Russia Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Russia urban population for 2023 was 108,345,662, a 0.01% decline from 2022.
  • Russia urban population for 2022 was 108,359,438, a 0.1% decline from 2021.
  • Russia urban population for 2021 was 108,464,539, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Russia urban population for 2020 was 108,576,558, a 0.08% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 910,895,447
Brazil 189,992,937
Russia 108,345,662
Mexico 104,796,621
Iran 68,892,205
Turkey 66,096,079
Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
Peru 27,111,853
Malaysia 27,006,299
Venezuela 25,504,192
Ecuador 11,785,978
Kazakhstan 11,577,724
Jordan 10,432,355
Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
Cuba 8,678,273
Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
Costa Rica 4,306,402
Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Russia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 108,345,662 75.33 -0.01%
2022 108,359,438 75.13 -0.10%
2021 108,464,539 74.93 -0.10%
2020 108,576,558 74.75 0.08%
2019 108,489,246 74.59 0.24%
2018 108,224,172 74.43 0.26%
2017 107,941,269 74.29 0.36%
2016 107,549,266 74.16 0.41%
2015 107,106,450 74.05 0.41%
2014 106,663,426 73.95 0.42%
2013 106,219,158 73.86 0.40%
2012 105,800,390 73.79 0.33%
2011 105,450,176 73.73 0.18%
2010 105,261,487 73.69 0.11%
2009 105,149,986 73.64 0.09%
2008 105,055,527 73.60 0.02%
2007 105,037,446 73.55 -0.11%
2006 105,152,927 73.51 -0.27%
2005 105,433,226 73.46 -0.32%
2004 105,771,342 73.42 -0.34%
2003 106,133,030 73.37 -0.41%
2002 106,569,238 73.34 -0.47%
2001 107,067,910 73.35 -0.43%
2000 107,528,803 73.35 -0.43%
1999 107,987,927 73.35 -0.32%
1998 108,329,810 73.36 -0.17%
1997 108,515,146 73.36 -0.17%
1996 108,700,642 73.37 -0.15%
1995 108,866,282 73.37 -0.03%
1994 108,895,790 73.38 -0.04%
1993 108,940,535 73.38 -0.06%
1992 109,004,756 73.39 0.09%
1991 108,905,031 73.39 0.28%
1990 108,600,666 73.39 0.16%
1989 108,424,260 73.40 0.88%
1988 107,471,421 73.18 1.22%
1987 106,169,956 72.77 1.27%
1986 104,825,013 72.35 1.30%
1985 103,466,989 71.92 1.37%
1984 102,058,393 71.50 1.36%
1983 100,677,781 71.07 1.21%
1982 99,464,693 70.63 1.25%
1981 98,228,786 70.19 1.30%
1980 96,960,865 69.75 1.35%
1979 95,659,612 69.31 1.58%
1978 94,157,479 68.70 1.80%
1977 92,479,950 67.95 1.82%
1976 90,810,675 67.19 1.85%
1975 89,145,034 66.43 1.75%
1974 87,600,777 65.65 1.77%
1973 86,061,054 64.87 1.80%
1972 84,524,649 64.08 1.83%
1971 82,992,261 63.28 1.86%
1970 81,464,683 62.47 1.91%
1969 79,922,296 61.64 1.97%
1968 78,366,306 60.78 2.00%
1967 76,812,479 59.92 2.03%
1966 75,267,305 59.05 2.06%
1965 73,731,369 58.17 2.63%
1964 71,815,164 57.29 2.67%
1963 69,923,357 56.41 2.70%
1962 68,060,071 55.52 2.73%
1961 66,226,377 54.63 2.76%
1960 64,421,857 53.73 %