BTW, in Russia there is the government program to boost population growth. It's called "материнский капитал". Mothers are given money for each newborn (or adopted) child, starting from the second one. Current amount is 387640 roubles (10000 euro), adjusted for inflation every year. This sum of money can be used in three ways only (fully or partly):
- as a payment for child's higher education in the future;
- as a payment for housing improvement (e.g. mortgage payment);
- or as a pension contribution for mother (note: Russian women currently retire at the age of 55).

I hope these measures will make Russian birth rate go up.