CASE STUDY: Population decline in Russia

Question 1

Facts

Answer 1

• in 1960, pop. was 120 million
• increased in 1990 to 140 million
• decreased from 1990 to 68 million

Question 2

Causes

Answer 2

• alcohol related deaths
• heart disease
• levels of HIV/AIDS
• immigration to Russia is low
• Russian women don’t want large families

Question 3

Effects

Answer 3

• family planning youth center created
• women who had more than 1 child received 9200 RUB
• however, women didn’t like this “system” since they said Putin didn’t understand their lives