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Russia Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Russian Federation is 143,346,061 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Russia 2026 population is estimated at 143,394,458 people at mid-year.
  • Russia population is equivalent to 1.73% 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).
  • 75.41% of the population is urban (108,135,895 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Russia is 40.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Russia (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Russia Global Rank
2026 143,394,458 −0.42% −602,935 324,924 40.7 1.47 9 75.4% 108,135,895 1.73% 8,300,678,395 9
2025 143,997,393 −0.57% −823,030 −251,822 40.3 1.47 9 75% 108,062,384 1.75% 8,231,613,070 9
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 −0.1% −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 −0.27% −395,700 765,629 39.1 1.45 9 74% 107,762,468 1.81% 8,021,407,192 9
2020 146,371,299 0.15% 212,737 334,094 38.7 1.5 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 1.58 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 1.3 9 73% 105,505,958 2.20% 6,586,970,132 9
2000 146,717,783 −0.21% −314,724 550,401 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 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 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 2.81 7 49% 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).

Russia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Russia Global Rank
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 1.5 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% −203,886 322,727 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 (2026)

Life Expectancy
73.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
3.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
4.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Russia

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

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Moskva (Moscow) 14,524,753
2 Saint Petersburg 4,736,499
3 Novosibirsk 1,331,432
4 Nizhny Novgorod 1,196,944
5 Yekaterinburg 1,148,237
6 Kazan 1,132,941
7 Rostov-on-Don 1,065,880
8 Omsk 975,485
9 Samara 955,599
10 Ufa 880,583
11 Voronezh 879,892
12 Chelyabinsk 794,411
13 Krasnodar 783,125
14 Saratov 771,355
15 Makhachkala 717,618
16 Volgograd 655,020
17 Tyumen 602,535
18 Izhevsk 586,811
19 Krasnoyarsk 569,604
20 Yaroslavl 553,086
21 Khabarovsk 543,422
22 Astrakhan 524,085
23 Barnaul 502,491
24 Naberezhnye Chelny 498,625
25 Tomsk 477,632
26 Kemerovo 470,175
27 Ryazan 466,086
28 Cheboksary 456,304
29 Vladivostok 455,141
30 Penza 449,851
31 Irkutsk 442,807
32 Kaliningrad 436,555
33 Orenburg 426,263
34 Podolsk 400,335
35 Ulyanovsk 387,698
36 Stavropol 376,062
37 Ivanovo 372,200
38 Tver 366,542
39 Belgorod 363,411
40 Vladikavkaz 356,422
41 Tula 356,025
42 Kirov 322,377
43 Тимофеевка 321,680
44 Magnitogorsk 317,107
45 Tambov 314,026
46 Rajon Swerdlowski 302,890
47 Saransk 299,262
48 Novokuznetsk 298,733
49 Smolensk 297,177
50 Oryol 294,739
51 Cherepovets 291,159
52 Kursk 291,098
53 Yoshkar-Ola 284,892
54 Lipetsk 281,568
55 Murmansk 277,693
56 Vologda 268,759
57 Kaluga 267,542
58 Ulan-Ude 262,433
59 Zelenograd 259,528
60 Arkhangelsk 254,797
61 Vladimir 251,498
62 Sterlitamak 246,269
63 Novorossiysk 241,011
64 Nalchik 234,831
65 Taganrog 231,897
66 Petrozavodsk 227,487
67 Kostroma 226,622
68 Chita 220,419
69 Volzhskiy 219,451
70 Pyatigorsk 214,212
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Notes

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

The Population of Russia (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. 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 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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.