Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.43 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.43 children per women
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.53 children per women
in 1956
All-time low
1.14 children per women
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation, 1950–2023

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Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation is 1.43 children per women, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation peaked at 2.53 children per women in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.14 children per women, in 1999.

Russian Federation ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation, 1950 to 2023.
Year children per women Change
1950 2.43 children per women
1951 2.42 children per women -0.3%
1952 2.45 children per women +1.2%
1953 2.45 children per women +0.1%
1954 2.49 children per women +1.5%
1955 2.51 children per women +0.9%
1956 2.53 children per women +0.9%
1957 2.52 children per women -0.7%
1958 2.5 children per women -0.7%
1959 2.48 children per women -0.9%
1960 2.46 children per women -0.7%
1961 2.36 children per women -3.9%
1962 2.22 children per women -6.1%
1963 2.15 children per women -3.1%
1964 2.05 children per women -4.6%
1965 2 children per women -2.7%
1966 1.99 children per women -0.3%
1967 1.91 children per women -3.9%
1968 1.87 children per women -2.1%
1969 1.88 children per women +0.5%
1970 1.9 children per women +1.1%
1971 1.94 children per women +2.2%
1972 1.96 children per women +0.9%
1973 1.91 children per women -2.8%
1974 1.92 children per women +0.8%
1975 1.9 children per women -1.3%
1976 1.89 children per women -0.6%
1977 1.87 children per women -0.7%
1978 1.85 children per women -1.2%
1979 1.82 children per women -1.6%
1980 1.82 children per women -0.1%
1981 1.85 children per women +1.4%
1982 1.93 children per women +4.3%
1983 2.03 children per women +5.7%
1984 2 children per women -1.6%
1985 2 children per women -0.1%
1986 2.11 children per women +5.5%
1987 2.15 children per women +2.1%
1988 2.07 children per women -3.9%
1989 1.95 children per women -5.6%
1990 1.84 children per women -6.0%
1991 1.68 children per women -8.3%
1992 1.51 children per women -10.5%
1993 1.34 children per women -11.2%
1994 1.35 children per women +0.5%
1995 1.3 children per women -3.2%
1996 1.24 children per women -4.5%
1997 1.2 children per women -3.5%
1998 1.2 children per women -0.0%
1999 1.14 children per women -4.7%
2000 1.15 children per women +0.7%
2001 1.18 children per women +2.7%
2002 1.25 children per women +5.5%
2003 1.3 children per women +3.8%
2004 1.31 children per women +1.0%
2005 1.27 children per women -3.3%
2006 1.28 children per women +1.3%
2007 1.39 children per women +8.7%
2008 1.48 children per women +6.3%
2009 1.52 children per women +2.8%
2010 1.55 children per women +1.7%
2011 1.57 children per women +1.1%
2012 1.67 children per women +6.6%
2013 1.69 children per women +1.1%
2014 1.73 children per women +2.5%
2015 1.76 children per women +1.5%
2016 1.74 children per women -0.9%
2017 1.6 children per women -8.2%
2018 1.56 children per women -2.8%
2019 1.48 children per women -4.8%
2020 1.48 children per women +0.1%
2021 1.48 children per women +0.1%
2022 1.43 children per women -3.5%
2023 1.43 children per women -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.48 children per women 2.42 children per women 2.53 children per women 10
1960s 2.09 children per women 1.87 children per women 2.46 children per women 10
1970s 1.9 children per women 1.82 children per women 1.96 children per women 10
1980s 1.99 children per women 1.82 children per women 2.15 children per women 10
1990s 1.38 children per women 1.14 children per women 1.84 children per women 10
2000s 1.31 children per women 1.15 children per women 1.52 children per women 10
2010s 1.63 children per women 1.48 children per women 1.76 children per women 10
2020s 1.46 children per women 1.43 children per women 1.48 children per women 4

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 children per women compare
  2. 179 Czechia 1.44 children per women compare
  3. 180 Germany 1.43 children per women compare
  4. 182 Dominica 1.42 children per women compare
  5. 183 Switzerland 1.42 children per women compare
  6. 184 Cuba 1.42 children per women compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation?
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation was 1.43 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 2.53 children per women in 1956.
What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 children per women in 1999.
How does Russian Federation rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
Russian Federation ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit
children per women
Source
Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).