In 2010, the Russian birth rate was at least 50% higher than it had been in the past.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The sources show Russia's birth rate rose sharply by 2010, but whether it was at least 50% higher depends on the baseline and the measure.
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… Gold reserves, uhm, everything else, and this means that life expectancy, it was under 50 at one point. In 2010, the birth rate was at least 50% higher than it had been in the past, and that's really just the beginning. Every economic indicator, inflation was brought under control, the ruble was properly functioning. …
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Contradicts. On the total fertility rate measure, the rise from 1.16 in 1999 to about 1.6 in 2010 is roughly 35–38%, below 50%, and from 1.31 in 2006 to 1.57 it is about 20%.[3][4][5]
Supports. Births rose from 1.21 million in 1999 to about 1.79 million in 2010, roughly a 48% increase, and the 1999 total fertility rate was a record low of 1.16.[1][3][6]
Supports. Crude birth rate increased from 8.7% in 2000 to 12.6% in 2010, about a 45% rise, which is close to the 50% threshold.[6]
Context. Medvedev in 2010 said the birth rate had begun to rise for the first time in decades, citing a 1.5% quarterly increase, which does not quantify a multi-year rise.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 not rated
- 1Russia's population is getting smaller and older. Putin ... - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Russia says 20-year population fall may be turningreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3war and migration of Russian youth set to cause demographic ...theins.press · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4russian federation aging project family policies in russiaopenknowledge.worldbank.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Demographics of Russia - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6[PDF] Patterns of Birth Rate and Russian Female Reproductive Behavior ...esc.volnc.ru · not rated · cited for: supports
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