Approximately 1.3 million children were born in Russia in 2023, marking a decrease relative to the previous year. That was the lowest figure recorded over the past decade. The highest number of live births in the country was measured at roughly two million newborns in 2014.
Number of live births in Russia from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of live births in thousands
2023*
1,264.35
2022
1,304.09
2021
1,398.25
2020
1,436.51
2019
1,484.5
2018
1,604.6
2017
1,690.3
2016
1,888.7
2015
1,940.6
2014
1,942.7
2013
1,895.8
2012
1,902.1
2011
1,796.6
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*Excluding statistical information on the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (July 12, 2024). Number of live births in Russia from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010528/number-of-live-births-in-russia/
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