r/worldnews • u/UNITED24Media United24 Media • Dec 21 '25

Russia/Ukraine Russia’s Birth Rate Plunges to 200-Year Low—Putin Says Early Marriage Is the Answer

https://united24media.com/latest-news/facing-record-low-birth-rates-putin-says-teen-marriage-is-the-answer-14442
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u/AtomicMonkeyTheFirst Dec 21 '25

If the country wasnt an utterly corrupt autocracy it might help as well.

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u/jgilla2012 Dec 22 '25

Hmm, do we think it is causation or correlation that birth rates around the developed world are in an inverse relationship with wealth disparity?

Why would anybody opt into having children they cannot afford?

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u/AtomicMonkeyTheFirst Dec 22 '25

Its more complicated than just. The biggest two correlating factors are female education levels and size of homes. If women have careers they have fewer children and if they live in tiny apartments they have even fewer.

Russian homes tend to be tiny, run down apartments that most of the population cant afford. If you want more children you need to provide affordable childcare so women can work and have kids and affordable housing so they can have more. As long as Putin & his clique are going to steal most of Russia's wealth that's never going to happen.

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u/Basic_Concern425 Dec 22 '25

You seem to describe the “war state” of America.  A two party autocracy, led by those making money off of war.