| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) |
| Date | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | Russia | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Mosk | Moskva (Moscow) | 14,524,753 | 14,571,370 | 10.1 | 1 | 19 | 46,617 | 0.32 |
| Sain | Saint Petersburg | 4,736,499 | 4,734,157 | 3.29 | 2 | 90 | -2,342 | -0.05 |
| Novo | Novosibirsk | 1,331,432 | 1,329,207 | 0.923 | 3 | 386 | -2,225 | -0.17 |
| Nizh | Nizhny Novgorod | 1,196,944 | 1,192,599 | 0.828 | 4 | 436 | -4,345 | -0.36 |
| Yeka | Yekaterinburg | 1,148,237 | 1,145,595 | 0.796 | 5 | 453 | -2,642 | -0.23 |
| Kaza | Kazan | 1,132,941 | 1,132,329 | 0.786 | 6 | 459 | -612 | -0.05 |
| Rost | Rostov-on-Don | 1,065,880 | 1,065,335 | 0.740 | 7 | 485 | -545 | -0.05 |
| Omsk | Omsk | 975,485 | 974,420 | 0.677 | 8 | 536 | -1,065 | -0.11 |
| Sama | Samara | 955,599 | 953,658 | 0.662 | 9 | 554 | -1,941 | -0.20 |
| Ufa | Ufa | 880,583 | 878,864 | 0.610 | 10 | 598 | -1,719 | -0.20 |
| Voro | Voronezh | 879,892 | 877,953 | 0.610 | 11 | 600 | -1,939 | -0.22 |
| Chel | Chelyabinsk | 794,411 | 792,484 | 0.550 | 12 | 673 | -1,927 | -0.24 |
| Kras | Krasnodar | 783,125 | 782,486 | 0.543 | 13 | 681 | -639 | -0.08 |
| Sara | Saratov | 771,355 | 769,038 | 0.534 | 14 | 698 | -2,317 | -0.30 |
| Makh | Makhachkala | 717,618 | 720,938 | 0.501 | 15 | 753 | 3,320 | 0.46 |
| Volg | Volgograd | 655,020 | 653,245 | 0.454 | 16 | 833 | -1,775 | -0.27 |
| Tyum | Tyumen | 602,535 | 601,633 | 0.418 | 17 | 909 | -902 | -0.15 |
| Izhe | Izhevsk | 586,811 | 585,042 | 0.406 | 18 | 945 | -1,769 | -0.30 |
| Kras | Krasnoyarsk | 569,604 | 568,112 | 0.395 | 19 | 978 | -1,492 | -0.26 |
| Yaro | Yaroslavl | 553,086 | 554,895 | 0.385 | 20 | 998 | 1,809 | 0.33 |
| Khab | Khabarovsk | 543,422 | 541,541 | 0.376 | 21 | 1028 | -1,881 | -0.35 |
| Astr | Astrakhan | 524,085 | 523,766 | 0.364 | 22 | 1065 | -319 | -0.06 |
| Barn | Barnaul | 502,491 | 501,109 | 0.348 | 23 | 1112 | -1,382 | -0.28 |
| Nabe | Naberezhnye Chelny | 498,625 | 498,192 | 0.346 | 24 | 1122 | -433 | -0.09 |
| Toms | Tomsk | 477,632 | 476,745 | 0.331 | 25 | 1177 | -887 | -0.19 |
| Ryaz | Ryazan | 466,086 | 468,103 | 0.325 | 26 | 1198 | 2,017 | 0.43 |
| Keme | Kemerovo | 470,175 | 463,673 | 0.322 | 27 | 1217 | -6,502 | -1.38 |
| Cheb | Cheboksary | 456,304 | 455,972 | 0.317 | 28 | 1239 | -332 | -0.07 |
| Vlad | Vladivostok | 455,141 | 453,301 | 0.315 | 29 | 1245 | -1,840 | -0.40 |
| Penz | Penza | 449,851 | 448,592 | 0.312 | 30 | 1253 | -1,259 | -0.28 |
| Irku | Irkutsk | 442,807 | 441,477 | 0.307 | 31 | 1275 | -1,330 | -0.30 |
| Kali | Kaliningrad | 436,555 | 436,399 | 0.303 | 32 | 1296 | -156 | -0.04 |
| Oren | Orenburg | 426,263 | 425,207 | 0.295 | 33 | 1335 | -1,056 | -0.25 |
| Podo | Podolsk | 400,335 | 400,827 | 0.278 | 34 | 1428 | 492 | 0.12 |
| Ulya | Ulyanovsk | 387,698 | 386,536 | 0.268 | 35 | 1485 | -1,162 | -0.30 |
| Stav | Stavropol | 376,062 | 375,795 | 0.261 | 36 | 1530 | -267 | -0.07 |
| Ivan | Ivanovo | 372,200 | 370,789 | 0.257 | 37 | 1552 | -1,411 | -0.38 |
| Tver | Tver | 366,542 | 368,130 | 0.256 | 38 | 1567 | 1,588 | 0.43 |
| Belg | Belgorod | 363,411 | 362,808 | 0.252 | 39 | 1592 | -603 | -0.17 |
| Vlad | Vladikavkaz | 356,422 | 358,329 | 0.249 | 40 | 1612 | 1,907 | 0.54 |
| Tula | Tula | 356,025 | 356,327 | 0.247 | 41 | 1624 | 302 | 0.08 |
| Kiro | Kirov | 322,377 | 321,356 | 0.223 | 42 | 1799 | -1,021 | -0.32 |
| Тимо | Тимофеевка | 321,680 | 321,008 | 0.223 | 43 | 1805 | -672 | -0.21 |
| Magn | Magnitogorsk | 317,107 | 314,944 | 0.219 | 44 | 1841 | -2,163 | -0.68 |
| Tamb | Tambov | 314,026 | 313,084 | 0.217 | 45 | 1851 | -942 | -0.30 |
| Rajo | Rajon Swerdlowski | 302,890 | 302,021 | 0.210 | 46 | 1931 | -869 | -0.29 |
| Sara | Saransk | 299,262 | 298,468 | 0.207 | 47 | 1956 | -794 | -0.27 |
| Novo | Novokuznetsk | 298,733 | 297,961 | 0.207 | 48 | 1962 | -772 | -0.26 |
| Smol | Smolensk | 297,177 | 296,974 | 0.206 | 49 | 1973 | -203 | -0.07 |
| Oryo | Oryol | 294,739 | 293,809 | 0.204 | 50 | 1997 | -930 | -0.32 |
| Cher | Cherepovets | 291,159 | 291,882 | 0.203 | 51 | 2009 | 723 | 0.25 |
| Kurs | Kursk | 291,098 | 290,526 | 0.202 | 52 | 2015 | -572 | -0.20 |
| Yosh | Yoshkar-Ola | 284,892 | 284,675 | 0.198 | 53 | 2067 | -217 | -0.08 |
| Lipe | Lipetsk | 281,568 | 280,896 | 0.195 | 54 | 2084 | -672 | -0.24 |
| Murm | Murmansk | 277,693 | 275,932 | 0.192 | 55 | 2130 | -1,761 | -0.63 |
| Volo | Vologda | 268,759 | 270,159 | 0.188 | 56 | 2185 | 1,400 | 0.52 |
| Kalu | Kaluga | 267,542 | 268,450 | 0.186 | 57 | 2198 | 908 | 0.34 |
| Ulan | Ulan-Ude | 262,433 | 261,678 | 0.182 | 58 | 2256 | -755 | -0.29 |
| Zele | Zelenograd | 259,528 | 260,463 | 0.181 | 59 | 2268 | 935 | 0.36 |
| Vlad | Vladimir | 251,498 | 250,618 | 0.174 | 60 | 2362 | -880 | -0.35 |
| Arkh | Arkhangelsk | 254,797 | 246,201 | 0.171 | 61 | 2404 | -8,596 | -3.37 |
| Ster | Sterlitamak | 246,269 | 245,731 | 0.171 | 62 | 2411 | -538 | -0.22 |
| Novo | Novorossiysk | 241,011 | 241,144 | 0.167 | 63 | 2464 | 133 | 0.06 |
| Nalc | Nalchik | 234,831 | 239,756 | 0.167 | 64 | 2477 | 4,925 | 2.10 |
| Taga | Taganrog | 231,897 | 231,746 | 0.161 | 65 | 2563 | -151 | -0.07 |
| Petr | Petrozavodsk | 227,487 | 226,668 | 0.157 | 66 | 2625 | -819 | -0.36 |
| Kost | Kostroma | 226,622 | 224,909 | 0.156 | 67 | 2646 | -1,713 | -0.76 |
| Chit | Chita | 220,419 | 219,978 | 0.153 | 68 | 2722 | -441 | -0.20 |
| Volz | Volzhskiy | 219,451 | 218,666 | 0.152 | 69 | 2736 | -785 | -0.36 |
| Pyat | Pyatigorsk | 214,212 | 216,617 | 0.150 | 70 | 2763 | 2,405 | 1.12 |
| Khas | Khasavyurt | 207,485 | 208,565 | 0.145 | 71 | 2898 | 1,080 | 0.52 |
| Nizh | Nizhny Tagil | 206,030 | 205,524 | 0.143 | 72 | 2933 | -506 | -0.25 |
| Kasp | Kaspiysk | 198,601 | 199,595 | 0.139 | 73 | 3031 | 994 | 0.50 |
| Blag | Blagoveshchensk | 198,448 | 197,896 | 0.137 | 74 | 3067 | -552 | -0.28 |
| Koms | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 196,243 | 195,299 | 0.136 | 75 | 3101 | -944 | -0.48 |
| Nizh | Nizhnevartovsk | 195,090 | 195,288 | 0.136 | 76 | 3103 | 198 | 0.10 |
| Шеле | Шелепино | 191,350 | 191,476 | 0.133 | 77 | 3179 | 126 | 0.07 |
| Soch | Sochi | 188,405 | 188,294 | 0.131 | 78 | 3241 | -111 | -0.06 |
| Toly | Tolyatti | 180,938 | 180,560 | 0.125 | 79 | 3380 | -378 | -0.21 |
| Meta | Metallurgicheskiy District | 180,421 | 179,979 | 0.125 | 80 | 3392 | -442 | -0.24 |
| Yaku | Yakutsk | 180,470 | 179,125 | 0.124 | 81 | 3418 | -1,345 | -0.75 |
| Arma | Armavir | 178,555 | 178,396 | 0.124 | 82 | 3429 | -159 | -0.09 |
| Dzer | Dzerzhinsk | 171,045 | 170,398 | 0.118 | 83 | 3602 | -647 | -0.38 |
| Biys | Biysk | 169,941 | 169,524 | 0.118 | 84 | 3613 | -417 | -0.25 |
| Nizh | Nizhnekamsk | 167,137 | 166,974 | 0.116 | 85 | 3662 | -163 | -0.10 |
| Enge | Engels | 167,354 | 166,862 | 0.116 | 86 | 3666 | -492 | -0.29 |
| Anga | Angarsk | 167,066 | 166,708 | 0.116 | 87 | 3671 | -358 | -0.21 |
| Elek | Elektrostal | 160,893 | 161,458 | 0.112 | 88 | 3793 | 565 | 0.35 |
| Лени | Ленинский | 161,368 | 160,889 | 0.112 | 89 | 3805 | -479 | -0.30 |
| Veli | Veliky Novgorod | 160,929 | 160,836 | 0.112 | 90 | 3807 | -93 | -0.06 |
| Abak | Abakan | 161,246 | 160,713 | 0.112 | 91 | 3809 | -533 | -0.33 |
| Psko | Pskov | 158,713 | 158,628 | 0.110 | 92 | 3866 | -85 | -0.05 |
| Nazr | Nazran | 156,819 | 157,528 | 0.109 | 93 | 3894 | 709 | 0.45 |
| Kolp | Kolpino | 157,498 | 157,413 | 0.109 | 94 | 3897 | -85 | -0.05 |
| Sykt | Syktyvkar | 142,096 | 141,442 | 0.0982 | 95 | 4358 | -654 | -0.46 |
| Cher | Cherkessk | 139,054 | 138,917 | 0.0965 | 96 | 4440 | -137 | -0.10 |
| Kurg | Kurgan | 139,073 | 138,826 | 0.0964 | 97 | 4443 | -247 | -0.18 |
| Derb | Derbent | 136,680 | 138,325 | 0.0961 | 98 | 4458 | 1,645 | 1.20 |
| Shak | Shakhty | 137,913 | 137,805 | 0.0957 | 99 | 4469 | -108 | -0.08 |
| Seve | Severodvinsk | 138,423 | 137,458 | 0.0955 | 100 | 4477 | -965 | -0.70 |
| Volg | Volgodonsk | 137,545 | 137,433 | 0.0954 | 101 | 4480 | -112 | -0.08 |
| Бунк | Бункерная | 136,735 | 136,383 | 0.0947 | 102 | 4515 | -352 | -0.26 |
| Brya | Bryansk | 132,520 | 132,416 | 0.0920 | 103 | 4662 | -104 | -0.08 |
| АЗС | АЗС | 132,454 | 131,742 | 0.0915 | 104 | 4689 | -712 | -0.54 |
| Ussu | Ussurijsk | 132,049 | 131,612 | 0.0914 | 105 | 4696 | -437 | -0.33 |
| Kisl | Kislovodsk | 130,679 | 131,276 | 0.0912 | 106 | 4712 | 597 | 0.46 |
| Zhil | Zhilkino | 130,194 | 129,846 | 0.0902 | 107 | 4763 | -348 | -0.27 |
| Serp | Serpukhov | 128,005 | 128,175 | 0.0890 | 108 | 4831 | 170 | 0.13 |
| Yuzh | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 127,955 | 127,023 | 0.0882 | 109 | 4870 | -932 | -0.73 |
| Rubt | Rubtsovsk | 127,090 | 126,829 | 0.0881 | 110 | 4875 | -261 | -0.21 |
| Neft | Neftekamsk | 127,052 | 126,631 | 0.0879 | 111 | 4883 | -421 | -0.33 |
| Mayk | Maykop | 126,481 | 126,343 | 0.0877 | 112 | 4898 | -138 | -0.11 |
| Kovr | Kovrov | 125,191 | 124,694 | 0.0866 | 113 | 4982 | -497 | -0.40 |
| Yess | Yessentuki | 122,344 | 123,150 | 0.0855 | 114 | 5047 | 806 | 0.66 |
| Bala | Balakovo | 123,104 | 122,771 | 0.0853 | 115 | 5065 | -333 | -0.27 |
| Orek | Orekhovo-Zouïevo | 118,402 | 118,768 | 0.0825 | 116 | 5244 | 366 | 0.31 |
| Geor | Georgiyevsk | 116,537 | 117,314 | 0.0815 | 117 | 5308 | 777 | 0.67 |
| Alme | Almetyevsk | 116,897 | 116,741 | 0.0811 | 118 | 5336 | -156 | -0.13 |
| Sunz | Sunzha | 114,073 | 114,932 | 0.0798 | 119 | 5431 | 859 | 0.75 |
| Bata | Bataysk | 113,372 | 113,280 | 0.0787 | 120 | 5511 | -92 | -0.08 |
| Syzr | Syzran | 113,120 | 112,791 | 0.0783 | 121 | 5540 | -329 | -0.29 |
| Orsk | Orsk | 109,064 | 108,807 | 0.0756 | 122 | 5751 | -257 | -0.24 |
| Zhuk | Zhukovsky | 107,218 | 107,813 | 0.0749 | 123 | 5795 | 595 | 0.55 |
| Obni | Obninsk | 106,427 | 106,564 | 0.0740 | 124 | 5867 | 137 | 0.13 |
| Nevi | Nevinnomyssk | 105,311 | 105,223 | 0.0731 | 125 | 5946 | -88 | -0.08 |
| Kolo | Kolomna | 104,885 | 105,196 | 0.0731 | 126 | 5948 | 311 | 0.30 |
| Kult | Kultaevo | 104,627 | 104,276 | 0.0724 | 127 | 6007 | -351 | -0.34 |
| Siri | Sirius | 104,157 | 104,061 | 0.0723 | 128 | 6019 | -96 | -0.09 |
| Фоки | Фокинский район | 103,537 | 103,445 | 0.0718 | 129 | 6057 | -92 | -0.09 |
| Star | Stary Oskol | 101,831 | 101,612 | 0.0706 | 130 | 6159 | -219 | -0.22 |
| Groz | Grozny | 100,469 | 101,257 | 0.0703 | 131 | 6175 | 788 | 0.78 |
| Serg | Sergiyev Posad | 100,132 | 101,057 | 0.0702 | 132 | 6184 | 925 | 0.92 |