Birth seasonality in Russia
Russia: Birth seasonality was 34.89 births per million people in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
34.89 births per million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
58.27 births per million people
in 1958
All-time low
20.61 births per million people
in 1999
Years of data
59
1956–2014
Birth seasonality in Russia, 1956–2014
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Russia recorded 34.89 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2014.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Russia peaked at 58.27 births per million people in 1958 and was at its lowest, 20.61 births per million people, in 1999.
Russia ranks 2nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Birth seasonality in Russia, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 54.09 births per million people | — |
| 1957 | 55.12 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 58.27 births per million people | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 56.14 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1960 | 52.54 births per million people | -6.4% |
| 1961 | 50.58 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 48.84 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 43.44 births per million people | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 39.19 births per million people | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 37.69 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 36.8 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 35.53 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 34.61 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 35.37 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 36.69 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 38.45 births per million people | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 38.42 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 39.15 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 38.66 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 40.5 births per million people | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 38.99 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 40.8 births per million people | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 40.47 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 40.11 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 40.62 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 41.11 births per million people | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 45.07 births per million people | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 44.23 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 43.26 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 42.21 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 45.51 births per million people | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 43.12 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 39.26 births per million people | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 36.37 births per million people | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 33.13 births per million people | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 28.37 births per million people | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 24.93 births per million people | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 22.96 births per million people | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 23.02 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.49 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 22.68 births per million people | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 22.02 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 21.39 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 20.61 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 21.87 births per million people | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 22.91 births per million people | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 24.8 births per million people | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 25.21 births per million people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.24 births per million people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 25.37 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 25.9 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 30.18 births per million people | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 31.76 births per million people | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 32.26 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 34.11 births per million people | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 34.45 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 34.71 births per million people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.89 births per million people | +0.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 34.89 births per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.36 births per million people, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Russia's 34.89 births per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.39 births per million people, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.91 births per million people | 54.09 births per million people | 58.27 births per million people | 4 |
| 1960s | 41.46 births per million people | 34.61 births per million people | 52.54 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.22 births per million people | 36.69 births per million people | 40.8 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.08 births per million people | 36.37 births per million people | 45.51 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.16 births per million people | 20.61 births per million people | 33.13 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.65 births per million people | 21.87 births per million people | 32.26 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.25 births per million people | 33.1 births per million people | 34.89 births per million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Russia?
- Birth seasonality in Russia was 34.89 births per million people in 2014, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.27 births per million people in 1958.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.61 births per million people in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for birth seasonality?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2014.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.