Russia Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Russia rural population for 2021 was 35,956,998, a 1.14% decline from 2020.
  • Russia rural population for 2020 was 36,372,705, a 0.89% decline from 2019.
  • Russia rural population for 2019 was 36,697,963, a 0.65% decline from 2018.
  • Russia rural population for 2018 was 36,938,654, a 0.56% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 529,465,517
Russia 35,956,998
Thailand 34,251,820
Brazil 27,182,995
Mexico 24,053,703
Iran 20,798,288
Turkey 19,863,725
South Africa 19,096,392
Iraq 12,572,937
Algeria 11,370,967
Colombia 9,406,924
Romania 8,732,240
Guatemala 8,170,759
Kazakhstan 8,014,427
Malaysia 7,488,317
Peru 7,248,826
Ecuador 6,342,935
Azerbaijan 4,381,941
Venezuela 3,292,334
Turkmenistan 2,980,799
Serbia 2,962,612
Cuba 2,556,097
Paraguay 2,514,193
Belarus 1,876,469
Dominican Republic 1,866,357
Bosnia 1,654,279
Bulgaria 1,648,939
Libya 1,280,107
Jamaica 1,225,749
Namibia 1,189,044
Albania 1,041,188
Armenia 1,020,631
Costa Rica 957,348
Jordan 933,557
North Macedonia 851,107
Mauritius 749,824
Botswana 736,148
Lebanon 609,988
Guyana 588,163
Equatorial Guinea 432,136
Fiji 390,740
Maldives 307,128
Gabon 224,215
Belize 215,213
Suriname 207,072
Montenegro 199,225
Samoa 179,951
St. Lucia 145,625
Tonga 81,523
Grenada 78,886
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 48,564
Dominica 20,713
Marshall Islands 9,183
American Samoa 5,778
Tuvalu 3,945
Nauru 0
Russia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 35,956,998 25.07 -1.15%
2020 36,372,705 25.25 -0.89%
2019 36,697,963 25.41 -0.65%
2018 36,938,654 25.57 -0.56%
2017 37,147,222 25.71 -0.39%
2016 37,292,302 25.84 -0.27%
2015 37,393,138 25.95 -0.19%
2014 37,465,023 26.05 -0.12%
2013 37,508,423 26.14 -0.06%
2012 37,531,739 26.21 -0.06%
2011 37,552,971 26.27 -0.09%
2010 37,587,981 26.31 -0.13%
2009 37,635,362 26.36 -0.14%
2008 37,686,839 26.40 -0.21%
2007 37,767,668 26.45 -0.34%
2006 37,896,710 26.49 -0.50%
2005 38,085,588 26.54 -0.55%
2004 38,295,974 26.58 -0.57%
2003 38,515,588 26.63 -0.57%
2002 38,737,259 26.66 -0.44%
2001 38,908,572 26.65 -0.41%
2000 39,068,066 26.65 -0.41%
1999 39,226,849 26.65 -0.29%
1998 39,340,974 26.64 -0.15%
1997 39,400,215 26.64 -0.15%
1996 39,459,487 26.63 -0.13%
1995 39,509,505 26.63 -0.01%
1994 39,512,122 26.62 -0.02%
1993 39,518,242 26.62 -0.04%
1992 39,533,441 26.62 0.11%
1991 39,489,185 26.61 0.31%
1990 39,368,740 26.61 0.18%
1989 39,296,740 26.60 -0.23%
1988 39,385,579 26.82 -0.89%
1987 39,738,044 27.24 -0.83%
1986 40,068,987 27.65 -0.80%
1985 40,391,011 28.08 -0.73%
1984 40,686,607 28.50 -0.74%
1983 40,990,219 28.93 -0.89%
1982 41,358,307 29.37 -0.85%
1981 41,712,214 29.81 -0.80%
1980 42,049,135 30.25 -0.75%
1979 42,367,388 30.70 -1.26%
1978 42,902,521 31.30 -1.66%
1977 43,620,050 32.05 -1.63%
1976 44,336,325 32.81 -1.61%
1975 45,054,966 33.57 -1.71%
1974 45,831,223 34.35 -1.68%
1973 46,607,946 35.13 -1.65%
1972 47,384,351 35.92 -1.63%
1971 48,162,739 36.72 -1.60%
1970 48,939,317 37.53 -1.63%
1969 49,741,704 38.36 -1.64%
1968 50,561,694 39.22 -1.61%
1967 51,383,521 40.08 -1.58%
1966 52,200,695 40.95 -1.55%
1965 53,013,631 41.83 -0.97%
1964 53,529,836 42.71 -0.94%
1963 54,036,643 43.59 -0.91%
1962 54,530,929 44.48 -0.87%
1961 55,009,623 45.37 -0.84%
1960 55,475,143 46.27 %