Russian Federation vs United States of America: Total fertility rate: births per woman
Russian Federation
1.58 births per woman
in 2018
United States of America
1.62 births per woman
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
7th
United States of America rank
4th
Total fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.62 births per woman against 1.58 births per woman in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1959 it was United States of America ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.58 births per woman | 3.69 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 0.8536 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.0341 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 2.05 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.1983 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 1.42 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.5966 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.34 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.7146 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.67 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.1683 births per woman | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.62 births per woman against 1.58 births per woman in Russian Federation as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 0.04 births per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2018.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Russian Federation ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.