Total Fertility Rate (TFR, children per woman). Data from UN Population Division and Soviet censuses; rates fell post-WWII baby boom due to urbanization and policies.
1950: 3.2
1960: 2.6
1970: 2.0
1980: 1.9
1990: 1.9 (pre-dissolution)
Russian Federation Fertility Rates (post-1991)
Russia's TFR declined sharply in the 1990s amid economic crisis, then stabilized with pro-natalist policies like maternity capital.
2000: 1.2
2010: 1.6
2020: 1.5
Latest post-2020: 1.41 (2023, Rosstat/UN estimates). Ongoing decline due to war, emigration, and economic factors; 2024 preliminary at ~1.4.
Sources: Statista (Russia fertility 1840–2020), UN World Population Prospects 2024. For more, check UN data or Rosstat.
Soviet Union Fertility Rates (1950–1990)
Total Fertility Rate (TFR, children per woman). Data from UN Population Division and Soviet censuses; rates fell post-WWII baby boom due to urbanization and policies.
Russian Federation Fertility Rates (post-1991)
Russia's TFR declined sharply in the 1990s amid economic crisis, then stabilized with pro-natalist policies like maternity capital.
Latest post-2020: 1.41 (2023, Rosstat/UN estimates). Ongoing decline due to war, emigration, and economic factors; 2024 preliminary at ~1.4.
Sources: Statista (Russia fertility 1840–2020), UN World Population Prospects 2024. For more, check UN data or Rosstat.