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Contents of Demoscope Weekly issue

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Demographic barometer

  • International Migrants in the European Union, 2025
    • Since 2012, Net Migration Has Been the Only Factor of Population Growth in the EU-27; in 2021–2025, It Exceeded 1.4 Million People per Year
    • The Share of the Foreign-Born Population in the EU-27 Is Increasing, Reaching 14.4% by the Beginning of 2025, Including 10.4% Born Outside the European Union
    • Among EU-27 Residents Aged 25–45, One in Five Was Born Outside Their Country of Residence

Q&A

  • Desired Number of Children
  • Frequency and Causes of Family Conflicts
  • Public Attitudes Toward Abortion
  • Healthy Lifestyle – 2026
  • How Many Russians Have a Valid International Passport?

In the vastness of Russia

  • Putin: In Russia, the First Child Is Now Born at Age 29, as in Western Europe
  • More Than 20% of Russian Women on Maternity Leave Work from Home
  • Russia Has Banned Probationary Periods for Women with Children
  • In Russia, Infants Will Be Screened for Six New Diseases
  • Lvova-Belova Criticized a Coercive Approach to Increasing Fertility
  • Parents with Three Children More Often Prefer Family Support to a Salary Increase
  • “Development-Yug” Found Out Why Russians Are Hesitant to Have a Child
  • VCIOM Identified the Key Life Priorities of Young People
  • Denis Pasler Spoke About the New Ural Demographic Doctrine
  • Gintsburg Announced an Imminent Victory Over Certain Types of Cancer
  • Geriatrician Tkacheva Explained What Will Enable Today’s Children to Live to 100
  • Russians Will Be Required to Obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization to Enter Kazakhstan
  • Health Monitoring of Labor Migrants Has Been Strengthened
  • Manturov: Russia Is Expanding Opportunities to Attract Workers from India

World News

  • Global Fertility Has Fallen Below Replacement Level for the First Time
  • Demographer Refuted Claims of a Decline in Birth Rates in 2026
  • Sveriges Radio: Sweden’s Population Could Decline by 4 Million by 2100
  • Singapore Authorities Will Pay Citizens $55,000 for Having a Child
  • UN: Reduced Development Aid Could Lead to an Increase in Child Mortality
  • Mainichi: Japan Has Become the First Country in the World to Use Viral Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
  • The World’s Oldest Person Has Turned 117
  • Denmark Will Compensate Greenlandic Women for Forced Contraception
  • Almost 16,000 People in Germany Died Due to Heat This Summer
  • Spain Recorded a Record Number of Heat-Related Deaths
  • The Incidence of Diabetes Among Children and Adolescents in the United States Has Increased Tenfold Since the Beginning of the Century
  • The Number of Ebola Cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Has Exceeded 6,000
  • Hespress: Morocco Expelled More Than 60,000 Potential Migrants
  • Morocco Said It Cannot Stop the Flow of Migrants Because of Spain
  • NYT: The United States Will Pay Liberia $5 Million to Accept Migrants
  • The European Country Hosting the Largest Number of Ukrainian Refugees Has Been Named
  • Bill Gates Proposed Reserving Jobs for People Due to the Development of AI

The newspapers write about

  • "Izvestia" and "Kommersant" on Declining Fertility Worldwide
  • "Kommersant" on the Demographic Development of Humanity
  • "Kommersant" on Tightening Legislation Concerning Migrants
  • "Kommersant" on Gender Imbalance in the Labor Market
  • "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" on the Transformation of Global Consumption Due to Population Ageing
  • "Kommersant" on Rising Demand for Medical Services Due to Population Ageing
  • "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" on High Mortality Among Working-Age Men
  • "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" on Excess Mortality Due to Extreme Heat in Europe
  • "Vedomosti" on the Vulnerability of Older People During Heatwaves
  • "Kommersant" on Satisfaction with Medical Care
  • "Izvestia" on the Participation of Russian Specialists in the Fight Against Ebola
  • "Kommersant" on New Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of Obesity
  • "RBC" on the Concept of "Super Obesity"
  • "Expert" and "Vedomosti" on the Evolution of Cities
  • "TASS" on the Relocation of Capitals in Africa

Read books and magazines

  • Demographic Yearbook of Kazakhstan
  • Lives, choices and futures: what young people want and what shapes their decisions about relationships and parenthood
  • Reproductive Health and Reproductive Behavior of the Population of the Kyrgyz Republic: Analysis of the 2009 and 2022 Population Census Data
  • Epidemiology and Survival of Cancer Patients
  • Materials of the State Report “On the State of Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being of the Population in the Kursk Oblast in 2025”
  • From the Pages of the Journals “Social Aspects of Population Health” and “Regional Studies”
  • Table of Contents of the Journal “Demography”

Profession: researcher

  • Congratulations to Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov on His 90th Birthday!
  • Congratulations to Boris Petrovich Denisov on His 70th Birthday!
  • 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Boris Tsezarevich Urlanis
  • In Memory of Alexander Petrovich Babyonyshev (Pseudonym: Sergei Maksudov)

 
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