Historical population data in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Historical population data was 145.40 million Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Historical population data in Russian Federation, 1950β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 145.40 million Persons for historical population data in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical population data in Russian Federation peaked at 148.54 million Persons in 1992 and was at its lowest, 103.39 million Persons, in 1950.
That places Russian Federation 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 110.56 million Persons | 103.39 million Persons | 118.29 million Persons | 10 |
| 1960s | 125.61 million Persons | 119.93 million Persons | 129.76 million Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 133.89 million Persons | 130.37 million Persons | 137.82 million Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.21 million Persons | 138.57 million Persons | 148.28 million Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.11 million Persons | 147.22 million Persons | 148.54 million Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.78 million Persons | 141.91 million Persons | 146.60 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.69 million Persons | 142.39 million Persons | 147.90 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.53 million Persons | 145.40 million Persons | 147.71 million Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More population data for Russian Federation
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.083 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.86 million (2100)
- Population density 7.72 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.083 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.2771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2976 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 133,133 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.2975 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.42 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 10,077 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical population data in Russian Federation?
- Historical population data in Russian Federation was 145.40 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical population data recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 148.54 million Persons in 1992.
- What is the lowest historical population data recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.39 million Persons in 1950.
- How does Russian Federation rank for historical population data?
- Russian Federation ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical population data rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical population data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.