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Russia

Population

143,287,001

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
9th
Share of world
1.73%
Annual change
−602,9350.42%

Population of Russia

100M120M140M160M180M95% prediction intervalPeak2026143.3M2050 projection136.1M↓ 5% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Current population estimate: 143,287,001. 2050 projection: 136,132,775.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Russia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026143,394,4580.42%9
2025143,997,3930.57%9
2020146,371,2990.11%9
2019146,533,0670.07%9
2018146,430,1460.17%9
2017146,186,7990.28%9
2015145,307,6160.26%9
2010143,934,4650.05%9
2005144,597,8840.40%9
2000146,717,7830.36%7

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Population by City

Moscow is home to 13,399,945 people, 9.34% of Russia's population.

City population10M5M2M
Moscow 13.4MNovosibirsk 1.6MYekaterinburg 1.6MKazan 1.3MKrasnoyarsk 1.2MChelyabinsk 1.2MKrasnodar 1.2M
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Moscow13.4M9.34%
2Saint Petersburg5.7M3.98%
3Novosibirsk1.6M1.14%
4Yekaterinburg1.6M1.09%
5Kazan1.3M0.94%
6Krasnoyarsk1.2M0.85%
7Nizhny Novgorod1.2M0.83%
8Chelyabinsk1.2M0.82%
9Krasnodar1.2M0.82%
10Ufa1.2M0.82%

Russia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Russia is home to an estimated 143,287,001 people, the 9th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Russia has a net population change of approximately -903 people per day, driven by 3,322 births, 5,115 deaths, and net immigration of 890 people.
Share of world
Russia makes up 1.73% of the world's population and 2.86% of Asia's.
Density
8.8 people per km² of land (22.7 per mi²), ranking 219th among countries and territories.
Urban living
75.25% of people live in urban areas.

Russia Demographics

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Russia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Federal State Statistics Service
  5. Federal State Statistics Service