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
YearPopulationWorld RankDensity SQ/KMDensity Rank
2020141,722,20598.7214
2025140,139,04998.6215
2030138,214,090118.4215
2035136,312,314128.3215
2040134,495,610138.2215
2045132,431,756148.1215
2050129,908,086147.9216

Russia Estimated Population 1950 - 2015
YearPopulationWorld RankDensity SQ/KMDensity Rank
1950101,936,81646.2185
1955111,125,49846.8186
1960119,631,63347.3187
1965126,541,29347.7188
1970130,245,47648.0190
1975134,293,37258.2190
1980139,038,84958.5194
1985143,937,99758.8199
1990147,972,86569.0201
1995148,758,03969.1204
2000147,053,96679.0207
2005143,319,51888.8210
2010142,526,89698.7213
2015142,423,77398.7213

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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