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Contents of Demoscope Weekly issue

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Demographic barometer

  • Pensioners in Russia, 2026
    • The Number of Pensioners Registered with the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of Russia Declined to 40.5 Million as of January 1, 2026
    • The Number of Recipients of Old-Age Insurance Pensions Declined to 32.5 Million by the Beginning of 2026
    • In 2026, the Average Pension Amount Exceeded 25,000 Rubles
    • The Share of Working Pensioners Declined to 18%
    • Life Expectancy at Age 65 Increased to 14.8 Years for Men and 18.8 Years for Women, According to 2023 Data

Q&A

  • Delivery Services Help Women with Children Save Almost Three Hours a Week on Shopping
  • Helping Elderly Relatives
  • Age 47 Is the Peak of Productivity and Career Development
  • The Anti-Age Generation
  • Attitudes Toward Newcomers, Perceptions of Interethnic Tension, and Fears of Ethnically Motivated Clashes: August 2026

In the vastness of Russia

  • Putin Called the Fertility Level One of the Major Challenges
  • Regions That Have Introduced Payments to Families for a Third Child Have Been Named
  • Families in the Novgorod Region Will Receive 1 Million Rubles for a Fourth Child
  • In Russia, Maternity Benefits for Female Students Have Increased More Than Fourfold Over the Past Year
  • Before Conception: Couples in Russia Can Now Assess the Genetic Risks for Their Future Child in Advance
  • A Revision of the Critical Age for Pregnancy Planning Has Been Proposed in Russia
  • The Share of Miscarriages Has Increased in Russia amid a Decline in the Number of Abortions
  • Alcohol Consumption in Russia Has Declined by 15% Over Five Years
  • Murashko: Infant Mortality Has Declined to a Record Low of 3.3 per 1,000
  • The Ministry of Health Announced the Share of Russians Aged 60 by 2030
  • Murashko Forecasts an Increase in the Risk of Developing Cancer
  • Ministry of Health: Russian Skin Cancer Vaccine Is Available under Compulsory Health Insurance
  • Experts Named a Way to Increase Life Expectancy by 3–4 Years
  • The Ministry of Internal Affairs Announced the Annual Number of Foreign Nationals Arriving in Russia
  • The Ministry of Internal Affairs Disclosed Russia’s Revenue from All Migration-Related Processes over 1.5 Years
  • Putin: Countries of Origin of Migrants Are Interested in Their Adaptation
  • Russia Has Banned Entry to Around 200,000 Foreign Nationals
  • The Ministry of Internal Affairs Reported a Sharp Decline in Crime Among Migrants in 2026
  • Russia Plans to Launch an Analytical Center to Combat Irregular Migration
  • A Draft Law on Targeted Recruitment of Migrants Is Under Review by the Government
  • In Russia, Employed Migrants Will Pay Tax for Non-Working Family Members
  • The Ministry of Health Has Prepared a Draft Regulation Allowing Migrants’ Medical Records to Be Transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs

World News

  • Axios: The Number of People Aged 65 and Over Worldwide Has Exceeded the Number of Children Aged Five and Under
  • Experts Named the Most Popular Month for Childbirth
  • Africanews: The UN Established the International Day Against Child Marriage
  • In Japan, the Number of People Aged 100 and Over Has Reached Almost 108,000
  • Scientists Warned of an Approaching Dementia Epidemic
  • The UN Reported That Wildfire Smoke Leads to 100,000 Excess Deaths Annually
  • The Lancet: 2.7 Billion People Were Exposed to Second-Hand Smoke in 2023
  • In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Number of Ebola Deaths Has Exceeded 3,500
  • Study: Floods and Cyclones Can Alter Migration Flows for Years
  • Germany Is Projected to Face a Shortage of 723,000 Skilled Workers in 2029
  • Merz Acknowledged Problems with Migration in Germany
  • European Commissioner Brunner Reported That Thousands of Migrants Remain in Ceuta
  • Magyar: Hungary Is Extending the State of Emergency Due to the Threat of Irregular Migration
  • Ireland Will Tighten Citizenship Rules

The newspapers write about

  • "TASS" and "News.ru" on Declining Fertility Worldwide
  • "TASS," "Kommersant," and "Expert" on Measures to Stimulate Fertility
  • "RIA Novosti" on the Role of IVF in Increasing Fertility
  • "Kommersant" on the Increase in the Number of IVF Procedures
  • "Vedomosti" on the Growth in the Number of Large Families
  • "Vedomosti" on the Decline in the Number of Abortions
  • "Vedomosti" on Medical Abortions
  • "Vedomosti" on the Impact of Heat on Mortality
  • "Vedomosti" on New Viral Diseases in Russia
  • "Izvestia" on a Particularly Dangerous Strain of Tuberculosis
  • "Vedomosti" on the Plague Epidemic in Moscow in 1770–1772
  • “Åsli byt tochnym” on the Increase in Drug Use in Russia
  • "Vedomosti" on Air Pollution Caused by Wildfires and Heat
  • "Vedomosti" and "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" on the Implementation of Migration Policy
  • "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" on Labor Shortages
  • "TASS" on Combating Gender Inequality
  • "Kommersant" on the Need for New Models of Healthcare Delivery
  • "Vedomosti" on Declining Vaccination Expenditure in Developing Countries

Read books and magazines

  • Report “On the State of Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being of the Population in the Voronezh Region in 2025”
  • National Survey of Healthcare Organizations
  • State of Cancer Care for the Population of Russia in 2025
  • International student mobility: factors for attraction and retention
  • Migration governance in Central and Eastern european cities post-2015
  • From the Pages of the Journals “Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine” and “Public Health”
  • Table of Contents of the Journal “Population & Societes”

New in the Reading Room

  • F. D. Markuzon. Essays on Sanitary Statistics in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and the USSR

 
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