Rural population in Russia
Russia: Rural population was 35.52 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Russia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Russia recorded 35.52 million for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Russia peaked at 54.98 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 35.52 million, in 2025.
Russia ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.62 million | 49.58 million | 54.98 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.23 million | 42.32 million | 48.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.37 million | 39.06 million | 41.91 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.68 million | 38.90 million | 40.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.46 million | 37.80 million | 39.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.23 million | 36.91 million | 37.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.14 million | 35.52 million | 36.76 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,167 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 136.71 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 28.73 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Russia?
- Rural population in Russia was 35.52 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.98 million in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.52 million in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for rural population?
- Russia ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.