Russia: fertility rate by type of area 2022

Since 2016, the fertility rate among the rural population has seen a decline in Russia. The country's inhabitants living outside cities had a fertility rate of 1.59 in 2022. That was higher than the average number of children born per one woman in the urban area, which was measured at 1.36 in the same year.

Fertility rate in Russia from 2000 to 2022, by type of area (in children per one woman)

Characteristic	Urban population	Rural population	Total population
2022*	1.36	1.59	1.42
2021	1.44	1.73	1.51
2020	1.43	1.74	1.51
2019	1.43	1.75	1.5
2018	1.49	1.87	1.58
2017	1.53	1.92	1.62
2016	1.67	2.06	1.76
2015	1.68	2.11	1.78
2010	1.44	1.98	1.57
2005	1.21	1.58	1.29
2000	1.09	1.55	1.2

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August 2023

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Russia

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

*Excluding statistical information on the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Luhansk People's Republic (OSR), Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
Starting from 2014, the figures include Crimea and Sevastopol.

The source specified the following information:
"Total fertility rate shows an average number of children per one woman, that would be born alive to mother if, throughout her reproductive period (15–49 years) age-specific fertility rates for the specified year remained unchanged. The value of total fertility rate does not depend on the population age composition and is used to show an average fertility level for the given calendar period."

Figures have been rounded.
Release date is the date of access.

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