Population, female in Russia
Russia: Population, female was 76.96 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Russia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Russia recorded 76.96 million for population, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Russia peaked at 78.89 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 66.17 million, in 1960.
Russia ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.64 million | 66.17 million | 70.55 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.70 million | 70.99 million | 74.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.81 million | 74.96 million | 78.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.70 million | 78.32 million | 78.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.18 million | 76.71 million | 78.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.42 million | 76.77 million | 77.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.25 million | 76.96 million | 77.79 million | 6 |
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More health data for Russia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 957 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 26 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 26 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 704,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 679,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 718,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 692,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 734,691 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 708,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Russia?
- Population, female in Russia was 76.96 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.89 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.17 million in 1960.
- How does Russia rank for population, female?
- Russia ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.