Russia

Eastern Europe · Capital: Moscow

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Population now

143,096,184

As of 2026, the population of Russia is approximately 143,096,184 (live estimate), growing at -0.57% per year with a birth rate of 8.8 and a death rate of 14.5 per 1,000 people. The population is 46.3% male and 53.7% female, at a density of 8.4 people per km².

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Key indicators

Birth rate: 8.8 /1,000/yr
Death rate: 14.5 /1,000/yr
Literacy: 99.7%
Smoking: 26.8%
Density: 8.4 /km²
Life expectancy: 67.2 yrs

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Demographic profile

Russia is the 9th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 1.71% of everyone alive. Within Eastern Europe, it ranks 1 of 10.

Each day brings roughly 3,447 births and 5,680 deaths — a net decline of about 815,586 people a year. At -0.57% annually, the population would halve in roughly 123 years if the trend held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Novosibirsk, holding an estimated 16.0% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 60 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 99.7% and adult smoking prevalence around 26.8%, with life expectancy at about 67.2 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

Quick answers

What is the population of Russia in 2026? Approximately 143,096,184 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is Russia shrinking? About -0.57% per year — roughly 3,447 births and 5,680 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in Russia? Around 1.71% — ranked 9 worldwide by population.

Population history & projection

Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Novosibirsk	22,948,737	45.8%	8.1	13.4	96.5%	23.3%
Chuvash	12,731,608	45.8%	9.0	13.9	99.5%	25.4%
Ingushetia	9,019,983	47.2%	8.0	12.9	99.5%	20.6%
Krasnodar	7,063,302	47.3%	9.3	14.8	99.5%	24.5%
Sakhalin	5,842,978	45.2%	9.0	13.8	99.5%	25.7%
Kostroma	5,004,148	46.2%	8.5	14.1	97.2%	25.4%
Komi	4,389,605	46.4%	8.4	13.2	94.1%	28.3%
Kemerovo	3,918,612	45.5%	8.8	13.7	99.5%	23.8%
Kaliningrad	3,545,297	47.3%	8.1	15.3	99.5%	25.2%
Amur	3,241,595	45.9%	9.2	13.5	99.5%	27.9%
Krasnoyarsk	2,989,337	47.4%	9.3	14.7	99.5%	32.5%
Ryazan	2,776,225	47.0%	9.5	13.2	96.6%	23.4%
Novgorod	2,593,623	46.3%	7.8	15.5	99.1%	22.8%
Oryol	2,435,285	46.5%	8.8	13.6	99.2%	24.5%
Astrakhan	2,296,578	46.7%	8.3	15.1	99.5%	21.8%
Magadan	2,173,986	46.3%	8.3	15.6	94.7%	32.5%
Sakha	2,064,796	45.6%	9.7	15.3	94.4%	22.9%
Kaluga	1,966,876	47.1%	9.5	14.9	99.5%	24.1%
Nizhny Novgorod	1,878,530	45.7%	8.5	16.1	99.5%	23.6%
North Ossetia-Alania	1,798,387	46.6%	9.4	16.0	99.5%	20.1%
Arkhangelsk	1,725,330	45.8%	9.6	14.2	99.1%	22.2%
Irkutsk	1,658,439	46.7%	8.1	16.1	94.2%	23.1%
Belgorod	1,596,945	45.7%	9.3	16.2	99.5%	27.8%
Chechen	1,540,207	46.2%	8.1	15.3	99.5%	24.7%
Nenets	1,487,680	45.4%	8.1	14.2	99.5%	30.7%
Kirov	1,438,902	45.9%	7.8	12.9	94.0%	31.2%
Kurgan	1,393,476	45.4%	8.3	15.2	97.6%	24.3%
Pskov	1,351,059	47.2%	9.7	12.8	99.5%	24.9%
Ivanovo	1,311,355	46.6%	7.8	15.7	99.5%	30.0%
Mari El	1,274,106	46.3%	8.0	13.8	97.3%	31.9%
Saint Petersburg	1,239,085	46.0%	8.6	16.1	99.5%	21.0%
Khanty-Mansi	1,206,094	45.5%	8.1	14.0	93.5%	24.9%
Omsk	1,174,956	46.4%	8.1	14.0	99.5%	25.0%
Kursk	1,145,517	46.2%	7.8	13.4	99.5%	23.0%
Chukotka	1,117,637	45.9%	9.2	15.0	94.6%	31.3%
Altai	1,091,193	45.9%	8.7	14.4	99.5%	21.8%
Karelia	1,066,073	46.5%	8.8	16.2	99.5%	30.4%
Lipetsk	1,042,179	45.7%	9.6	13.4	99.5%	29.2%
Chelyabinsk	1,019,421	47.1%	8.0	13.8	95.7%	25.6%
Mordovia	997,717	47.0%	7.8	12.9	96.6%	32.4%
Moscow	976,995	45.5%	9.5	15.5	99.5%	31.5%
Kamchatka	957,187	45.7%	8.9	13.4	92.8%	29.5%
Kabardino-Balkar	938,232	45.5%	9.6	13.4	99.5%	25.9%
Dagestan	920,076	45.6%	9.7	16.2	96.7%	26.1%
Khakassia	902,668	46.5%	7.8	14.4	98.4%	25.3%
Murmansk	885,961	46.7%	8.6	15.5	99.5%	29.4%
Adygea	869,912	46.0%	8.8	15.6	99.5%	20.4%
Khabarovsk	854,483	45.1%	9.2	13.3	96.7%	22.4%
Leningrad	839,638	45.8%	8.0	13.9	94.7%	27.8%
Perm	825,342	45.4%	9.7	14.5	99.5%	32.4%
Kalmykia	811,566	47.1%	9.7	14.5	99.5%	29.6%
Penza	798,281	46.0%	8.1	13.2	95.5%	23.4%
Karachay-Cherkess	785,460	47.1%	8.9	16.2	92.9%	32.9%
Orenburg	773,079	46.6%	8.3	13.0	99.5%	23.7%
Rostov	761,115	46.3%	8.1	13.8	98.4%	31.7%
Bashkortostan	749,547	45.9%	9.5	15.1	96.0%	24.8%
Primorsky	738,354	45.3%	9.4	14.8	99.5%	29.1%
Jewish	727,520	46.6%	8.8	15.1	99.5%	32.5%
Buryatia	717,025	46.1%	7.8	13.3	98.5%	30.4%
Bryansk	706,854	47.4%	9.0	14.9	99.5%	22.5%