Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.755 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation is 0.755 people per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation peaked at 0.7582 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5416 people per person, in 1960.
That places Russian Federation 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5416 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.553 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5616 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.57 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5773 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5829 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5923 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6011 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6094 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6181 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6256 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6316 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6407 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6502 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6597 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6691 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6763 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6821 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6873 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6924 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6963 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7004 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7056 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7112 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.715 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7189 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7242 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7299 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7349 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7384 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7421 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7423 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7357 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.729 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7285 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7289 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7303 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7309 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7317 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7298 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7322 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.733 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7361 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7399 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7387 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7371 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7378 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7393 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7403 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7409 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7423 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7438 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7444 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7449 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7453 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7462 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7476 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7492 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7507 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7518 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7527 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7531 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7555 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7582 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7571 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.755 people per person | -0.3% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 0.755 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 0.755 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5807 people per person | 0.5416 people per person | 0.6181 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6615 people per person | 0.6256 people per person | 0.6924 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7175 people per person | 0.6963 people per person | 0.7384 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7329 people per person | 0.7285 people per person | 0.7423 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7375 people per person | 0.7322 people per person | 0.7409 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7466 people per person | 0.7423 people per person | 0.7518 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7553 people per person | 0.7527 people per person | 0.7582 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2412 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.2771 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 7.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.86 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Russian Federation was 0.755 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7582 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5416 people per person in 1960.
- How does Russian Federation rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Russian Federation ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.