Russia Population

Russia Population: 141,722,205

Map of Russia with world location, topography, capital city, and nearby major cities.

Russia populated areas in red, dark red higher.

**Russia Projected Population 2020 - 2050**
Year	Population	World Rank	Density SQ/KM	Density Rank
2020	141,722,205	9	8.7	214
2025	140,139,049	9	8.6	215
2030	138,214,090	11	8.4	215
2035	136,312,314	12	8.3	215
2040	134,495,610	13	8.2	215
2045	132,431,756	14	8.1	215
2050	129,908,086	14	7.9	216

**Russia Estimated Population 1950 - 2015**
Year	Population	World Rank	Density SQ/KM	Density Rank
1950	101,936,816	4	6.2	185
1955	111,125,498	4	6.8	186
1960	119,631,633	4	7.3	187
1965	126,541,293	4	7.7	188
1970	130,245,476	4	8.0	190
1975	134,293,372	5	8.2	190
1980	139,038,849	5	8.5	194
1985	143,937,997	5	8.8	199
1990	147,972,865	6	9.0	201
1995	148,758,039	6	9.1	204
2000	147,053,966	7	9.0	207
2005	143,319,518	8	8.8	210
2010	142,526,896	9	8.7	213
2015	142,423,773	9	8.7	213

The population of Russia is gradually declining, after peaking at close to 149 million in 1995. Currently 142 million, the population is projected to be less than 130 million in the year 2050, with population world rank falling from 9th to 14th. The average life expectancy for a Russian is 71 years. Moscow, the capital and one of the world's megacities, has a population of over 12 million people. Historic Baltic port city St. Petersburg is the second largest city, with over 5 million residents. Other major cities include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, and Samara.

Population data is from US Census - International Database.

Population grid data displayed on map is from: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Accessed 02 11 2020.

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