Experts in Russia are discussing the redefinition of youth age
Experts in Russia are discussing the redefinition of youth age, with international classification by WHO stating that youth ends at 45 years, while current Russian law defines it up to 35. Proposals have been made to extend the official youth age in Russia to 40.
Consensus
- The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies individuals aged 18 to 44 as young, with youth ending at 45 years.
- In Russia, current legislation defines youth as people from 14 to 35 years old.
- There is a discussion about increasing the upper age limit for youth in Russia, with proposals suggesting raising it to 40.
- The head of the external geroatrician at the Ministry of Health, Olga Tkacheva, confirmed that WHO's classification ends youth at 45.
- Experts note that modern people are aging more slowly and remain physically and mentally active later in life.
Points of divergence
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Education Gennady Onishchenko proposed raising the youth age from 35 to 40 years. — vm
- Psychologist Anton Korovin stated that expanding the definition of youth could increase anxiety in people over 35 due to blurred life stage boundaries. — vm
- Svetlana Bessarab, a member of the State Duma committee on labor and social policy, supported increasing the youth age to 40 to expand access to benefits and state support measures. — riamo
- Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko endorsed WHO's classification in March, stating that people up to 44 years old are considered young. — vedomosti
Coverage (9 sources)
- What is dangerous about raising the age of youth — Вечерняя Москва
- Until what age are people considered young: data for 2026 — Вечерняя Москва
- Ministry of Health sets age limit for youth according to WHO classification — РИАМО
- At what age does youth end? — Вечерняя Москва
- Youth officially lasts until age 45 — WHO updates age classification — Первый Московский
- WHO: Youth ends at age 45 — Новости Москвы
- Ministry of Health: Youth Ends at Age 45 — Ведомости
- Ministry of Health considers a person to be young until age 45 — Вести
- Proposal to raise the age of youth in Russia to 40 — Вести
Key entities
- WHO
- Ministry of Health
- Russia
- RAS
- Olga Tkacheva
- RIA Novosti
- Russian Academy of Education
- Gennadiy Onishchenko
- Moscow
- World Health Organization
- Evening Moscow
- Denis Volkov
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- RIA Novosti
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