LOW POPULATION GROWTH - Russia

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

• Largest country by landmass, but 25% rendered useless due to harsh climate or Chernobyl.

Question 2

Population statistics

Answer 2

• Birth rate - 12.1 born per 1000
• Death rate - 12.8 die per 1000
• Net migration - 1.001 per 1000
• Fertility rate - 1.50 births per mother

Question 3

Reasons for low BR and high DR

Answer 3

• High levels of alcohol related deaths
• Very high levels of HIV/AIDS deaths
• Higher education of women - later childbirth
• Low immigration into Russia - push factors
• Better availability of contraception and healthcare
• People emigrate out of Russia to the USA for better life

Question 4

Solutions to combat

Answer 4

• New policy in 2006 states that if women have more than 2 children, they recieve $9200 (monthly pay is $300)
• Putin re-introduced (in 2022) an award called “Mother of the Year” if a mother has 10 children or more