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.

The Russian Fertility Database of the International Laboratory for Population and Health of HSE University contains fertility rates in Russia for the period from 1946 to 2022 and for women born in 1932-1988. The Russian Fertility Database is primarily oriented to the experts involved in demographic analysis. The data are presented in *.xlsx format.

All indicators presented in the database are calculated on the basis of population statistics data from the Federal State Statistics Service. Birth rates for 1946-1958 are calculated on the basis of the numbers of births by birth order and mother's age for 1946-1958 and population data for 1946-1958 presented in the book Andreev E.M., Darsky L.E., Kharkova T.L. (1998) Demographic History of Russia: 1927-1959. M.: Informatika. 187 p. Birth rates for 1959-2022 are calculated on the basis of the numbers of births by birth order and mother's age for 1959-2022 and data on the age distribution of the population for 1959-2023.

Graph and download economic data for Crude Birth Rate for the Russian Federation (SPDYNCBRTINRUS) from 1960 to 2023 about Russia, birth, crude, and rate.

Historical dataset showing Russia birth rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Fertility Rate, Total for the Russian Federation (SPDYNTFRTINRUS) from 1960 to 2023 about fertility, Russia, and rate.

Actual value and historical data chart for Russia Birth Rate Crude Per 1 000 People

Russia Rosstat Forecast: Mean: Fertility Rate data was reported at 1.700 NA in 2035. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.691 NA for 2034. Russia Rosstat Forecast: Mean: Fertility Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.650 NA from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2035, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.700 NA in 2035 and a record low of 1.583 NA in 2021. Russia Rosstat Forecast: Mean: Fertility Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.GD012: Vital Statistics: Forecast: Rosstat: Annual. Number of children per 1 female Число детей в расчете на 1 женщин

Crude Birth Rate for the Russian Federation was 8.60000 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Crude Birth Rate for the Russian Federation reached a record high of 23.78800 in January of 1960 and a record low of 8.30000 in January of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Crude Birth Rate for the Russian Federation - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Adolescent Fertility Rate for the Russian Federation (SPADOTFRTRUS) from 1960 to 2023 about 15 to 19 years, fertility, Russia, and rate.

In November 2024, around **** new businesses were registered per 1,000 existing organizations in Russia. The enterprise birth rate increased compared to the previous month. Over the observed period, the highest figure was registered in February 2023.

Historical dataset showing Russia fertility rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Since 2016, the fertility rate among the rural population has seen a decline in Russia. The country's inhabitants living outside cities had a fertility rate of **** in 2022. That was higher than the average number of children born per one woman in the urban area, which was measured at **** in the same year.

Fertility Rate, Total for the Russian Federation was 1.41000 Births per Woman in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Fertility Rate, Total for the Russian Federation reached a record high of 2.52000 in January of 1960 and a record low of 1.15700 in January of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Fertility Rate, Total for the Russian Federation - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

This dataset is about countries per year in Russia. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, birth rate, and population.

This scatter chart displays net migration (people) against birth rate (per 1,000 people) in Russia. The data is about countries per year.

As of January 1, 2025, more than 146 million people were estimated to be residing on the Russian territory, down approximately 30,000 from the previous year. From the second half of the 20th century, the population steadily grew until 1995. Furthermore, the population size saw an increase from 2009, getting closer to the 1995 figures. In which regions do most Russians live? With some parts of Russia known for their harsh climate, most people choose regions which offer more comfortable conditions. The largest share of the Russian population, or 40 million, reside in the Central Federal District. Moscow, the capital, is particularly populated, counting nearly 13 million residents. Russia’s population projections Despite having the largest country area worldwide, Russia’s population was predicted to follow a negative trend under both low and medium expectation forecasts. Under the low expectation forecast, the country’s population was expected to drop from 146 million in 2022 to 134 million in 2036. The medium expectation scenario projected a milder drop to 143 million in 2036. The issues of low birth rates and high death rates in Russia are aggravated by the increasing desire to emigrate among young people. In 2023, more than 20 percent of the residents aged 18 to 24 years expressed their willingness to leave Russia.

Context

You found Russian Demography (1990-2017) Dataset. It contains demographic features like natural population growth, birth rate, urbanization, etc. Data was collected from various Internet resources.

Content

Dataset has 2380 rows and 7 columns. Keys for columns:

• "year" - year (1990-2017)
• "region" - name of a federal subject of Russia. It could be oblast, republic, krai, autonomous okrug, federal city and a single autonomous oblast
• "npg" - natural population growth by 1000 people. Calculating as the difference between birth rate and death rate
• "birth_rate" - number of births by 1000 people
• "death_rate" - number of deaths by 1000 people
• "gdw" - general demographic weight (how many people of non-woking age account for 100 people of working age). Working age for men 16-60 years, for women 16-55 years
• "urbanization" - % of urban population

Acknowledgements

ЕМИСС (UIISS) - Unified interdepartmental information and statistical system

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You can analyze the relationships between various years, find best regions by each feature and compare them.

This horizontal bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Russia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.