Chart Showing Russia's Demographic Revival

Russia's demographic revival continues as the birth rate rose another 1% in the first 7 months of 2013, after rising nearly 6% in 2012. Meanwhile, fewer Russians die. Still, the situation has still not improved to 1980s levels, and once, in a few years, the relatively tiny generation of the 1990s replaces the larger one from the 1980s in the prime child bearing category, it will be difficult to avoid a setback.