Population of Russia
As of August 2026, the population of Russia is 143.4 million. The number of inhabitants has decreased by 330 thousand in the last year, representing a decline of 0.42%. The median age of the population has increased in recent years, rising from 37.8 years in 2016 to 40.7 years in 2026. Currently, life expectancy at birth is 73.7 years and population density is 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.
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Population Growth
The population growth rate of Russia peaked in 1957, reaching around 1.62% annually, but has since declined to approximately -0.23% in 2026. The annual increase in the number of people has also decreased from a peak of around 1.86 million in 1957 to nearly -330.13 thousand in 2026.
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Life Expectancy
In Russia, life expectancy at birth has been increasing, with the indicator rising from 66.5 years in 2006 to 73.7 years in 2026, representing an increase of more than 7 years over the past 2 decades.
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Most populous cities in Russia
Russia has multiple large cities with a significant number of inhabitants. The most populous city is Moscow, with approximately 10.4 million inhabitants. It is followed by Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg with 5.4 million and Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast with 1.6 million.
These are the 20 most populous cities in Russia:
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow | 10,381,222 |
| 2 | Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg | 5,351,935 |
| 3 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast | 1,612,833 |
| 4 | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast | 1,495,066 |
| 5 | Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 1,259,013 |
| 6 | Kazan, Tatarstan Republic | 1,243,500 |
| 7 | Chelyabinsk | 1,202,371 |
| 8 | Omsk, Omsk Oblast | 1,172,070 |
| 9 | Samara, Samara Oblast | 1,163,399 |
| 10 | Rostov-on-Don, Rostov | 1,130,305 |
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ufa, Bashkortostan Republic | 1,120,547 |
| 12 | Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | 1,090,811 |
| 13 | Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast | 1,047,549 |
| 14 | Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast | 1,013,533 |
| 15 | Perm, Perm Krai | 982,419 |
| 16 | Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai | 899,541 |
| 17 | Saratov, Saratov Oblast | 844,858 |
| 18 | Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast | 768,358 |
| 19 | Tolyatti, Samara Oblast | 702,879 |
| 20 | Izhevsk, Udmurtiya Republic | 648,213 |