Urban population in Russia
Russia: Urban population was 108.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Russia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Russia is 108.00 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Russia peaked at 109.38 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 64.91 million, in 1960.
That places Russia 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.78 million | 64.91 million | 80.08 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.78 million | 81.61 million | 95.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.97 million | 97.10 million | 108.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.43 million | 107.42 million | 109.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.69 million | 104.78 million | 107.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.08 million | 105.24 million | 108.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.07 million | 107.84 million | 108.49 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 23.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 64.82 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 11.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Russia?
- Urban population in Russia was 108.00 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.38 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.91 million in 1960.
- How does Russia rank for urban population?
- Russia ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.