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| Pushing wrong buttons: Russian youth having less sex & fewer children because of smartphones & other tech, says demographic expert | Pushing wrong buttons: Russian youth having less sex & fewer children because of smartphones & other tech, says demographic expert |
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| A Russian demographer has blamed gadgets and easy-to-access pornography for the country’s ever-worsening population problem, as well as pointing the finger at parents for no longer pressuring their kids to have offspring. | A Russian demographer has blamed gadgets and easy-to-access pornography for the country’s ever-worsening population problem, as well as pointing the finger at parents for no longer pressuring their kids to have offspring. |
| Like much of Europe, the natural population of Russia is slowly declining. In 2018, the number of people in Russia fell for the first time in a decade. This trend continued into 2019, and was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. | Like much of Europe, the natural population of Russia is slowly declining. In 2018, the number of people in Russia fell for the first time in a decade. This trend continued into 2019, and was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. |
| While the government has used a number of methods to encourage reproduction, including cash handouts to mothers, one demographer believes that technology might be a significant contributing factor to the country’s low number of births. | While the government has used a number of methods to encourage reproduction, including cash handouts to mothers, one demographer believes that technology might be a significant contributing factor to the country’s low number of births. |
| “The decline in the birth rate among the population today is clearly affected by the global trend towards digitalization,” said Alexey Raksha, a former advisor at Rosstat, the federal statistics agency. “Why should young people get to know each other if they have gadgets with a variety of pornography at hand?” | “The decline in the birth rate among the population today is clearly affected by the global trend towards digitalization,” said Alexey Raksha, a former advisor at Rosstat, the federal statistics agency. “Why should young people get to know each other if they have gadgets with a variety of pornography at hand?” |
| Raksha also noted how parents no longer “oppress” their children into reproducing, which has also contributed to the increase in the number of childless couples. | Raksha also noted how parents no longer “oppress” their children into reproducing, which has also contributed to the increase in the number of childless couples. |
| “Of course, the coronavirus pandemic has also affected demographics,” Raksha explained. “In 2020, the country lost at least 300,000 people and, this year, 150,000 is the best-case scenario.” | “Of course, the coronavirus pandemic has also affected demographics,” Raksha explained. “In 2020, the country lost at least 300,000 people and, this year, 150,000 is the best-case scenario.” |
| In his opinion, Russia will see no population growth until about 2035. | In his opinion, Russia will see no population growth until about 2035. |
| In recent years, the Russian authorities have sought to develop new initiatives to attract foreigners. For example, the government has made it much easier for those with Russian relatives to obtain a Russian passport, and has dropped the requirement for foreigners to renounce their old citizenship. | In recent years, the Russian authorities have sought to develop new initiatives to attract foreigners. For example, the government has made it much easier for those with Russian relatives to obtain a Russian passport, and has dropped the requirement for foreigners to renounce their old citizenship. |
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