Deaths in Russia
Deaths in Russia was 1.79 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Russia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,794,857 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,909,498 Estimated |
| 2021 | 2,439,514 Estimated |
| 2020 | 2,158,766 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1,789,412 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1,790,069 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1,768,170 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,842,111 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1,869,624 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1,890,301 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,883,361 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,917,406 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,936,521 Estimated |
| 2010 | 2,101,578 Estimated |
| 2009 | 2,029,236 Estimated |
| 2008 | 2,095,043 Estimated |
| 2007 | 2,099,222 Estimated |
| 2006 | 2,193,341 Estimated |
| 2005 | 2,340,785 Estimated |
| 2004 | 2,335,317 Estimated |
| 2003 | 2,411,914 Estimated |
| 2002 | 2,384,780 Estimated |
| 2001 | 2,308,424 Estimated |
| 2000 | 2,286,160 Estimated |
| 1999 | 2,207,393 Estimated |
| 1998 | 2,037,119 Estimated |
| 1997 | 2,065,643 Estimated |
| 1996 | 2,152,107 Estimated |
| 1995 | 2,294,446 Estimated |
| 1994 | 2,328,453 Estimated |
| 1993 | 2,156,131 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,820,132 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,694,108 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,652,350 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,573,501 Estimated |
| 1988 | 1,551,934 Estimated |
| 1987 | 1,506,750 Estimated |
| 1986 | 1,470,773 Estimated |
| 1985 | 1,614,999 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,641,463 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,568,619 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,518,595 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,537,466 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,518,677 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,482,212 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,423,836 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,382,671 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,335,467 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,303,343 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,239,598 Estimated |
| 1973 | 1,199,433 Estimated |
| 1972 | 1,183,581 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,145,498 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,133,128 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,107,509 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,043,630 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,014,551 Estimated |
| 1966 | 976,772 Estimated |
| 1965 | 959,975 Estimated |
| 1964 | 918,894 Estimated |
| 1963 | 919,556 Estimated |
| 1962 | 942,162 Estimated |
| 1961 | 914,045 Estimated |
| 1960 | 900,712 Estimated |
| 1959 | 934,753 Estimated |
| 1958 | 888,614 Estimated |
| 1957 | 953,769 Estimated |
| 1956 | 906,177 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,106,877 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,198,621 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,245,751 Estimated |
| 1952 | 1,289,797 Estimated |
| 1951 | 1,383,144 Estimated |
| 1950 | 1,363,061 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, 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/deaths/russia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/russia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_russia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, 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/deaths/russia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Russia?
Deaths in Russia was 1.79 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in Russia?
2.44 million in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.