Number of deaths in Russia by year
1 764 618 persons, 2023 −134 026 to 2022
Annual number of deaths based on civil registry data, covering all causes of death and all ages across the entire territory of Russia.
Prior to 2015, data in the table are not provided for every year: 2000, 2005, 2010, and annually thereafter.
The spike in 2020–2021 is related to the pandemic. A breakdown by cause of death is available in the article on mortality.
Table by year
| Period | persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 225 332 | |
| 2005 | 2 303 935 | +78 603 |
| 2010 | 2 028 516 | −275 419 |
| 2015 | 1 908 541 | −119 975 |
| 2016 | 1 891 015 | −17 526 |
| 2017 | 1 826 125 | −64 890 |
| 2018 | 1 828 910 | +2 785 |
| 2019 | 1 798 307 | −30 603 |
| 2020 | 2 138 586 | +340 279 |
| 2021 | 2 441 594 | +303 008 |
| 2022 | 1 898 644 | −542 950 |
| 2023 | 1 764 618 | −134 026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people die in Russia per year?
The latest value is in the table above: all deaths per year from all causes.
In which year were the most deaths recorded in Russia?
In this series, it was in 2021, during the peak of the pandemic.
Why is the population declining?
More people are dying than being born: the difference is the natural decrease. Migration only partially offsets this.
Sources
- 2.4. УМЕРШИЕ ПО МЕСЯЦАМ СМЕРТИ
- 1. ОБЩИЕ ИТОГИ ЕСТЕСТВЕННОГО ДВИЖЕНИЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ: в РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
More on the topic
- Distribution of population by sex and age
- Deaths by month of death, Rosstat data
- Live births by month of birth
- Marriages by month of registration in Russia, 2000–2022
- Divorces by month of registration in Russia
- Termination of pregnancy: data for 2010–2022
- All sets of section «Демографический ежегодник»