Birth seasonality in Russia
Russia: Birth seasonality was 34.89 births per million people in 2014. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More population data for Russia
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 7.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.86 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.42 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.42 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10,077 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.42 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.43 children per women (2023)
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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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.