Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia
Russia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.45 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.93 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.18 live births per woman
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia stood at 1.45 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia peaked at 2.93 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.18 live births per woman, in 1999.
Russia 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.93 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.9 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 2.86 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 2.85 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 2.81 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 2.76 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.73 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 2.69 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 2.66 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.63 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.52 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 2.36 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 2.29 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.18 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 2.11 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.1 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.02 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.98 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.99 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.01 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.05 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.07 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.01 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.03 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.99 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.98 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.95 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.92 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.92 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.94 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.02 live births per woman | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.13 live births per woman | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 2.1 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.09 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.21 live births per woman | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 2.25 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.16 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 2.03 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.91 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 1.75 live births per woman | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.57 live births per woman | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 1.39 live births per woman | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.35 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.24 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.24 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.18 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.22 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.29 live births per woman | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.34 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.31 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.43 live births per woman | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.52 live births per woman | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.56 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.58 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.71 live births per woman | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.73 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.77 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.79 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.77 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 live births per woman | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.58 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.45 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.66 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 178 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 180 Bhutan 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 182 Czechia 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 184 Montserrat 1.44 live births per woman compare
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Russia was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 live births per woman in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Russia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.