[ClaytonP]

Russia is experiencing a "dead cat" bounce in birth rates, and it won't last.

From the above chart you can easily see: The post war baby boom ages 45-65 and then the "baby bust" valley that occurred from 1965-1980 (ages 30-45)

Then look at ages 20-30, The (echo) children of the boomers are now in their prime reproductive years. This is why you are seeing a marginal uptick in birth rates. However, the "boomer echos" are not having as many children

In 15 years most females in Russia will be beyond their reproductive phase and that is when the population pyramid gets ridiculously top heavy.

[MinorityRepublican]

Yep. Russia needs to get to work the next 15 years. If not, in a half of a century, it’ll be no longer a great power, it’ll become irrelevant like Spain. Remember the Spaniards once ruled the seas.

[JCBreckenridge]

We’ll see. First time in a long time their rates are better than the US.

One of the main purposes and provisions of Obamacare is to attack the American birth rate which was the best in the developed world.