Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia
Russia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 29.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.8%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
233rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 1951
All-time low
27.0%
in 1995
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia stood at 29.8%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia peaked at 39.6% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1995.
Russia ranks 233rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.2% | — |
| 1951 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 38.8% | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 37.9% | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 36.1% | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 35.2% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 34.1% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 32.9% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 32.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 31.7% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 30.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -2.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 29.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 78% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's 29.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.5% | 35.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.2% | 32.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.3% | 30.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 30.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.9% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.8% | 32.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More gender data for Russia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,321 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 120,569 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 120,569 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2611 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 606,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 639,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 618,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 653,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 635,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Russia was 29.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1995.
- How does Russia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Russia ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.