Approximately *** million children were born in Russia in 2023, marking a decrease relative to the previous year. That was the lowest figure recorded over the past decade. The highest number of live births in the country was measured at roughly *** million newborns in 2014.

Approximately ******* boys and ******* girls were born in Russia in 2022. Compared to the previous year, both genders saw a decrease in births. In every period under consideration, the number of male live births in the country was higher than that of female live births.

In Russia, the crude birth rate in 1840 was just over 48 live births per thousand people, meaning that approximately 4.8 percent of the population had been born in that year. Throughout the nineteenth century, Russia's crude birth rate remained between 48 and 52, and fell to 43.4 in the late 1920s. From 1930 to 1945, the Soviet Union's crude birth rate dropped greatly, from 43.4 to 18.2, as a result of the Second World War (although it did increase in the late 1930s, in the early stages of the war). Russia did experience a baby boom after the war, and the birth rate did not fall to its pre-war level gain until the late 1960s. From 1970, the birth rate increased slightly to 16.2 in 1990, before the end of communism and dissolution of the Soviet Union caused the crude birth rate to fall to its lowest recorded level over the next decade, to 8.9 in 2000. Since the turn of the millennium, the crude birth rate of Russia has increased steadily, and was expected to be 12.8 in 2020.

The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. From 1840 until 1910, Russia's fertility rate was relatively consistent, remaining between 6.7 and 7.4 children per woman during this time. Between 1910 and 1920, the fertility rate drops sharply as a result of the First World War and Russian Revolution (for individual years of WWI, the fertility rate dropped as low as 3.4). From 1920 to 1930 the fertility rate returns above 6 again, however a gradual decline then begins, and by the end of the Second World War, the Russian segment of the Soviet Union's fertility rate was below 2. The population experienced a relatively small 'baby boom' in the two decades following the war, but then the fertility rate dropped again, most sharply between 1990 and 1995 at the end of the Soviet Union's reign. Russia's fertility rate reached its lowest point in 2000 when it fell to just 1.25 children per woman, but in the past two decades it has risen again, and is expected to reach 1.8 in 2020.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: SB: Novosibirsk Region data was reported at 3,887.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,112.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: SB: Novosibirsk Region data is updated monthly, averaging 16,058.500 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 310 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39,020.000 Person in Dec 2015 and a record low of 1,588.000 Person in Jan 2000. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: SB: Novosibirsk Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

Russia: Fertility rate, births per woman: The latest value from 2023 is 1.41 births per woman, a decline from 1.42 births per woman in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 2.41 births per woman, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1960 to 2023 is 1.76 births per woman. The minimum value, 1.16 births per woman, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 2.52 births per woman was recorded in 1960.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: CF: Moscow Region data was reported at 11,091.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,805.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: CF: Moscow Region data is updated monthly, averaging 35,869.000 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 310 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96,808.000 Person in Dec 2016 and a record low of 3,305.000 Person in Jan 2000. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: CF: Moscow Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

The highest number of Russian women bearing their first child was 25 years old. In 2023, more than ** thousand live births in the country were recorded with mothers of that age. Furthermore, 32 years was the most common age for becoming a mother of the second child.

Russia Number of Registered Births: Year to Date data was reported at 1,479,183.000 Person in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,352,132.000 Person for Oct 2018. Russia Number of Registered Births: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 849,267.000 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 235 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,947,301.000 Person in Dec 2014 and a record low of 93,872.000 Person in Jan 2000. Russia Number of Registered Births: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

This horizontal bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by demonym using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Russia. The data is about countries per year.

The majority of live births in Russia were recorded by mothers from 30 to 34 years old, measuring at approximately *** thousand in 2022. Furthermore, women aged 25 to 29 years gave birth to nearly ***** thousand children.

Number of Registered Births: Siberian Federal District (SB) data was reported at 146,686.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 170,009.000 Person for 2022. Number of Registered Births: Siberian Federal District (SB) data is updated yearly, averaging 225,616.500 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 307,952.000 Person in 1990 and a record low of 146,686.000 Person in 2023. Number of Registered Births: Siberian Federal District (SB) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD002: Number of Registered Births: by Region.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: Central Federal District (CF) data was reported at 49,273.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 26,190.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: Central Federal District (CF) data is updated monthly, averaging 191,974.000 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 310 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 458,276.000 Person in Dec 2015 and a record low of 20,425.000 Person in Jan 2000. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: Central Federal District (CF) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: NC: Chechen Republic data was reported at 5,282.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,970.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: NC: Chechen Republic data is updated monthly, averaging 16,193.000 Person from Jan 2003 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37,335.000 Person in Dec 2011 and a record low of 1,933.000 Person in Jan 2016. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: NC: Chechen Republic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: CF: Kursk Region data was reported at 1,142.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 626.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: CF: Kursk Region data is updated monthly, averaging 5,616.000 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 310 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,318.000 Person in Dec 2012 and a record low of 556.000 Person in Jan 2022. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: CF: Kursk Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

No of Registered Births: ytd: SF: Republic of Crimea data was reported at 2,694.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,487.000 Person for Jan 2025. No of Registered Births: ytd: SF: Republic of Crimea data is updated monthly, averaging 10,398.000 Person from Apr 2013 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 143 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,330.000 Person in Dec 2014 and a record low of 1,236.000 Person in Jan 2024. No of Registered Births: ytd: SF: Republic of Crimea data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

Around ******* children were born in Russian cities in 2023, compared to ******* live births in rural areas of the country. Both in urban and rural locations, the figures decreased compared to the previous year.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: FE: Primorsky Territory data was reported at 2,545.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,343.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: FE: Primorsky Territory data is updated monthly, averaging 10,834.500 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 310 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,834.000 Person in Dec 2014 and a record low of 1,221.000 Person in Jan 2022. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: FE: Primorsky Territory data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: FE: Magadan Region data was reported at 157.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 67.000 Person for Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: FE: Magadan Region data is updated monthly, averaging 867.500 Person from May 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 310 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,032.000 Person in Dec 2004 and a record low of 67.000 Person in Jan 2025. Number of Registered Births: Year to Date: FE: Magadan Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD001: Number of Registered Births: ytd: by Region.

Since the introduction of maternal capital benefits for the second and further child in Russia in 2007, the fertility rate of second children saw an increase from 0.4 in 2005 to 0.7 in 2015. The figure for third and further children also gradually increased, reaching 0.23 children per woman older than 15 years old on average in 2015. From January 2020, the benefits were extended to include the births of first children.