Russia Population (LIVE)

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Russia Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Russian Federation is 144,415,652 as of Friday, December 27, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Russia 2024 population is estimated at 144,820,423 people at mid year.
  • Russia population is equivalent to 1.77% of the total world population.
  • Russia ranks number 9 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Russia is 9 per Km2 (23 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 16,376,870 Km2 (6,323,142 sq. miles).
  • 74.6 % of the population is urban (107,976,212 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Russia is 39.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Russia (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationRussia
Global Rank
2024 144,820,423 -0.43 % -620,077 -178,042 39.9 1.46 9 74.6 % 107,976,212 1.77 % 8,161,972,572 9
2023 145,440,500 -0.10 % -139,399 27,807 39.5 1.45 9 74.2 % 107,876,661 1.80 % 8,091,734,930 9
2022 145,579,899 -0.18 % -256,276 765,629 39.1 1.45 9 74.0 % 107,762,468 1.81 % 8,021,407,192 9
2020 146,371,299 -0.11 % -161,768 334,094 38.7 1.51 9 73.4 % 107,486,269 1.86 % 7,887,001,292 9
2015 145,307,616 0.19 % 274,630 384,756 37.7 1.79 9 73.3 % 106,549,491 1.95 % 7,470,491,872 9
2010 143,934,465 -0.09 % -132,684 307,555 37.0 1.59 9 73.3 % 105,485,979 2.05 % 7,021,732,148 9
2005 144,597,884 -0.29 % -423,980 263,541 36.4 1.30 9 73.0 % 105,505,958 2.20 % 6,586,970,132 9
2000 146,717,783 -0.21 % -314,724550,401 35.7 1.19 9 73.2 % 107,381,741 2.38 % 6,171,702,993 7
1995 148,291,403 -0.09 % -137,628 723,875 34.0 1.35 9 73.4 % 108,802,154 2.58 % 5,758,878,982 6
1990 148,979,541 0.74 % 1,082,030 299,863 32.2 1.91 9 72.7 % 108,302,585 2.80 % 5,327,803,110 6
1985 143,569,389 0.71 % 999,353 280,614 30.9 2.09 9 71.6 % 102,829,481 2.95 % 4,868,943,465 5
1980 138,572,623 0.65 % 887,305 10,440 30.1 1.92 8 69.5 % 96,298,016 3.12 % 4,447,606,236 5
1975 134,136,098 0.57 % 753,782 80,069 29.9 2.00 8 66.3 % 88,869,066 3.30 % 4,070,735,277 4
1970 130,367,189 0.58 % 746,595 -264,464 29.7 2.01 8 62.4 % 81,289,925 3.53 % 3,694,683,794 4
1965 126,634,214 1.09 % 1,340,015 -138,078 27.4 2.11 8 58.1 % 73,579,688 3.80 % 3,334,533,703 4
1960 119,934,141 1.53 % 1,754,630 -234,895 26.3 2.63 7 53.7 % 64,402,146 3.98 % 3,015,470,894 4
1955 111,160,992 1.46 % 1,553,726 -95,879 25.0 2.81 7 49.0 % 54,512,824 4.06 % 2,740,213,792 4
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Russia Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationRussia
Global Rank
2025 143,997,393 -0.33 % -474,781 -251,822 40.3 1.47 9 75.0 % 108,062,384 1.75 % 8,231,613,070 9
2030 141,889,410 -0.29 % -421,597 305,075 42.2 1.49 9 76.4 % 108,336,965 1.66 % 8,569,124,911 10
2035 139,909,641 -0.28 % -395,954 315,953 43.8 1.50 9 77.6 % 108,569,361 1.57 % 8,885,210,181 12
2040 138,281,831 -0.23 % -325,562 322,698 43.9 1.52 8 78.9 % 109,062,126 1.51 % 9,177,190,203 13
2045 137,152,207 -0.16 % -225,925 341,940 42.2 1.53 8 80.1 % 109,795,948 1.45 % 9,439,639,668 13
2050 136,132,775 -0.15 % -203,886   41.7 1.54 8 81.2 % 110,604,995 1.41 % 9,664,378,587 13
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Russia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Russia
Life Expectancy
73.34 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
4.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
5.3
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Russia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Moscow 10,381,222
2 Saint Petersburg 5,351,935
3 Novosibirsk 1,612,833
4 Yekaterinburg 1,495,066
5 Nizhniy Novgorod 1,259,013
6 Kazan 1,243,500
7 Chelyabinsk 1,202,371
8 Omsk 1,172,070
9 Samara 1,163,399
10 Rostov-na-Donu 1,130,305
11 Ufa 1,120,547
12 Krasnoyarsk 1,090,811
13 Voronezh 1,047,549
14 Volgograd 1,013,533
15 Perm 982,419
16 Krasnodar 899,541
17 Saratov 844,858
18 Tyumen 768,358
19 Tolyatti 702,879
20 Izhevsk 648,213
21 Barnaul 632,372
22 Ulyanovsk 626,540
23 Irkutsk 623,869
24 Khabarovsk 618,150
25 Yaroslavl 608,722
26 Vladivostok 604,901
27 Makhachkala 596,356
28 Khabarovsk Vtoroy 578,303
29 Tomsk 574,002
30 Orenburg 564,773
31 Kemerovo 558,973
32 Novokuznetsk 539,616
33 Ryazan' 538,962
34 Astrakhan 533,925
35 Penza 523,553
36 Naberezhnyye Chelny 509,870
37 Lipetsk 509,735
38 Kirov 507,155
39 Kalininskiy 504,641
40 Cheboksary 492,331
41 Tula 482,873
42 Kaliningrad 475,056
43 Kursk 448,733
44 Stavropol' 433,931
45 Bryansk 427,236
46 Tver 420,065
47 Magnitogorsk 413,351
48 Ivanovo 406,113
49 Nizhny Tagil 381,116
50 Ulan-Ude 360,278
51 Vladimir 357,024
52 Arkhangel'sk 349,742
53 Chita 349,005
54 Belgorod 345,289
55 Kaluga 340,851
56 Krasnogvargeisky 337,091
57 Smolensk 330,025
58 Sochi 327,608
59 Volzhsky 323,293
60 Saransk 318,841
61 Cherepovets 315,738
62 Vologda 312,420
63 Kurgan 309,285
64 Vladikavkaz 306,258
65 Orel 303,696
66 Surgut 300,367
67 Groznyy 297,137
68 Murmansk 295,374
69 Tambov 293,661
70 Petrozavodsk 279,190

See also

Notes

The Russia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the Russian Federation delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Russia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Russia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.