Population growth rate in Russia
Russia: Population growth rate was -0.083 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.083
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
92nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.62
in 1957
All-time low
-0.892
in 1992
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Russia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Russia is -0.083, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Russia peaked at 1.62 in 1957 and was at its lowest, -0.892, in 1992.
Russia ranks 92nd of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1252 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3818 | +205.1% |
| 1900 | 0.9046 | +136.9% |
| 1905 | 0.9046 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9045 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.9045 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9192 | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.9192 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9192 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.9192 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9192 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9192 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.4 | +52.7% |
| 1951 | 1.39 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 1.42 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.43 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.54 | +7.7% |
| 1955 | 1.54 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.58 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 1.62 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 1.31 | -17.7% |
| 1960 | 1.44 | +9.8% |
| 1961 | 1.32 | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.866 | -15.3% |
| 1965 | 0.727 | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 0.689 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.576 | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 0.546 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.531 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4 | -24.7% |
| 1971 | 0.549 | +37.3% |
| 1972 | 0.577 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.557 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.623 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.689 | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.715 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.702 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.673 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.547 | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.574 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.708 | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.831 | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.767 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.779 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.938 | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.904 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.756 | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.486 | -35.7% |
| 1990 | 0.453 | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.176 | -61.1% |
| 1992 | -0.892 | -606.8% |
| 1993 | -0.157 | -82.4% |
| 1994 | 0.245 | -256.1% |
| 1995 | -0.123 | -150.2% |
| 1996 | -0.156 | +26.8% |
| 1997 | -0.156 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.14 | -10.3% |
| 1999 | -0.394 | +181.4% |
| 2000 | -0.319 | -19.0% |
| 2001 | -0.502 | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 0.259 | -151.6% |
| 2003 | -0.458 | -276.8% |
| 2004 | -0.386 | -15.7% |
| 2005 | -0.418 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | -0.267 | -36.1% |
| 2007 | -0.07 | -73.8% |
| 2008 | 0.004 | -105.7% |
| 2009 | 0.076 | +1800.0% |
| 2010 | 0.015 | -80.3% |
| 2011 | 0.137 | +813.3% |
| 2012 | 0.206 | +50.4% |
| 2013 | 0.227 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.217 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.338 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.222 | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 0.111 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.029 | -73.9% |
| 2020 | -0.25 | -962.1% |
| 2021 | -0.482 | +92.8% |
| 2022 | 0.131 | -127.2% |
| 2023 | -0.323 | -346.6% |
| 2024 | -0.532 | +64.7% |
| 2025 | -0.608 | +14.3% |
| 2026 | -0.23 | -62.2% |
| 2027 | -0.259 | +12.6% |
| 2028 | -0.265 | +2.3% |
| 2029 | -0.275 | +3.8% |
| 2030 | -0.282 | +2.5% |
| 2031 | -0.303 | +7.4% |
| 2032 | -0.285 | -5.9% |
| 2033 | -0.277 | -2.8% |
| 2034 | -0.27 | -2.5% |
| 2035 | -0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2036 | -0.252 | -3.1% |
| 2037 | -0.245 | -2.8% |
| 2038 | -0.227 | -7.3% |
| 2039 | -0.219 | -3.5% |
| 2040 | -0.193 | -11.9% |
| 2041 | -0.183 | -5.2% |
| 2042 | -0.163 | -10.9% |
| 2043 | -0.163 | -0.0% |
| 2044 | -0.146 | -10.4% |
| 2045 | -0.135 | -7.5% |
| 2046 | -0.126 | -6.7% |
| 2047 | -0.143 | +13.5% |
| 2048 | -0.154 | +7.7% |
| 2049 | -0.165 | +7.1% |
| 2050 | -0.181 | +9.7% |
| 2051 | -0.196 | +8.3% |
| 2052 | -0.198 | +1.0% |
| 2053 | -0.239 | +20.7% |
| 2054 | -0.243 | +1.7% |
| 2055 | -0.26 | +7.0% |
| 2056 | -0.257 | -1.2% |
| 2057 | -0.255 | -0.8% |
| 2058 | -0.275 | +7.8% |
| 2059 | -0.272 | -1.1% |
| 2060 | -0.249 | -8.5% |
| 2061 | -0.266 | +6.8% |
| 2062 | -0.252 | -5.3% |
| 2063 | -0.265 | +5.2% |
| 2064 | -0.258 | -2.6% |
| 2065 | -0.254 | -1.6% |
| 2066 | -0.238 | -6.3% |
| 2067 | -0.219 | -8.0% |
| 2068 | -0.216 | -1.4% |
| 2069 | -0.224 | +3.7% |
| 2070 | -0.213 | -4.9% |
| 2071 | -0.218 | +2.3% |
| 2072 | -0.177 | -18.8% |
| 2073 | -0.168 | -5.1% |
| 2074 | -0.155 | -7.7% |
| 2075 | -0.144 | -7.1% |
| 2076 | -0.12 | -16.7% |
| 2077 | -0.123 | +2.5% |
| 2078 | -0.111 | -9.8% |
| 2079 | -0.095 | -14.4% |
| 2080 | -0.077 | -18.9% |
| 2081 | -0.066 | -14.3% |
| 2082 | -0.066 | -0.0% |
| 2083 | -0.059 | -10.6% |
| 2084 | -0.059 | -0.0% |
| 2085 | -0.06 | +1.7% |
| 2086 | -0.054 | -10.0% |
| 2087 | -0.038 | -29.6% |
| 2088 | -0.04 | +5.3% |
| 2089 | -0.041 | +2.5% |
| 2090 | -0.044 | +7.3% |
| 2091 | -0.039 | -11.4% |
| 2092 | -0.059 | +51.3% |
| 2093 | -0.044 | -25.4% |
| 2094 | -0.042 | -4.5% |
| 2095 | -0.054 | +28.6% |
| 2096 | -0.072 | +33.3% |
| 2097 | -0.062 | -13.9% |
| 2098 | -0.08 | +29.0% |
| 2099 | -0.082 | +2.5% |
| 2100 | -0.083 | +1.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -0.083 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 24% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's -0.083 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 23% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1800.0% | 0.004 | 0.076 |
| 2020 | -962.1% | 0.029 | -0.25 |
| 2011 | +813.3% | 0.015 | 0.137 |
| 1992 | -606.8% | 0.176 | -0.892 |
| 2023 | -346.6% | 0.131 | -0.323 |
| 2003 | -276.8% | 0.259 | -0.458 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1252 | 0.1252 | 0.1252 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3818 | 0.3818 | 0.3818 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9046 | 0.9046 | 0.9046 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9045 | 0.9045 | 0.9045 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9192 | 0.9192 | 0.9192 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9192 | 0.9192 | 0.9192 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9192 | 0.9192 | 0.9192 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.48 | 1.31 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8864 | 0.531 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6032 | 0.4 | 0.715 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.729 | 0.486 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1144 | -0.892 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2081 | -0.502 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1812 | 0.015 | 0.338 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3093 | -0.608 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.262 | -0.303 | -0.219 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.1571 | -0.193 | -0.126 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.2376 | -0.275 | -0.181 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2441 | -0.266 | -0.216 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1524 | -0.218 | -0.095 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.056 | -0.077 | -0.038 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.0578 | -0.082 | -0.039 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.083 | -0.083 | -0.083 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Russia?
- Population growth rate in Russia was -0.083 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 in 1957.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.892 in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for population growth rate?
- Russia ranks 92nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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