Total fertility rate: births per woman in Russia
Russia: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.58 births per woman in 2018. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Russia, 1959–2018
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2018, total fertility rate: births per woman in Russia stood at 1.58 births per woman.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Russia peaked at 2.58 births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.16 births per woman, in 1999.
That places Russia 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.58 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 9 |
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 total fertility rate: births per woman in Russia?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Russia was 1.58 births per woman in 2018, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 births per woman in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Russia ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.