Population
145M persons, 1 July latest value, 2023
Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.
Russia
All indicators of the Macroscope base for Russia, with sources. Below: what past UN and IMF releases projected and what actually happened.
Births
1.22M
births per year, 2024
Total fertility rate
1.37
children per woman, 2025
GDP per capita, PPP
42,358
constant 2021 international $, 2025
What the data shows
Computed with the same code as the observations under the main chart and in the API (get_insights). Moving together in time does not prove a cause.
How the indicators changed
- Fertility (TFR): 2.93 in 1950 → 1.37 in 2025 (−53%). Low: 1.18 in 1999; +16% since then. Thresholds: below 2.1 since 1989, below 1.5 since 2022. The trend broke around 2003 and 2014: −0.03 → +0.05 → −0.04 a year.
- Births: 2.89M in 1950 → 1.22M in 2024 (−58%). The trend broke around 1988 and 1994: −15.5k → −118k → +7.98k a year.
- Population: 103M in 1950 → 145M in 2023 (+41%). The trend broke around 1962 and 1990: +1.7M → +879k → −108k a year.
- Internet: 0% in 1990 → 94.4% in 2024 (+94 pp). Thresholds: above 10% since 2004, above 50% since 2011, above 90% since 2022. Fastest growth in 2007–2012: 24.7% → 66%.
- Urban share: 54.1% in 1960 → 75.3% in 2025 (+21 pp). Threshold: above 75% since 2024. The trend broke around 1977 and 1986: +0.83 → +0.47 → +0.05 a year.
- GDP per person (PPP): 29,644 PPP dollars in 1990 → 42,358 PPP dollars in 2025 (+43%). Low: 17,053 PPP dollars in 1998; +148% since then. The trend broke around 1997 and 2008: −1,906 → +1,576 → +465 a year.
- GDP growth: on average −3.8% in the 1990s, 5.5% in the 2000s, 2.0% in the 2010s, 2.0% in the 2020s. Lowest: −12.7% in 1994; highest: 10.1% in 2000.
- Inflation: on average 362.2% in the 1990s, 14.0% in the 2000s, 6.9% in the 2010s, 7.8% in the 2020s. Lowest: 2.9% in 2018; highest: 1,569% in 1992.
What changed at the same time
- The fastest decline of "Fertility (TFR)" was in 1987–1997: 2.25 → 1.24. Over the same years: births 2.55M → 1.29M; population 146M → 148M; internet 0.5% (1997); urban share 72.9% → 73.1%; GDP per person (PPP) 17,977 PPP dollars (1997); GDP growth 1.4% (1997); inflation 14.8% (1997).
- Over the last 10 years (2015–2025): fertility (TFR) 1.79 → 1.37; births 1.94M → 1.22M; population 145M (2015); internet 70.1% → 94.4%; urban share 74.3% → 75.3%; GDP per person (PPP) 35,037 PPP dollars → 42,358 PPP dollars; GDP growth −2% → 1%; inflation 15.5% → 8.7%.
How the indicators relate
- Fertility (TFR) and internet (1990–2024, 34 years): levels are noticeably related, in the same direction (r = 0.54); year-to-year changes are related too (r = 0.50). Changes line up from year to year too, which is more than a shared trend.
- Fertility (TFR) and urban share (1960–2025, 66 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.72); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.30). This looks like a shared trend: both change over time, but not in step from year to year.
- Fertility (TFR) and GDP per person (PPP) (1990–2025, 36 years): levels are noticeably related, in the same direction (r = 0.57); year-to-year changes are weakly related (r = 0.44).
Forecasts vs actual
- Fertility (TFR): past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 10 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 2; median gap −12%.
- The UN 2000 projection expected this level (1.37) already around 2023: reality is 2 years behind it.
- The UN 2006 projection expected this level (1.37) already around 2013: reality is 12 years behind it.
- Fertility (TFR): UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 1.54 (+12% vs 2025), 2100 — 1.59 (+16% vs 2025); low variant for 2100: 1.09.
- Births: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 3 of 11 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 8; median gap +14%.
- The UN 2000 projection expected this level (1.22M) already around 2010: reality is 14 years behind it.
- The UN 2022 projection expected today's level (1.22M, 2024) only around 2074: reality is 50 years ahead of it.
- National statistics for 2024: 1.22M, 4% below the UN 2024 medium variant (1.27M).
- Births: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 1.36M (+12% vs 2024), 2100 — 1.17M (−5% vs 2024); low variant for 2100: 486k.
- Population: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 1 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 11; median gap +4.9%.
- Population: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 136M (−6% vs 2023), 2100 — 126M (−13% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 87.9M.
- GDP growth: IMF next-year forecasts (36 editions, 2007–2024). On average the outcome was 0.7 pp below the forecast; below it in 53% of cases; typical error ±3 pp. The biggest miss was for 2009: IMF, April 2008 expected 6.3%, the outcome was −7.8%.
- GDP growth: latest IMF forecast (IMF, April 2026): 2026 — 1.1%, 2028 — 1%, 2031 — 1%.
- Inflation: IMF next-year forecasts (36 editions, 2007–2024). On average the outcome was 1.4 pp above the forecast; below it in 42% of cases; typical error ±3.2 pp. The biggest miss was for 2022: IMF, April 2021 expected 3.4%, the outcome was 13.8%.
- Inflation: latest IMF forecast (IMF, April 2026): 2026 — 5.6%, 2028 — 4%, 2031 — 4%.
UN projections vs actual
Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates to 2023, then national statistics where comparable with the UN. Dashed: medium variants of past UN revisions. The table shows what each revision expected for the latest year (or five-year period) with actual data.
Population
persons, 1 July
- Actual
- UN 1998
- UN 2000
- UN 2002
- UN 2004
- UN 2006
- UN 2008
- UN 2010
- UN 2012
- UN 2015
- UN 2017
- UN 2019
- UN 2022
- UN 2024, medium
| Release | Target period | Horizon | Expected | Actual | Actual vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN 1998 | 2023 | 25 years | 139M | 145M | +4.6% |
| UN 2000 | 2023 | 23 years | 127M | 145M | +14.2% |
| UN 2002 | 2023 | 21 years | 126M | 145M | +15.2% |
| UN 2004 | 2023 | 19 years | 131M | 145M | +11.2% |
| UN 2006 | 2023 | 17 years | 130M | 145M | +12% |
| UN 2008 | 2023 | 15 years | 134M | 145M | +8.8% |
| UN 2010 | 2023 | 13 years | 140M | 145M | +3.9% |
| UN 2012 | 2023 | 11 years | 138M | 145M | +5.2% |
| UN 2015 | 2023 | 8 years | 142M | 145M | +2.4% |
| UN 2017 | 2023 | 6 years | 143M | 145M | +1.6% |
| UN 2019 | 2023 | 4 years | 146M | 145M | −0.1% |
| UN 2022 | 2023 | 1 year | 144M | 145M | +0.7% |
Births
births per year
- Actual
- UN 1998
- UN 2000
- UN 2002
- UN 2004
- UN 2006
- UN 2008
- UN 2010
- UN 2012
- UN 2015
- UN 2017
- UN 2019
- UN 2022
- UN 2024, medium
| Release | Target period | Horizon | Expected | Actual | Actual vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN 1998 | 2015–2020 | 20 years | 1.38M | 1.68M | +21.5% |
| UN 2000 | 2015–2020 | 18 years | 1.13M | 1.68M | +48.7% |
| UN 2002 | 2015–2020 | 16 years | 1.13M | 1.68M | +49.1% |
| UN 2004 | 2015–2020 | 14 years | 1.39M | 1.68M | +21% |
| UN 2006 | 2015–2020 | 12 years | 1.32M | 1.68M | +27.5% |
| UN 2008 | 2015–2020 | 10 years | 1.47M | 1.68M | +14.1% |
| UN 2010 | 2015–2020 | 8 years | 1.59M | 1.68M | +5.4% |
| UN 2012 | 2015–2020 | 6 years | 1.6M | 1.68M | +4.9% |
| UN 2015 | 2015–2020 | 2 years | 1.77M | 1.68M | −5.1% |
| UN 2017 | 2015–2020 | 0 years | 1.78M | 1.68M | −5.8% |
| UN 2022 | 2024 | 2 years | 1.35M | 1.22M | −9.5% |
Total fertility rate
children per woman
- Actual
- UN 1998
- UN 2000
- UN 2002
- UN 2004
- UN 2006
- UN 2008
- UN 2010
- UN 2012
- UN 2015
- UN 2017
- UN 2019
- UN 2022
- UN 2024, medium
| Release | Target period | Horizon | Expected | Actual | Actual vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN 1998 | 2020–2025 | 24 years | 1.66 | 1.45 | −12.7% |
| UN 2000 | 2020–2025 | 22 years | 1.36 | 1.45 | +6.8% |
| UN 2002 | 2020–2025 | 20 years | 1.37 | 1.45 | +5.8% |
| UN 2004 | 2020–2025 | 18 years | 1.58 | 1.45 | −8.2% |
| UN 2006 | 2020–2025 | 16 years | 1.46 | 1.45 | −1% |
| UN 2008 | 2020–2025 | 14 years | 1.58 | 1.45 | −8.1% |
| UN 2010 | 2020–2025 | 12 years | 1.67 | 1.45 | −13.4% |
| UN 2012 | 2020–2025 | 10 years | 1.66 | 1.45 | −12.5% |
| UN 2015 | 2020–2025 | 8 years | 1.76 | 1.45 | −17.7% |
| UN 2017 | 2020–2025 | 6 years | 1.79 | 1.45 | −19% |
| UN 2019 | 2020–2025 | 4 years | 1.83 | 1.45 | −20.6% |
| UN 2022 | 2025 | 3 years | 1.55 | 1.37 | −11.4% |
IMF forecasts vs actual
Solid line: actual values from the latest IMF edition (data get revised, so we use the newest). Dashed: April editions, current year and five years ahead. The table covers next-year forecasts from all editions: mean error shows bias, mean absolute error shows accuracy.
Real GDP growth
% per year
- Actual (IMF)
- WEO, April editions
| Indicator | Forecasts | Mean error | Mean absolute error | Actual below forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 36 | −0.7 pp | 3 pp | 53% |
| Inflation | 36 | +1.4 pp | 3.2 pp | 42% |
| Unemployment rate | 29 | −0.8 pp | 1 pp | 90% |
| Government gross debt | 28 | −1.9 pp | 3.5 pp | 71% |
All indicators
Demography
Births
1.22M births per year latest value, 2024
Live births per calendar year. UN WPP 2024 and national statistics (64 countries, 2015-2025).
Total fertility rate
1.37 children per woman latest value, 2025
Average number of children a woman would have at the age-specific fertility rates of the year.
Source: Rosstat TFR as of December 2025, reported by Vedomosti (23 Jan 2026)
Life expectancy at birth, women
79 years latest value, 2023
Years a newborn girl would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).
Life expectancy at birth, men
67.3 years latest value, 2023
Years a newborn boy would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).
Median age
39.5 years latest value, 2023
Age that divides the population in two halves (UN).
Mean age of mothers at childbirth
28.9 years latest value, 2023
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children of any order (UN).
Sex ratio at birth
105.7 boys per 100 girls latest value, 2023
Boys born per 100 girls born (UN).
Net migration
27.8k persons per year latest value, 2023
Immigrants minus emigrants per year (UN estimate and projection).
Old-age dependency
25 persons 65+ per 100 aged 20-64 latest value, 2020
Persons aged 65+ per 100 aged 20-64, every five years (UN).
Digitalisation
Internet users
94.4 % of population latest value, 2024
Share of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months from any device. ITU data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions
186.1 per 100 people latest value, 2024
Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people; can exceed 100 when people have several SIM cards. ITU data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions
27.1 subscriptions per 100 people latest value, 2024
Fixed subscriptions to high-speed Internet (256 kbit/s or more) per 100 people. ITU data.
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP
42,358 constant 2021 international $ latest value, 2025
Gross domestic product per person at purchasing power parity, constant 2021 international dollars (World Bank, ICP).
Real GDP growth
1 % per year latest value, 2025
Annual change of GDP at constant prices. Actual values and forecasts from IMF WEO editions.
Inflation
8.7 % per year, average latest value, 2025
Change of the annual average consumer price index (IMF WEO).
Government gross debt
17.2 % of GDP latest value, 2025
General government gross debt, percent of GDP (IMF WEO).
Unemployment rate
2.2 % of labour force latest value, 2025
Unemployed as a share of the labour force (IMF WEO; national definitions).
GDP per capita, US dollars
17,972 current US dollars latest value, 2025
GDP per person in current US dollars at market exchange rates (IMF WEO).
Society
Urban population
75.3 % of population latest value, 2025
Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank, from UN World Urbanization Prospects).
Tertiary enrolment, women
62.7 % gross latest value, 2024
Women enrolled in tertiary education as a share of women in the five-year age group after secondary school; can exceed 100 (UNESCO).
Women with upper secondary education
92.7 % of women 25+ latest value, 2024
Share of women aged 25+ who completed at least upper secondary education (UNESCO).
Life expectancy at birth
73.4 years latest value, 2024
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (World Bank, from UN and national statistics).
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