginning of 2026
  • EU-27 Population Growth Is Slowing, Declining to 1.6‰ in 2025
  • Since 2012, Net Migration Has Remained the Only Factor of EU-27 Population Growth, While Natural Population Decline Has Exceeded 1.1 Million for the Sixth Consecutive Year
  • In 2025, Natural Population Increase Was Observed in Only 6 of the 27 EU Countries, While Net Migration Was Recorded in 25
  • The Number of Births in the EU-27 Continues to Decline, Falling to 3.5 Million in 2025, or 7.7 per 1,000 Population
  • In 2025, the Number of Deaths in the EU-27 Was 4.8 Million, or 10.7 per 1,000 Population

  Q&A

• Modern People: Between Family and the "Digital World"
• Should Both Partners in a Family Work?
• Russians Are Rethinking Family: Finances and Digital Services Are Becoming Part of Family Intimacy
• Sex in Our Lives: Is Less More?
• The Ban on Probationary Periods When Hiring Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Has Received Mixed Reactions
• Increasing Life Expectancy

In the vastness of Russia

• Manturov Spoke About the Role of the State in Demographic Policy
• In Russia, the Waiting List for Nurseries Has Decreased 48-Fold Since 2019
• Golikova Called for Striving to Join the “80+ Club” in Life Expectancy
• The Number of Pensioners in Russia Has Reached Almost 40.5 Million
• Putin Signed a Law on Free IVF for Wives and Widows of Participants in the Special Military Operation
• The Ministry of Health Has Developed a New Standard of Care for HIV
• Medical Organizations Will Be Required to Report HIV Infections Among Foreign Nationals to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
• The Ministry of Health Has Developed a New Standard for the Treatment of Depression
• The Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer Has Increased in Russia
• Road Traffic Mortality in Russia Has Declined by 60% Over 20 Years
• Over the Past 20 Years, the Number of Accidents Involving Drunk Drivers Has Halved
• HSE Proposed a New Model for Russia’s Development Based on Large Cities
• Putin Signed a Law Banning Migrants with Criminal Records from Residing in Russia
• Putin Signed a Law Expanding the Grounds for the Expulsion of Migrants
• 70,000 Foreign Nationals Were Denied Entry to Russia After Biometric Checks Began
• Volodin Announced the Number of People Stripped of Acquired Citizenship Under the New Law
• Uzbekistan Announced the Number of Its Labor Migrants Working in Russia
• Expert Ulmasov: Migrants from Asia Cannot Replace Labor from the CIS in Russia
• Head of the Economy Ministry Named the Conditions for Attracting More Workers from Myanmar

World News

• UN Study: Young People Are Not Rejecting Parenthood – Economic Problems Are Preventing Them from Having Children
• Lukashenko Called for Making Conscious Parenthood a Fashionable Trend
• In Belarus, Childcare Benefits Will Be Linked to Actual Income
• Around 12,500 People Died Due to Heat in Germany
• More Than 4,000 Heat-Related Deaths Have Been Recorded in Spain Since the Beginning of Summer
• AFP: Excess Deaths During the July Heatwave in France Exceeded 1,200
• SABC: The Current Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Has Become the Deadliest in the Country’s History
• Not Just Mothers: Women’s Health in Europe and Central Asia Receives Insufficient Attention
• A Discovery by European Biologists Could Help Extend Women’s Reproductive Lifespan
• American Scientists Described Ways to Prevent Early-Onset Dementia
• Trump Reduced the Number of Vaccinations Recommended for Children
• China Tightened Restrictions on Citizens Leaving the Country
• Migration Routes to Europe Are Becoming Increasingly Dangerous
• The Number of Deaths During the Influx of Migrants into Spain’s Ceuta Has Reached 100
• Morocco Foiled a New Attempt by Hundreds of Migrants to Cross the Spanish Border

The newspapers write about

• "Econs" on the Growth of the Working-Age Population in Developing Countries
• "Econs" on the Impact of Population Ageing on the Economy
• "Berliner Zeitung" on Declining Fertility in Germany
• “Еsli byt tochnym” on Birth Control Policy in India
• “Еsli byt tochnym”on the Promotion of Breastfeeding
• “Еsli byt tochnym” on the Decline in the Number of Abortions Among Adolescents
• "Vedomosti" on Demographic Policy in the Vologda Oblast
• "Kommersant" on Migration and Economic Growth
• "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" on the Labor Migration of Highly Skilled Specialists
• "Kommersant" on the Decline in the Number of Entries into Russia
• "Kommersant" on Migration Issues in Political Parties’ Election Platforms
• "RBC" on New Rules for Obtaining a U.S. Visa
• "TASS" and "RBC" on the Migration Crisis in Ceuta
• "RBC" on the Consequences of Marriages to Foreign Nationals for Chinese Officials
• "Vedomosti" on Life Expectancy in the Past
• "RBC" on the Positive Impact of Grandchildren on the Health of Older People
• "Vedomosti" on the Decline in the Number of Road Traffic Accidents
• "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" on the Growth in the Number of Single-Person Households
• “Еsli byt tochnym” on the Decline in Poverty
• "Vedomosti" on the Place of Religion in the Hierarchy of Values
• "Kommersant" on Indigenous Peoples

Read books and magazines

• Global status report on cancer 2026: the future we choose together
• A review of greek emigrants
• State Report on the Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being of the Population in the City of Moscow in 2025
• Statistics on child 2025
• Key figures on Europe. 2026 edition
• From the Pages of the Journals "Demographic Review" and "Health Risk Analysis"
• Table of Contents of the Journal "Demographic Research"

Profession: researcher

• Congratulations to Lilia Borisovna Karachurina on Her Anniversary
• Congratulations to Dmitry Dmitrievich Bogoyavlensky on His 80th Birthday
• Congratulations to Olga Evseevna Gagauz on Her Anniversary
• Congratulations to Irina Vladimirovna Zhuravleva on Her Anniversary
• "Profession: Migrant" in Bologna: HSE Researchers Participated in the European Population Conference 2026

Student Page

• Collective Diary of the Faculty of Social Sciences Expedition “Internal Migration in Perm Krai: Leave or Stay?”, July 4–19, 2026. Moscow – Chusovoy – Solikamsk – Bondyug – Cherdyn – Kudymkar – Beloevo – [Perm] – Moscow