Share of population urban in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of population urban was 75.25 in 2025. β² Rising
Share of population urban in Russian Federation, 1950β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population urban in Russian Federation stood at 75.25. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Russian Federation peaked at 75.25 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.74, in 1950.
Russian Federation ranks 84th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.63 | 44.74 | 52.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.98 | 54.14 | 61.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.21 | 62.58 | 69.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.81 | 69.85 | 73.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.21 | 72.94 | 73.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.32 | 73.16 | 73.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2 | 73.67 | 74.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.94 | 74.69 | 75.25 | 6 |
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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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.42 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 10,077 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Russian Federation?
- Share of population urban in Russian Federation was 75.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 75.25 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.74 in 1950.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of population urban?
- Russian Federation ranks 84th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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