Births and deaths per year in Russia
Russia: Births and deaths per year was 1.79 million deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.79 million deaths
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.44 million deaths
in 2021
All-time low
888,612 deaths
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births and deaths per year in Russia is 1.79 million deaths, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Russia peaked at 2.44 million deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 888,612 deaths, in 1958.
Russia ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Russia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.36 million deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1.38 million deaths | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.29 million deaths | -6.7% |
| 1953 | 1.25 million deaths | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 1.20 million deaths | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 1.11 million deaths | -7.7% |
| 1956 | 906,174 deaths | -18.1% |
| 1957 | 953,767 deaths | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 888,612 deaths | -6.8% |
| 1959 | 934,757 deaths | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 900,715 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 914,044 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 942,166 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 919,558 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 918,897 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 959,978 deaths | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 976,774 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.01 million deaths | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.04 million deaths | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.11 million deaths | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 1.13 million deaths | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.15 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.18 million deaths | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.20 million deaths | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.24 million deaths | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.30 million deaths | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million deaths | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.38 million deaths | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million deaths | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.48 million deaths | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.52 million deaths | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.54 million deaths | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.52 million deaths | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.57 million deaths | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million deaths | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.61 million deaths | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million deaths | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 1.51 million deaths | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.55 million deaths | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.57 million deaths | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.65 million deaths | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.69 million deaths | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million deaths | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 2.16 million deaths | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 2.33 million deaths | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 2.29 million deaths | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million deaths | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.07 million deaths | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million deaths | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.21 million deaths | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.29 million deaths | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.31 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 million deaths | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.41 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.34 million deaths | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.34 million deaths | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million deaths | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.10 million deaths | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.03 million deaths | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million deaths | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million deaths | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.92 million deaths | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million deaths | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million deaths | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million deaths | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million deaths | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.77 million deaths | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million deaths | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million deaths | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million deaths | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million deaths | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million deaths | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million deaths | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 million deaths | 888,612 deaths | 1.38 million deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 969,781 deaths | 900,715 deaths | 1.11 million deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.28 million deaths | 1.13 million deaths | 1.48 million deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 million deaths | 1.47 million deaths | 1.64 million deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 million deaths | 1.65 million deaths | 2.33 million deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million deaths | 2.03 million deaths | 2.41 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million deaths | 1.77 million deaths | 2.10 million deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 million deaths | 1.79 million deaths | 2.44 million deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Russia?
- Births and deaths per year in Russia was 1.79 million deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 888,612 deaths in 1958.
- How does Russia rank for births and deaths per year?
- Russia ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.