"Demoscope Weekly" ## 997 - 998

In the issue: International migrants in the European Union, 2021-2022. On the issue of fertility in modern Russia. Two-thirds of Russians say they have a positive attitude towards large families. More than half of divorced fathers do not participate in family life in any way. One in three Russians ignores symptoms that could be signs of cancer. Employment and unemployment in the views of Russians. Men more often expect to live on a pension in old age, women - to continue working. Income at retirement age.

Demographer Barometer

· International migrants in the European Union, 2021-2022

o Since 2012, the population of the EU-27 has been increasing only due to migration growth

o The number of people entering EU-27 countries began to grow again in 2021, exceeding 2.2 million people

o Among those entering EU countries, the share of citizens from countries that are not members of the union is about half, among those leaving - about a quarter

o At the beginning of 2022, 4.6% of the EU-27 population were citizens of countries outside the union; 8.5% were born outside of it

 

Q&A

· On the issue of fertility in modern Russia

· Two-thirds of Russians say they have a positive attitude towards large families

· More than half of divorced fathers do not participate in family life in any way

· One in three Russians ignores symptoms that could be signs of cancer

· Employment and unemployment in the views of Russians

· Men more often expect to live on a pension in old age, women - to continue working

· Income at retirement age

 

In the vastness of Russia

· Russia’s birth rate situation remains difficult

· Golikova announces 2.3% decrease in fertility for first half of 2023

· One in four adult Russians has no children

· Mortality down in Russia

· Most Russians consider a two-child family ideal

· The socio-economic development of regions does not correlate in any way with changes in the birth rate

· Ministry of Justice will prepare amendments to Family Code

· Child benefits will be paid regardless of family income increase

· Over 14 million dacha owners in Russia

· About 1.5 million people from other regions work in Moscow

· Ban on sale of flavored vapes will be introduced from March 1, 2024

· Mortality from diseases of the circulatory system in Moscow has decreased by 31%

· Will a ban on abortion in private clinics ensure an increase in the birth rate?

· The majority of doctors surveyed are against restricting the free sale of medical abortion drugs

· More than 60% of Russians self-medicate instead of going to the doctor

· Half of the users of State Services have received a digital mandatory medical insurance policy

 

World News

· In 2022, England and Wales had their lowest number of births in 20 years

· In Japan, the number of newborns in the first half of 2023 fell to the lowest level since 2000

· China will pay newlyweds if the bride is under 25 years old

· Among people under 18 in the United States, whites are a minority

· Germany to simplify acquisition of citizenship

· Lithuania will be able to withdraw citizenship granted under exemption rules

· Ukraine toughens penalties for violating immigration laws

· Israel denied entry to only 2.5 thousand Ukrainians in 2023

· Thousands of migrants in transit are unable to leave Niger

· Germany wants to send almost 3,400 illegal migrants back to Poland

· US sending fewer illegal migrants back to Mexico

· Britain's cost of keeping illegal migrants could reach $8 billion in five years

· 82% of Poles oppose EU initiative to accept migrants from the Middle East and Africa

· Heat has led to an increase in deaths among people over 65 in southern and central Italy

· Heat will become more dangerous for people's health around the world

· WHO reports worldwide increase in COVID-19

· New variant of coronavirus with many mutations has been discovered in UK

· Coronavirus was not the leading cause of death for infected patients in the US in almost 99% of cases

· Natural origin version of COVID-19 becomes the most likely

· More than half of Anglican priests support rites for same-sex couples

 

The newspapers write about…

· NEWS.ru, Novye Izvestia, 360tv.ru and Kommersant on low birth rate and new measures to combat it

· Kommersant and Novye Izvestia on the need for new Russian citizens to register for military service

· Kommersant on the rights of migrants

· TASS on the fight against illegal migration in the UK

· RossiyskayaGazeta on international migration in the world

· Rzeczpospolita and Polska Agencja Prasowa on the Polish labor market and migrants

· Vedomosti on the career trajectories of medical school graduates

· NovyeIzvestia on the withdrawal of foreign pharmaceutical companies from Russia and Ministry of Health recommendations on the use of generics

· Izvestia on the shortage of medical care in Finland

· Kommersant on reasons to see an oncologist

· RBK on a decrease in food consumption among young Russians

· RBK on the structure of households based on the results of the population census

· NovyeIzvestia on a new subject at school - "family studies"

· NezavisimayaGazeta on a lack of affordable housing

· NovyeIzvestia on remote work

 

Read books and magazines

· Exploring Norway's fertility, work, and family policy trends

· Migration between Mexico and the United States

· Demographic Yearbook of Kazakhstan

· Never forgotten: the situation of stillbirth around the globe

· WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke

· Through the pages of Zdravookhraneniye RusskoiFederatsii (Healthcare of the Russian Federation) and Vestnik obshсhestvennovomneniya (Bulletin of Public Opinion)

· Contents of the magazine Demography

 

Profession: researcher

· 170 years since the birth of Dmitry Nikolaevich Zhbankov

· Summer school "Fundamentals of demographic analysis and population forecasting in Uzbekistan", August 14-18, 2023