Population of Russia 2021, by gender and age group

In all age groups until 34 years old, there were more men than women in Russia as of January 1, 2021. After that age, the female population outnumbered the male population in each category. The most represented age group in the country was from 30 to 34 years old, with approximately 6.27 million women and 6.15 million men.

Male-to-female ratio

The number of men in Russia was historically lower than the number of women, which was a result of population losses during World War I and World War II. In 1950, in the age category from 25 to 29 years, 68 men were recorded per 100 women in the Soviet Union. In today’s Russia, the female-to-male ratio in the same age group reached 952 women per one thousand men.

Highest life expectancy gender gap

The World Health Organization estimated the average life expectancy of women across the world at over five years longer than men. In Russia, this gap between genders was close to 10 years. According to the study “Burden of disease in Russia, 1980-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016,” Russia had the highest gender difference in life expectancy worldwide.