Population, age 21, total in Russia
Russia: Population, age 21, total was 1.48 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Russia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Russia is 1.48 million, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Russia peaked at 2.55 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million, in 2015.
That places Russia 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 million | 1.86 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million | 2.25 million | 2.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 1.48 million | 2.34 million | 5 |
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More education data for Russia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in Russia?
- Population, age 21, total in Russia was 1.48 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2015.
- How does Russia rank for population, age 21, total?
- Russia ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.