Almost 70 percent of Russians expressed trust in their country's Armed Forces in September 2023. The trust decreased by three percentage points from the previous year. The figure stood at a record high in August 2022. Furthermore, the share of respondents who trusted the Russian Armed Forces saw a steady increase between 2012 and 2015.
Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Sep 2024
69%
Sep 2023
72%
Aug 2022
77%
Aug 2021
61%
Aug 2020
66%
Sep 2019
63%
Sep 2018
66%
Sep 2017
69%
Sep 2016
60%
Sep 2015
64%
Sep 2014
53%
Sep 2013
43%
Oct 2012
39%
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The figures represent the share of respondents answering "Rather deserves trust" to the question "In your opinion, to what extent does the Army deserve trust?"
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Levada Center. (October 24, 2024). Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center. "Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center. (2024). Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center. "Level of Trust in The Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center, Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2024 [Graph], Levada Center, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
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