Putin approval rating Russia 2024

In February 2024, over eight out of ten percent of Russians approved of the activities of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The popularity level was nine percentage points higher than in September 2022, when the figure declined following the announcement of a partial mobilization in the country. After Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February 2022, the approval rating increased. During the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, the figure declined.

What has shifted Putin’s approval rating?

Since his first presidential term started in 2000, Vladimir Putin's highest approval rating was measured at 88 percent, when he was the country's prime minister. In 2008, as a result of the war with Georgia, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In 2014, Russia annexed the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, viewing it as a historic reunification. Despite Western sanctions that were imposed on the country in response the violation of territorial integrity of Ukraine, the approval rating remained high over the following years. In February and March 2019, among the reasons behind the decline in approval were a pension reform and a retirement age hike.

What awaits Russia after 2024?

During his state of-the-nation speech in January 2020, Vladimir Putin suggested amendments to the Russian Constitution, some of which are aimed at restructuring the executive power within the country’s administration. Regarding the amendments, 47 percent of Russians believed that they were designed to prepare the political system for the period after 2024, allowing Putin to stay in power in a role different from a president. In March 2020, an amendment was proposed to the Constitution to reset the previous presidential terms of Putin, allowing him to stay as a president until 2036. The amendments were approved in an all-Russian voting with nearly 78 percent of Russians supporting them.

Do you approve of the activities of Vladimir Putin as the president (prime minister) of Russia?

Characteristic	Approve	Disapprove	No answer
Feb 2024	86%	11%	3%
Jan 2024	85%	12%	2%
Dec 2023	83%	14%	3%
Nov 2023	85%	13%	2%
Oct 2023	82%	15%	3%
Sep 2023	80%	17%	3%
Aug 2023	80%	16%	4%
Jul 2023	82%	15%	3%
Jun 2023	81%	16%	3%
May 2023	82%	15%	2%
Apr 2023	83%	14%	3%
Mar 2023	82%	15%	3%
Feb 2023	83%	14%	2%
Jan 2023	82%	16%	2%
Dec 2022	81%	17%	2%
Nov 2022	79%	18%	3%
Oct 2022	79%	19%	2%
Sep 2022	77%	21%	2%
Aug 2022	83%	15%	2%
Jul 2022	83%	15%	2%
Jun 2022	83%	16%	1%
May 2022	83%	15%	2%
Apr 2022	82%	17%	1%
Mar 2022	83%	15%	2%
Feb 2022	71%	27%	1%
Jan 2022	69%	29%	2%
Dec 2021	65%	34%	1%
Nov 2021	63%	35%	2%
Oct 2021	67%	33%	1%
Sep 2021	64%	34%	2%
Aug 2021	61%	37%	2%
Jul 2021	64%	35%	1%
Jun 2021	66%	32%	2%
May 2021	67%	32%	2%
Apr 2021	65%	33%	2%
Mar 2021	63%	35%	2%
Feb 2021	65%	34%	2%
Jan 2021	64%	34%	2%
Nov 2020	65%	34%	1%
Oct 2020	68%	31%	1%
Sep 2020	69%	30%	1%
Aug 2020	66%	33%	1%
Jul 2020	60%	33%	6%
Jun 2020	60%	35%	6%
May 2020	59%	34%	7%
Apr 2020	59%	33%	8%
Mar 2020	63%	36%	2%
Feb 2020	69%	30%	1%
Jan 2020	68%	31%	1%
Dec 2019	68%	31%	1%
Nov 2019	68%	31%	1%
Oct 2019	70%	29%	1%
Sep 2019	68%	31%	1%
Aug 2019	67%	31%	1%
Jul 2019	68%	31%	1%
Jun 2019	68%	31%	1%
May 2019	66%	32%	2%
Apr 2019	66%	33%	1%
Mar 2019	64%	34%	2%
Feb 2019	64%	35%	1%
Jan 2019	64%	34%	1%
Dec 2018	66%	33%	1%
Nov 2018	66%	33%	1%
Oct 2018	66%	33%	1%
Sep 2018	67%	33%	1%
Aug 2018	70%	30%	1%
Jul 2018	67%	32%	1%
May 2018	79%	20%	1%
Apr 2018	82%	17%	1%
Mar 2018	80%	19%	1%
Feb 2018	76%	22%	2%
Jan 2018	80%	18%	2%
Dec 2017	82%	17%	1%
Nov 2017	81%	18%	1%
Oct 2017	82%	17%	1%
Sep 2017	83%	17%	1%
Aug 2017	83%	15%	1%
Jul 2017	83%	15%	2%
Jun 2017	81%	18%	1%
May 2017	81%	18%	1%
Apr 2017	82%	18%	1%
Mar 2017	82%	17%	1%
Feb 2017	84%	15%	1%
Jan 2017	85%	14%	1%
Dec 2016	84%	15%	1%
Nov 2016	86%	14%	1%
Oct 2016	84%	16%	1%
Sep 2016	82%	18%	1%
Aug 2016	82%	18%	1%
Jul 2016	82%	17%	1%
Jun 2016	81%	18%	1%
May 2016	80%	19%	1%
Apr 2016	82%	17%	1%
Mar 2016	82%	17%	1%
Feb 2016	81%	19%	1%
Jan 2016	82%	18%	1%
Dec 2015	85%	14%	1%
Nov 2015	85%	14%	1%
Oct 2015	88%	12%	1%
Sep 2015	84%	15%	1%
Aug 2015	83%	17%	1%
Jul 2015	87%	12%	1%
Jun 2015	89%	10%	1%
May 2015	86%	13%	1%
Apr 2015	86%	13%	1%
Mar 2015	85%	14%	1%
Feb 2015	86%	13%	1%
Jan 2015	85%	15%	1%
Dec 2014	85%	14%	1%
Nov 2014	85%	14%	2%
Oct 2014	88%	11%	1%
Sep 2014	86%	14%	1%
Aug 2014	84%	15%	1%
Jul 2014	85%	14%	1%
Jun 2014	86%	13%	1%
May 2014	83%	16%	1%
Apr 2014	82%	17%	1%
Mar 2014	80%	18%	2%
Feb 2014	69%	30%	1%
Jan 2014	65%	34%	1%
Dec 2013	65%	34%	2%
Nov 2013	61%	37%	2%
Oct 2013	64%	35%	1%
Sep 2013	64%	35%	1%
Aug 2013	63%	36%	1%
Jul 2013	65%	35%	1%
Jun 2013	63%	35%	1%
May 2013	64%	35%	1%
Apr 2013	63%	37%	1%
Mar 2013	63%	36%	1%
Feb 2013	65%	34%	1%
Jan 2013	62%	37%	1%
Dec 2012	65%	35%	1%
Nov 2012	63%	36%	1%
Oct 2012	67%	32%	1%
Sep 2012	67%	31%	2%
Aug 2012	63%	35%	2%
Jul 2012	67%	32%	1%
Jun 2012	64%	34%	2%
May 2012	69%	30%	1%
Apr 2012	67%	32%	1%
Mar 2012	68%	31%	1%
Feb 2012	65%	34%	1%
Jan 2012	64%	34%	2%
Dec 2011	63%	36%	1%
Nov 2011	67%	32%	1%
Oct 2011	66%	31%	3%
Sep 2011	68%	31%	2%
Aug 2011	68%	30%	2%
Jul 2011	68%	31%	1%
Jun 2011	69%	30%	2%
May 2011	69%	29%	1%
Apr 2011	71%	27%	2%
Mar 2011	69%	29%	2%
Feb 2011	73%	25%	2%
Jan 2011	72%	25%	3%
Dec 2010	79%	19%	2%
Nov 2010	78%	19%	2%
Oct 2010	77%	20%	3%
Sep 2010	77%	21%	2%
Aug 2010	78%	20%	2%
Jul 2010	77%	21%	2%
Jun 2010	78%	20%	2%
May 2010	80%	19%	1%
Apr 2010	78%	20%	2%
Mar 2010	78%	20%	2%
Feb 2010	80%	19%	1%
Jan 2010	78%	21%	2%
Dec 2009	83%	15%	2%
Nov 2009	79%	19%	3%
Oct 2009	78%	20%	2%
Sep 2009	81%	18%	1%
Aug 2009	82%	16%	2%
Jul 2009	78%	19%	3%
Jun 2009	79%	19%	2%
May 2009	78%	18%	4%
Apr 2009	76%	21%	3%
Mar 2009	78%	20%	2%
Feb 2009	78%	20%	2%
Jan 2009	83%	14%	3%
Dec 2008	83%	15%	2%
Nov 2008	86%	12%	2%
Oct 2008	83%	14%	4%
Sep 2008	88%	10%	2%
Aug 2008	83%	15%	2%
Jul 2008	80%	17%	3%
Jun 2008	83%	13%	5%
May 2008	80%	15%	5%
Apr 2008	86%	12%	1%
Mar 2008	85%	13%	2%
Feb 2008	85%	13%	2%
Jan 2008	86%	13%	1%
Dec 2007	87%	12%	1%
Nov 2007	84%	15%	1%
Oct 2007	82%	16%	2%
Sep 2007	79%	20%	1%
Aug 2007	82%	16%	1%
Jul 2007	85%	14%	1%
Jun 2007	81%	18%	1%
May 2007	80%	18%	2%
Apr 2007	79%	19%	1%
Mar 2007	81%	18%	1%
Feb 2007	81%	18%	1%
Jan 2007	80%	19%	1%
Dec 2006	78%	21%	1%
Nov 2006	81%	18%	2%
Oct 2006	77%	22%	1%
Sep 2006	75%	22%	3%
Aug 2006	78%	21%	1%
Jul 2006	79%	19%	2%
Jun 2006	77%	21%	2%
May 2006	76%	23%	1%
Apr 2006	72%	26%	1%
Mar 2006	72%	26%	2%
Feb 2006	75%	23%	2%
Jan 2006	71%	27%	2%
Dec 2005	73%	25%	2%
Nov 2005	76%	23%	1%
Oct 2005	71%	26%	3%
Sep 2005	70%	28%	2%
Aug 2005	70%	27%	3%
Jul 2005	67%	31%	2%
Jun 2005	66%	32%	2%
May 2005	69%	29%	2%
Apr 2005	66%	31%	3%
Mar 2005	66%	26%	9%
Feb 2005	66%	32%	3%
Jan 2005	65%	32%	3%
Dec 2004	69%	28%	2%
Nov 2004	69%	29%	2%
Oct 2004	72%	26%	2%
Sep 2004	72%	26%	2%
Aug 2004	68%	30%	3%
Jul 2004	72%	25%	2%
Jun 2004	72%	25%	3%
May 2004	76%	21%	2%
Apr 2004	79%	19%	2%
Mar 2004	81%	16%	3%
Feb 2004	82%	17%	1%
Jan 2004	79%	20%	2%
Dec 2003	86%	13%	1%
Nov 2003	81%	18%	1%
Oct 2003	73%	24%	3%
Sep 2003	75%	22%	3%
Aug 2003	74%	23%	3%
Jul 2003	78%	19%	2%
Jun 2003	77%	22%	2%
May 2003	70%	27%	3%
Apr 2003	73%	24%	3%
Mar 2003	75%	21%	4%
Feb 2003	76%	22%	2%
Jan 2003	75%	22%	3%
Dec 2002	82%	16%	2%
Nov 2002	83%	15%	2%
Oct 2002	77%	19%	4%
Sep 2002	77%	20%	3%
Aug 2002	76%	20%	5%
Jul 2002	73%	20%	7%
Jun 2002	75%	20%	4%
May 2002	75%	20%	5%
Apr 2002	71%	22%	8%
Mar 2002	72%	24%	5%
Feb 2002	75%	20%	5%
Jan 2002	75%	19%	6%
Dec 2001	73%	19%	9%
Nov 2001	80%	18%	2%
Oct 2001	75%	19%	6%
Sep 2001	73%	21%	7%
Aug 2001	74%	19%	7%
Jul 2001	72%	22%	7%
Jun 2001	72%	22%	6%
May 2001	71%	22%	8%
Apr 2001	70%	25%	6%
Mar 2001	75%	19%	6%
Feb 2001	69%	21%	10%
Jan 2001	76%	18%	6%
Dec 2000	68%	23%	10%
Nov 2000	70%	22%	8%
Oct 2000	64%	26%	11%
Sep 2000	65%	27%	8%
Aug 2000	65%	26%	10%
Jul 2000	72%	17%	10%
Jun 2000	61%	26%	13%
May 2000	72%	17%	11%
Apr 2000	77%	15%	8%
Mar 2000	70%	21%	9%
Feb 2000	75%	17%	8%
Jan 2000	84%	10%	7%
Dec 1999	79%	13%	8%
Nov 1999	80%	12%	8%
Oct 1999	65%	20%	15%
Sep 1999	53%	27%	20%
Aug 1999	31%	33%	37%

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

February 21 to 28, 2024

Number of respondents

1,601 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Vladimir Putin was the prime minister of Russia from August 9, 1999 to May 7, 2000 (also the acting president from December 31, 1999 to May 7, 2000) and from May 8, 2008 to May 7, 2012.

Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey.

The source specified the following information: "Until March 2020, the survey was conducted via personal interviews in the respondents’ homes (face-to-face). In April – June 2020, the survey was conducted via phone interviews (CATI)."

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