The share of Russian women who wanted to have fewer children increased between 2017 and 2022. More specifically, when asked about how many children they would like to have, 23 percent of women aged 18 to 44 years stated they would like to have only one child in 2022. To compare, in 2017, the share of women who stated the same was measured at 17 percent. Furthermore, less than 19 percent of Russian women wanted to have three children in 2022, three percent less than in 2017.
Number of children Russian women would like to have from 2017 to 2022
*Refers to the total number of survey households. Only one person was interviewed per household: either a man or a woman.
The survey was conducted in all subjects of Russia, except the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.
Figures have been rounded.
Release date is the date of access.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (March 30, 2023). Number of children Russian women would like to have from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376259/number-of-kids-wanted-by-women-russia/
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2023). Number of children Russian women would like to have from 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376259/number-of-kids-wanted-by-women-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Number of Children Russian Women Would like to Have from 2017 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376259/number-of-kids-wanted-by-women-russia/
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