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Fertility & birth rates in Russia and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has an annual birth rate of 8.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.41 in Russia and 4.19 in Togo — 197.3% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -44% in Russia and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 2.52 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Russia is ranked 168/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 25.2 years in Russia, compared to 25 years in Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.1 in Russia — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 13 in Russia vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In Russia, 23.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.35% in Russia and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Russia Togo
Fertility rate 1.41 4.19
Birth rate 8.6 31.1
Birth rate rank 168/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth 25.2 years 25 years
Average age at childbearing 29.1 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 11.6 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 78.6 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 11.7 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.3% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 55% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.6% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.009% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.17% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.37% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.45% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths -503,392 +218,093
Natural population change rank 194/196 57/196
Natural population change rate -0.35% +2.34%
Population growth -0.2% +2.27%
Population growth rank 177/197 42/197
Life expectancy 73.5 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Russia vs Togo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Russia was 1.41 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Russia vs Togo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Russia
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Russia Togo
1960 2.52 6.8
1961 2.45 6.82
1962 2.36 6.86
1963 2.27 6.89
1964 2.18 6.92
1965 2.13 6.94
1966 2.1 6.96
1967 2.04 6.96
1968 1.99 6.97
1969 1.97 7.02
1970 1.99 7.04
1971 2.03 7.06
1972 2.04 7.07
1973 2.01 7.08
1974 2 7.09
1975 1.98 7.09
1976 1.97 7.06
1977 1.95 7.03
1978 1.92 6.98
1979 1.9 6.94
1980 1.89 6.88
1981 1.91 6.81
1982 2.04 6.73
1983 2.11 6.63
1984 2.06 6.54
1985 2.05 6.46
1986 2.15 6.38
1987 2.22 6.3
1988 2.12 6.23
1989 2.01 6.15
1990 1.89 6.07
1991 1.73 5.99
1992 1.55 5.89
1993 1.39 5.78
1994 1.4 5.67
1995 1.34 5.57
1996 1.27 5.46
1997 1.22 5.36
1998 1.23 5.29
1999 1.16 5.23
2000 1.2 5.17
2001 1.22 5.13
2002 1.29 5.09
2003 1.32 5.05
2004 1.34 5
2005 1.29 5.04
2006 1.31 5.08
2007 1.42 5.1
2008 1.5 5.1
2009 1.54 5.1
2010 1.57 5.09
2011 1.58 4.98
2012 1.69 4.85
2013 1.71 4.75
2014 1.75 4.7
2015 1.78 4.66
2016 1.76 4.63
2017 1.62 4.58
2018 1.58 4.51
2019 1.5 4.45
2020 1.51 4.39
2021 1.51 4.32
2022 1.42 4.25
2023 1.41 4.19
2024 1.42 4.12
2025 1.43 4.07
2026 1.43 4.01
2027 1.43 3.95
2028 1.44 3.89
2029 1.44 3.84
2030 1.45 3.79
2031 1.45 3.75
2032 1.45 3.7
2033 1.46 3.65
2034 1.46 3.61
2035 1.46 3.56
2036 1.47 3.52
2037 1.47 3.48
2038 1.47 3.44
2039 1.47 3.4
2040 1.48 3.37
2041 1.48 3.33
2042 1.48 3.3
2043 1.48 3.27
2044 1.49 3.23
2045 1.49 3.2
2046 1.49 3.16
2047 1.49 3.13
2048 1.5 3.1
2049 1.5 3.07
2050 1.5 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Russia
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Russia Togo
1960 30.5% 44%
1961 30.9% 44.1%
1962 30.8% 44.2%
1963 30.6% 44.4%
1964 30.2% 44.5%
1965 29.5% 44.6%
1966 28.9% 44.7%
1967 28.3% 44.8%
1968 27.6% 44.9%
1969 26.9% 45%
1970 26.1% 45.1%
1971 25.4% 45.2%
1972 24.8% 45.4%
1973 24.2% 45.5%
1974 23.6% 45.6%
1975 23% 45.8%
1976 22.5% 45.9%
1977 22.1% 46%
1978 21.8% 46.1%
1979 21.7% 46.2%
1980 21.7% 46.2%
1981 21.7% 46.2%
1982 21.9% 46.2%
1983 22.1% 46.1%
1984 22.4% 46%
1985 22.6% 45.9%
1986 22.8% 45.8%
1987 22.9% 45.7%
1988 23% 45.5%
1989 23% 45.3%
1990 22.9% 45.2%
1991 22.7% 44.9%
1992 22.4% 44.7%
1993 22% 44.5%
1994 21.6% 44.2%
1995 21.2% 44%
1996 20.7% 43.8%
1997 20.2% 43.5%
1998 19.5% 43.2%
1999 18.8% 42.9%
2000 18% 42.6%
2001 17.3% 42.4%
2002 16.6% 42.3%
2003 16% 42.2%
2004 15.6% 42%
2005 15.2% 41.9%
2006 14.9% 41.8%
2007 14.8% 41.6%
2008 14.9% 41.6%
2009 15% 41.5%
2010 15.2% 41.6%
2011 15.4% 41.6%
2012 15.7% 41.6%
2013 16.1% 41.6%
2014 16.5% 41.5%
2015 16.9% 41.5%
2016 17.2% 41.4%
2017 17.5% 41.2%
2018 17.6% 41.1%
2019 17.6% 40.9%
2020 17.7% 40.7%
2021 17.7% 40.5%
2022 17.7% 40.2%
2023 17.5% 39.9%
2024 17.3% 39.5%
2025 17% 39.2%
2026 16.7% 38.8%
2027 16.3% 38.4%
2028 15.9% 38.1%
2029 15.5% 37.8%
2030 15% 37.5%
2031 14.6% 37.2%
2032 14.2% 36.9%
2033 14% 36.6%
2034 13.8% 36.4%
2035 13.7% 36.1%
2036 13.6% 35.9%
2037 13.6% 35.6%
2038 13.6% 35.4%
2039 13.7% 35.2%
2040 13.9% 35%
2041 14% 34.8%
2042 14.2% 34.6%
2043 14.4% 34.4%
2044 14.6% 34.2%
2045 14.8% 33.9%
2046 15% 33.7%
2047 15.2% 33.5%
2048 15.4% 33.2%
2049 15.5% 33%
2050 15.7% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.3% of the population in Russia and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 22.9% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Russia and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Russia vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.24% in Russia and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Russia
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Russia Togo
1960 1,962,834 43,307
1961 1,810,538 44,623
1962 1,573,701 46,201
1963 1,436,077 47,869
1964 1,233,520 49,449
1965 1,059,335 51,323
1966 989,279 53,640
1967 854,554 56,128
1968 787,621 59,110
1969 753,088 62,589
1970 785,554 65,851
1971 854,999 69,206
1972 872,050 72,008
1973 846,561 74,713
1974 883,186 77,347
1975 843,850 79,831
1976 852,237 82,321
1977 832,932 84,572
1978 812,766 86,950
1979 690,135 89,148
1980 681,149 91,445
1981 713,700 94,318
1982 830,855 97,003
1983 906,676 99,817
1984 756,548 102,425
1985 762,447 104,949
1986 985,279 107,957
1987 977,583 110,739
1988 778,343 112,915
1989 576,112 114,432
1990 325,533 116,200
1991 103,876 117,409
1992 -222,808 118,876
1993 -757,140 119,938
1994 -920,129 113,074
1995 -845,742 116,314
1996 -785,248 119,418
1997 -769,159 122,109
1998 -694,053 125,392
1999 -927,453 129,832
2000 -967,540 133,873
2001 -963,445 137,808
2002 -944,492 141,643
2003 -896,822 144,900
2004 -792,370 147,574
2005 -846,761 154,117
2006 -686,638 160,671
2007 -471,257 168,144
2008 -356,856 173,677
2009 -257,014 180,111
2010 -242,844 185,294
2011 -128,716 186,406
2012 0 186,061
2013 28,761 187,309
2014 28,848 190,667
2015 43,392 194,768
2016 0 199,364
2017 -130,764 202,307
2018 -232,637 204,942
2019 -319,997 207,608
2020 -697,177 208,663
2021 -1,027,702 210,613
2022 -576,948 215,090
2023 -503,392 218,093

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Russia vs Togo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Russia, compared to 349 deaths in Togo.

Russia
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Russia Togo
1985 81 668
1986 69 649
1987 65 636
1988 63 628
1989 61 644
1990 58 657
1991 57 676
1992 62 692
1993 76 728
1994 85 688
1995 82 663
1996 69 627
1997 59 600
1998 53 570
1999 53 529
2000 51 496
2001 48 478
2002 47 447
2003 45 431
2004 41 431
2005 38 434
2006 32 453
2007 29 448
2008 27 457
2009 24 471
2010 23 497
2011 19 501
2012 18 506
2013 16 500
2014 16 490
2015 15 470
2016 14 460
2017 12 443
2018 12 435
2019 12 416
2020 19 398
2021 21 397
2022 13 362
2023 9 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.45% in Russia and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Russia
Togo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Russia Togo
1960 4.55% 26%
1961 4.26% 25.8%
1962 3.99% 25.5%
1963 3.76% 25.2%
1964 3.55% 24.9%
1965 3.38% 24.6%
1966 3.23% 24.2%
1967 3.11% 23.8%
1968 3.02% 23.4%
1969 2.94% 23%
1970 2.88% 22.5%
1971 2.84% 22.1%
1972 2.81% 21.6%
1973 2.78% 21.1%
1974 2.77% 20.7%
1975 2.76% 20.2%
1976 2.76% 19.7%
1977 2.76% 19.2%
1978 2.76% 18.8%
1979 2.75% 18.3%
1980 2.73% 17.9%
1981 2.7% 17.5%
1982 2.66% 17.1%
1983 2.62% 16.7%
1984 2.56% 16.3%
1985 2.5% 16%
1986 2.42% 15.7%
1987 2.34% 15.4%
1988 2.26% 15.2%
1989 2.2% 14.9%
1990 2.17% 14.7%
1991 2.16% 14.5%
1992 2.17% 14.3%
1993 2.19% 14.1%
1994 2.2% 13.9%
1995 2.2% 13.6%
1996 2.17% 13.3%
1997 2.13% 13%
1998 2.08% 12.7%
1999 2.02% 12.3%
2000 1.94% 12%
2001 1.84% 11.6%
2002 1.73% 11.3%
2003 1.61% 10.9%
2004 1.5% 10.6%
2005 1.39% 10.3%
2006 1.29% 9.97%
2007 1.2% 9.69%
2008 1.13% 9.41%
2009 1.07% 9.14%
2010 1.04% 8.87%
2011 1.02% 8.59%
2012 0.99% 8.33%
2013 0.95% 8.07%
2014 0.89% 7.81%
2015 0.82% 7.56%
2016 0.75% 7.32%
2017 0.69% 7.09%
2018 0.63% 6.86%
2019 0.58% 6.63%
2020 0.54% 6.43%
2021 0.51% 6.22%
2022 0.47% 6.02%
2023 0.45% 5.83%

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