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How many babies are born in Russia?

1.21 million babies born in Russia in 2026. That is 0.92% of all births worldwide, and the 23rd largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Russia: history and projections

100K1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Russia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~50K ~1.2M 41.2 Modelled estimate
1000 ~110K ~2.5M 42.5 Modelled estimate
1500 ~320K ~7.6M 42.5 Modelled estimate
1800 ~1.51M ~31.3M 48.1 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~3.38M ~64.8M 52.2 Historical reconstruction
1950 2.88M 103M 27.9 UN estimate
2000 1.27M 147M 8.6 UN estimate
2023 1.3M 145M 8.9 UN estimate
2026 1.21M 143M 8.5 UN projection
2050 1.36M 136M 10.0 UN projection
2075 1.28M 129M 9.9 UN projection
2100 1.17M 126M 9.2 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Russia among estimates through 2023 were in 1928, at about ~3.87M. That is roughly 77 times the estimated ~50.5K births a year in 1 CE.

At 1.47 children per woman, fertility in Russia is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Russia each year?

An estimated 1.21 million babies are born in Russia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 3,320 a day and 0.92% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Russia?

Russia has an estimated 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.47 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.