| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 27 Feb 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Russia is projected at 143.96 million compared to 144.44 million in 2023. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world. Population growth rate for 2024 is projected at -0.33 percent, that is 214th highest among 237 countries/dependent territories.
There are 66.9 million males and 77.1 million females in Russia. The percentage of female population is 53.55 % compare to 46.45 % male population. Russia has 10.2 million more females than males, that is highest in the world. The Sex Ratio in Russia in 2024 is 86.75 males per 100 females. Russia is at 8th position in terms of female to male ratio.
There are 1.35 million births in Russia in 2024. That is 3,701 per day, which is ranked 21th. The crude birth rate is 9.38 per 1000 people. There are 1.75 million deaths in Russia in 2024. That is 4,785 per day, which is ranked 6th. The crude death rate is 12.13 per 1000 people.
108 million people are living in urban areas, which is 75.5 % of Russia population. Russia is ranked 87th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 102,580,107 | 1.52 |
| 1955 | 110,971,852 | 1.58 |
| 1960 | 119,735,095 | 1.44 |
| 1965 | 126,400,607 | 0.73 |
| 1970 | 130,093,010 | 0.41 |
| 1975 | 133,841,842 | 0.68 |
| 1980 | 138,257,420 | 0.53 |
| 1985 | 142,896,392 | 0.71 |
| 1990 | 148,005,704 | 0.43 |
| 1995 | 148,557,451 | -0.23 |
| 2000 | 146,844,839 | -0.39 |
| 2005 | 143,800,049 | -0.39 |
| 2010 | 143,242,599 | 0.02 |
| 2015 | 144,668,389 | 0.31 |
| 2020 | 145,617,329 | -0.20 |
| 2021 | 145,102,755 | -0.51 |
| 2022 | 144,713,314 | -0.03 |
| 2023 | 144,444,359 | -0.35 |
| 2024 | 143,957,079 | -0.33 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 1,315,664 | 2,949,129 | 12.85 | 28.804 |
| 1955 | 1,021,230 | 2,974,556 | 9.195 | 26.783 |
| 1960 | 909,975 | 2,795,172 | 7.594 | 23.328 |
| 1965 | 976,199 | 2,049,803 | 7.72 | 16.211 |
| 1970 | 1,147,092 | 1,917,673 | 8.808 | 14.725 |
| 1975 | 1,316,539 | 2,151,077 | 9.841 | 16.079 |
| 1980 | 1,532,910 | 2,254,465 | 11.086 | 16.304 |
| 1985 | 1,632,281 | 2,428,631 | 11.432 | 17.01 |
| 1990 | 1,624,999 | 1,998,633 | 10.993 | 13.521 |
| 1995 | 2,276,818 | 1,395,757 | 15.362 | 9.417 |
| 2000 | 2,276,886 | 1,302,106 | 15.529 | 8.881 |
| 2005 | 2,321,138 | 1,510,891 | 16.155 | 10.516 |
| 2010 | 2,049,572 | 1,822,528 | 14.318 | 12.732 |
| 2015 | 1,873,440 | 1,941,554 | 12.966 | 13.438 |
| 2020 | 2,066,849 | 1,437,461 | 14.212 | 9.884 |
| 2021 | 2,458,539 | 1,397,456 | 16.964 | 9.643 |
| 2022 | 2,356,663 | 1,375,808 | 16.339 | 9.539 |
| 2023 | 1,738,708 | 1,375,609 | 12.032 | 9.519 |
| 2024 | 1,746,496 | 1,350,768 | 12.129 | 9.381 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 45,320,503 | 57,478,154 | 44.087 |
| 1955 | 54,512,824 | 56,842,397 | 48.954 |
| 1960 | 64,402,146 | 55,458,142 | 53.731 |
| 1965 | 73,579,688 | 52,904,187 | 58.173 |
| 1970 | 81,289,925 | 48,833,506 | 62.471 |
| 1975 | 88,869,066 | 44,915,318 | 66.427 |
| 1980 | 96,298,016 | 41,760,694 | 69.751 |
| 1985 | 102,829,481 | 40,141,687 | 71.923 |
| 1990 | 108,302,585 | 39,261,481 | 73.394 |
| 1995 | 108,802,154 | 39,486,685 | 73.372 |
| 2000 | 107,381,741 | 39,014,773 | 73.350 |
| 2005 | 105,505,958 | 38,112,227 | 73.463 |
| 2010 | 105,485,979 | 37,667,890 | 73.687 |
| 2015 | 106,549,491 | 37,338,513 | 74.050 |
| 2020 | 107,486,269 | 36,300,573 | 74.754 |
| 2021 | 107,632,491 | 36,004,318 | 74.934 |
| 2022 | 107,762,468 | 35,679,400 | 75.126 |
| 2023 | 107,876,661 | 35,326,882 | 75.331 |
| 2024 | 107,976,212 | 34,948,106 | 75.548 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 3,611,177 | 3,420,059 | 7,031,236 | 4.88 | 105.588 |
| 05-09 | 4,570,766 | 4,326,757 | 8,897,522 | 6.18 | 105.640 |
| 10-14 | 4,670,873 | 4,429,077 | 9,099,950 | 6.32 | 105.459 |
| 15-19 | 4,039,719 | 3,864,469 | 7,904,188 | 5.49 | 104.535 |
| 20-24 | 3,710,590 | 3,568,862 | 7,279,452 | 5.06 | 103.971 |
| 25-29 | 3,756,769 | 3,640,486 | 7,397,256 | 5.14 | 103.194 |
| 30-34 | 5,090,578 | 4,978,731 | 10,069,309 | 6.99 | 102.246 |
| 35-39 | 6,324,681 | 6,360,256 | 12,684,936 | 8.81 | 99.441 |
| 40-44 | 5,740,621 | 5,967,020 | 11,707,641 | 8.13 | 96.206 |
| 45-49 | 4,938,041 | 5,432,773 | 10,370,814 | 7.20 | 90.894 |
| 50-54 | 4,413,905 | 4,998,133 | 9,412,039 | 6.54 | 88.311 |
| 55-59 | 3,791,912 | 4,592,728 | 8,384,639 | 5.82 | 82.563 |
| 60-64 | 4,136,458 | 5,569,564 | 9,706,022 | 6.74 | 74.269 |
| 65-69 | 3,392,559 | 5,330,370 | 8,722,928 | 6.06 | 63.646 |
| 70-74 | 2,344,628 | 4,360,663 | 6,705,291 | 4.66 | 53.768 |
| 75-79 | 1,220,832 | 2,639,236 | 3,860,068 | 2.68 | 46.257 |
| 80-84 | 565,342 | 1,639,108 | 2,204,450 | 1.53 | 34.491 |
| 85-89 | 405,478 | 1,384,700 | 1,790,179 | 1.24 | 29.283 |
| 90-94 | 112,154 | 434,424 | 546,578 | 0.38 | 25.817 |
| 95-99 | 30,416 | 135,803 | 166,219 | 0.12 | 22.397 |
| 100+ | 2,405 | 13,957 | 16,361 | 0.01 | 17.231 |
| Total | 66,869,904 | 77,087,176 | 143,957,078 | 86.746 | |