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 2022 was 108,359,438, a 0.33% increase from 2021.
  • Russia urban population for 2021 was 108,002,735, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Russia urban population for 2020 was 107,700,434, a 0.01% decline from 2019.
  • Russia urban population for 2019 was 107,708,298, a 0.16% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 897,578,430
Brazil 188,517,733
Russia 108,359,438
Mexico 103,660,854
Iran 68,013,036
Turkey 65,453,229
Colombia 42,562,637
South Africa 40,928,486
Thailand 37,919,842
Algeria 33,575,039
Iraq 31,749,763
Peru 26,799,750
Malaysia 26,544,440
Venezuela 25,012,473
Ecuador 11,623,246
Kazakhstan 11,378,782
Romania 10,378,525
Jordan 10,363,475
Dominican Republic 9,415,142
Guatemala 9,141,704
Cuba 8,678,348
Belarus 7,412,540
Azerbaijan 5,798,042
Libya 5,538,569
Bulgaria 4,936,942
Lebanon 4,900,251
Paraguay 4,259,528
Costa Rica 4,250,456
Serbia 3,790,272
Turkmenistan 3,440,076
Gabon 2,167,652
Botswana 1,899,705
Albania 1,772,138
Armenia 1,767,628
Jamaica 1,611,831
Bosnia 1,611,622
Namibia 1,385,057
Equatorial Guinea 1,239,599
North Macedonia 1,216,459
Fiji 541,393
Mauritius 515,236
Montenegro 420,717
Suriname 409,804
Guyana 218,534
Maldives 217,560
Belize 188,030
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,002
Dominica 52,152
Grenada 46,246
Samoa 39,175
American Samoa 38,604
St. Lucia 34,263
Marshall Islands 32,640
Tonga 24,711
Nauru 12,668
Tuvalu 7,412
Russia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 108,359,438 75.13 0.33%
2021 108,002,735 74.93 0.28%
2020 107,700,434 74.75 -0.01%
2019 107,708,298 74.59 0.16%
2018 107,539,205 74.43 0.18%
2017 107,349,517 74.29 0.28%
2016 107,050,095 74.16 0.32%
2015 106,703,732 74.05 0.33%
2014 106,354,644 73.95 0.34%
2013 105,998,572 73.86 0.31%
2012 105,669,982 73.79 0.25%
2011 105,407,937 73.73 0.14%
2010 105,261,487 73.69 0.11%
2009 105,149,987 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 108,600,667 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 0.00%