Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 34.34 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.34 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 121 countries
All-time high
34.34 million
in 2025
All-time low
18.47 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation is 34.34 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation peaked at 34.34 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.47 million, in 1960.
That places Russian Federation 10th out of 121 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.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.47 million | — |
| 1961 | 18.85 million | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 19.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 19.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 20.06 million | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 20.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 20.91 million | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 21.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 21.80 million | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 22.26 million | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 22.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 23.07 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 23.46 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 23.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 24.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 24.66 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 25.08 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 25.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 25.93 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 26.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 26.53 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 26.78 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 27.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 27.28 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 27.53 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 27.79 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 28.05 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 28.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 28.58 million | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 28.73 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 28.76 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 28.78 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 28.75 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 28.67 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 28.65 million | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 28.68 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.76 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.89 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 29.01 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 29.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 29.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 29.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.86 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 31.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.96 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.19 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.51 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 33.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 33.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 33.97 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 34.34 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.31 million | 18.47 million | 22.26 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.48 million | 22.69 million | 26.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.66 million | 26.53 million | 28.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.81 million | 28.65 million | 29.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.00 million | 29.24 million | 30.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.42 million | 31.10 million | 33.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.12 million | 33.83 million | 34.34 million | 6 |
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More urban development data for Russian Federation
- Population in the largest city 11.8% (2025)
- Population density 8.78 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 11.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 2.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 12.74 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 90.8 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,656 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation was 34.34 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 34.34 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.47 million in 1960.
- How does Russian Federation rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Russian Federation ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.