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
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Russian Federation, 1950–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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).