Population projections in Russia

Russia: Population projections was 131.06 million Persons in 2070. ▼ Falling

Latest (2070)
131.06 million Persons
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 43 countries
All-time high
145.86 million Persons
in 2024
All-time low
131.06 million Persons
in 2070
Years of data
47
2024–2070

Population projections in Russia, 2024–2070

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2070, population projections in Russia stood at 131.06 million Persons. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population projections in Russia peaked at 145.86 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 131.06 million Persons, in 2070.

Russia ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Population projections in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Population projections in Russia, 2024 to 2070.
Year Persons Change
2024 145.86 million Persons —
2025 145.40 million Persons -0.3%
2026 144.92 million Persons -0.3%
2027 144.43 million Persons -0.3%
2028 143.94 million Persons -0.3%
2029 143.48 million Persons -0.3%
2030 143.03 million Persons -0.3%
2031 142.60 million Persons -0.3%
2032 142.19 million Persons -0.3%
2033 141.81 million Persons -0.3%
2034 141.45 million Persons -0.3%
2035 141.12 million Persons -0.2%
2036 140.82 million Persons -0.2%
2037 140.54 million Persons -0.2%
2038 140.29 million Persons -0.2%
2039 140.06 million Persons -0.2%
2040 139.84 million Persons -0.2%
2041 139.62 million Persons -0.2%
2042 139.42 million Persons -0.1%
2043 139.23 million Persons -0.1%
2044 139.04 million Persons -0.1%
2045 138.86 million Persons -0.1%
2046 138.65 million Persons -0.1%
2047 138.48 million Persons -0.1%
2048 138.31 million Persons -0.1%
2049 138.14 million Persons -0.1%
2050 137.95 million Persons -0.1%
2051 137.74 million Persons -0.2%
2052 137.54 million Persons -0.1%
2053 137.31 million Persons -0.2%
2054 137.04 million Persons -0.2%
2055 136.75 million Persons -0.2%
2056 136.45 million Persons -0.2%
2057 136.14 million Persons -0.2%
2058 135.80 million Persons -0.2%
2059 135.44 million Persons -0.3%
2060 135.08 million Persons -0.3%
2061 134.72 million Persons -0.3%
2062 134.34 million Persons -0.3%
2063 133.92 million Persons -0.3%
2064 133.49 million Persons -0.3%
2065 133.04 million Persons -0.3%
2066 132.61 million Persons -0.3%
2067 132.21 million Persons -0.3%
2068 131.82 million Persons -0.3%
2069 131.43 million Persons -0.3%
2070 131.06 million Persons -0.3%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 131.06 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.70 million Persons, 12.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 131.06 million Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.02 million Persons, 13.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 144.67 million Persons 143.48 million Persons 145.86 million Persons 6
2030s 141.39 million Persons 140.06 million Persons 143.03 million Persons 10
2040s 138.96 million Persons 138.14 million Persons 139.84 million Persons 10
2050s 136.82 million Persons 135.44 million Persons 137.95 million Persons 10
2060s 133.27 million Persons 131.43 million Persons 135.08 million Persons 10
2070s 131.06 million Persons 131.06 million Persons 131.06 million Persons 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 5 Netherlands 20.71 million Persons compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 330.36 million Persons compare
  3. 6 Lithuania 2.01 million Persons compare
  4. 6 Brazil 227.52 million Persons compare
  5. 7 Mexico 141.44 million Persons compare
  6. 7 Slovenia 2.00 million Persons compare
  7. 8 Estonia 1.31 million Persons compare
  8. 9 Japan 87.00 million Persons compare
  9. 9 Latvia 1.26 million Persons compare
  10. 10 South Africa 85.03 million Persons compare
  11. 11 Germany 84.24 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population projections in Russia?
Population projections in Russia was 131.06 million Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population projections recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 145.86 million Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest population projections recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 131.06 million Persons in 2070.
How does Russia rank for population projections?
Russia ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
Is population projections rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
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This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 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. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.