Large families in Russia

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The number of large families in Russia for the year increased by 250 thousand to 2.65 million

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Russia recorded an increase in the number of large families from 2.4 million to 2.65 million for the period from January 2024 to January 2025. This was announced on January 23, 2025 by Elena Semenova, Deputy Director of the Department of Demographic and Family Policy.

According to TASS, from July 1, 2024, a single register of large families began work, in which 2.646 million families are currently registered. The system allows you to keep accurate records and promptly provide social support measures.

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From October 1, 2024, through the portal of public services, the possibility of obtaining an electronic certificate of a large family has been implemented. At the moment, more than 1 million electronic documents with QR codes have been issued to receive services in various organizations.

The Ministry of Labor, together with other departments, continues to work to expand the possibilities of using an electronic certificate. Large families received a priority right to conclude a social contract.

In 2024, 19.5% of all social contracts were concluded with large families. This support measure became available after the adoption of the presidential decree "On measures of social support for large families."

Deputy Director of the Department Elena Semenova stressed that the observed increase in the number of large families demonstrates positive demographic dynamics in the country. The agency is developing additional support measures for 2025.

The electronic certificate of a large family makes it possible to simplify the process of obtaining benefits and services. The document is available in your personal account on the public services portal and can be presented as a QR code when contacting various organizations.

The implementation of a set of social support measures for large families will continue in 2025, taking into account the accumulated experience of the unified register and the electronic certificate system.^[1]

2024

Digital register of large families launched in Russia

At the end of June 2024, it became known about the launch in Russia of a single digital register of large families. The initiative is aimed at simplifying the procedure for appointing support measures for large families and creating a unified information base. Read more here

Putin approved the creation of a bank of data on large families

The President Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree that at the federal level enshrines the status of large families and defines support measures for them. The corresponding document was published on January 23, 2024.

The decree provides for the creation in Russia of a bank of data on large families. Its conduct will be handled by the government, which is also entrusted with monitoring the socio-economic situation of large families and providing them with social support by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It is assumed that the bank of data on large families will be conducted on a single centralized digital platform in the social sphere.

The status of large families and measures to support them are enshrined at the federal level

According to the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, a member of the organizing committee of the Year of the Family Anton Kotyakov, the creation of a data bank for large families will avoid providing documents confirming the status of a large family when appointing support measures, as well as proactively inform about available support measures.

The Ministry of Labor added that large families, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, are guaranteed the provision of state benefits and payments in connection with the birth and upbringing of children, support in the field of labor relations, parents with many children are given the right to receive additional vocational education, and mothers with many children - to early appointment of an insurance pension. In addition, in the order and on the conditions established by the regions, the right to free visits to museums, parks of culture and recreation, exhibitions throughout the country is guaranteed.

Earlier in Russia there was no single approach to determining the status of a large family, it was not enshrined in law. The regions had the right to independently determine the criteria for large families.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on measures of social support for children

2023: The number of families with three or more children in the Russian Federation in five years increased by 27% to 2.3 million families

By the end of 2023, there were 2.3 million families with three or more children in Russia, which is 27% more than five years earlier. Such data Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova cited on January 22, 2024 during the presentation of the Year of the Family in the framework of one of the forums.

According to her, despite the "demographic difficulties," the number of third children in Russian families is increasing - in 2023 it increased by 11% compared to 5 years ago. During the same time, the number of children born increased by 30%.

In Russia, 2.3 million families with three or more children

In total, as the Deputy Prime Minister noted, by the end of 2023, 24.5 million families lived in Russia, in which 30 million children are brought up. Golikova noted that these are good indicators, but they are insufficient.

We must try to ensure that we have more such families and that we do everything possible so that families in our big country live comfortably, "she said.

On November 22, 2023, Russian President Putin signed a decree declaring 2024 the year of family in Russia. It is carried out "in order to popularize state policy in the field of family protection, preserving traditional family values," the decree of the head of state said. Tatyana Golikova was appointed chairman of the organizing committee for its holding.

On January 22, 2024, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection RFAnton Kotyakov said that the number of large families in Russia is gradually growing, and over the past 8-10 years their number has doubled.

We see that today the culture of large families is being formed in society. We see that in recent years the number of large families has been seriously increasing, - said the deputy head of the Ministry of Labor, adding that it is especially important to introduce a culture of supporting large families.[2]

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