Median age vs births per woman in Russia

Russia: Median age vs births per woman was 39.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39.45
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.45
in 2023
All-time low
23.04
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs births per woman in Russia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 39.45 for median age vs births per woman in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Russia peaked at 39.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.04, in 1950.

Russia ranks 60th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Median age vs births per woman in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Median age vs births per woman in Russia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 23.04 —
1951 23.41 +1.6%
1952 23.79 +1.6%
1953 24.2 +1.7%
1954 24.59 +1.6%
1955 24.96 +1.5%
1956 25.32 +1.4%
1957 25.63 +1.2%
1958 25.9 +1.1%
1959 26.13 +0.9%
1960 26.29 +0.6%
1961 26.36 +0.3%
1962 26.46 +0.4%
1963 26.68 +0.8%
1964 27.01 +1.2%
1965 27.42 +1.5%
1966 27.87 +1.6%
1967 28.34 +1.7%
1968 28.82 +1.7%
1969 29.28 +1.6%
1970 29.71 +1.5%
1971 30.12 +1.4%
1972 30.46 +1.2%
1973 30.69 +0.7%
1974 30.59 -0.3%
1975 29.85 -2.4%
1976 29.47 -1.3%
1977 29.53 +0.2%
1978 29.7 +0.6%
1979 29.88 +0.6%
1980 30.11 +0.7%
1981 30.32 +0.7%
1982 30.49 +0.5%
1983 30.63 +0.5%
1984 30.77 +0.5%
1985 30.93 +0.5%
1986 31.11 +0.6%
1987 31.32 +0.7%
1988 31.53 +0.7%
1989 31.82 +0.9%
1990 32.17 +1.1%
1991 32.53 +1.1%
1992 32.94 +1.3%
1993 33.37 +1.3%
1994 33.69 +1.0%
1995 33.99 +0.9%
1996 34.35 +1.0%
1997 34.72 +1.1%
1998 35.09 +1.1%
1999 35.43 +1.0%
2000 35.73 +0.8%
2001 35.98 +0.7%
2002 36.11 +0.4%
2003 36.18 +0.2%
2004 36.31 +0.3%
2005 36.41 +0.3%
2006 36.51 +0.3%
2007 36.61 +0.3%
2008 36.73 +0.3%
2009 36.85 +0.3%
2010 36.96 +0.3%
2011 37.1 +0.4%
2012 37.23 +0.4%
2013 37.38 +0.4%
2014 37.54 +0.4%
2015 37.69 +0.4%
2016 37.8 +0.3%
2017 37.95 +0.4%
2018 38.17 +0.6%
2019 38.44 +0.7%
2020 38.69 +0.7%
2021 38.86 +0.4%
2022 39.07 +0.6%
2023 39.45 +1.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 39.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 39.45 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 24.7 23.04 26.13 10
1960s 27.45 26.29 29.28 10
1970s 30 29.47 30.69 10
1980s 30.9 30.11 31.82 10
1990s 33.83 32.17 35.43 10
2000s 36.34 35.73 36.85 10
2010s 37.63 36.96 38.44 10
2020s 39.02 38.69 39.45 4

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 57 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 39.66 compare
  2. 58 Thailand 39.66 compare
  3. 59 Norway 39.54 compare
  4. 61 Saint Martin (French Part) 39.36 compare
  5. 62 Montenegro 39.29 compare
  6. 63 China 39.07 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs births per woman in Russia?
Median age vs births per woman in Russia was 39.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 39.45 in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.04 in 1950.
How does Russia rank for median age vs births per woman?
Russia ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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