Live births in Russia
Live births in Russia was 1.3 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.8% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Russia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,297,207 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,334,912 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,421,809 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,458,020 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1,496,027 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1,612,827 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1,695,524 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,886,740 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1,934,705 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1,939,723 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,922,462 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,928,586 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,824,538 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1,815,200 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1,788,518 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1,739,291 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,632,575 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,499,536 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,472,805 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,513,809 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,486,835 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,403,587 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,315,495 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,268,072 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,251,222 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,302,572 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,294,194 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,333,368 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,388,504 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,420,437 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,416,115 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,621,382 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,832,068 Estimated |
| 1990 | 2,026,802 Estimated |
| 1989 | 2,205,133 Estimated |
| 1988 | 2,395,786 Estimated |
| 1987 | 2,551,637 Estimated |
| 1986 | 2,545,871 Estimated |
| 1985 | 2,452,581 Estimated |
| 1984 | 2,486,540 Estimated |
| 1983 | 2,542,282 Estimated |
| 1982 | 2,404,311 Estimated |
| 1981 | 2,300,045 Estimated |
| 1980 | 2,266,723 Estimated |
| 1979 | 2,241,687 Estimated |
| 1978 | 2,236,174 Estimated |
| 1977 | 2,215,349 Estimated |
| 1976 | 2,187,194 Estimated |
| 1975 | 2,146,889 Estimated |
| 1974 | 2,121,634 Estimated |
| 1973 | 2,044,738 Estimated |
| 1972 | 2,054,467 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,999,367 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,918,531 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,861,210 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,832,088 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,870,143 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,966,588 Estimated |
| 1965 | 2,018,427 Estimated |
| 1964 | 2,155,233 Estimated |
| 1963 | 2,361,263 Estimated |
| 1962 | 2,522,550 Estimated |
| 1961 | 2,730,181 Estimated |
| 1960 | 2,864,147 Estimated |
| 1959 | 2,889,877 Estimated |
| 1958 | 2,894,905 Estimated |
| 1957 | 2,879,676 Estimated |
| 1956 | 2,874,516 Estimated |
| 1955 | 2,915,099 Estimated |
| 1954 | 2,946,027 Estimated |
| 1953 | 2,922,390 Estimated |
| 1952 | 2,928,571 Estimated |
| 1951 | 2,920,639 Estimated |
| 1950 | 2,884,600 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Russia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Russia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/russia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Russia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/russia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Russia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/russia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_russia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Russia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/russia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Russia?
Live births in Russia was 1.3 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.8% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Russia?
2.95 million in 1954, the highest value since 1950 in this series.