As of January 1, 2025, ***** million inhabitants lived in Russian cities, opposed to **** million people living in the countryside. The rural population of Russia saw a gradual decrease over the observed time period.

Russia's capital, Moscow, was the largest city in the country with over **** million residents as of January 1, 2024. Less than a half of Moscow's population resided in Saint Petersburg, the second-most populous city in the country. The third-largest city, Novosibirsk, was located in the Siberian Federal District, being the highest-populated city in the Asian part of Russia. Why is Moscow so populated? The Russian capital is the center of political, industrial, business, and cultural life in Russia. Despite being one of the most expensive cities worldwide, it continues to attract people from Russia and abroad, with its resident population following a generally upward trend over the past decade. Wages in Moscow are higher than in Russia on average, and more opportunities for employment and investment are available in the capital. Furthermore, the number of people living in Moscow was forecast to continue rising, exceeding **** million by 2035. Urbanization in Russia In 2024, around *** million Russian residents lived in cities. That was approximately three-quarters of the country’s population. The urbanization rate increased steadily over the 20th century, leading to a decline in the rural population. Among the country’s regions, the Northwestern Federal District had the highest share of residents in urban areas, measured at ** percent. In the Central Federal District, the tendency was that more people moved to Moscow and cities in the Moscow Oblast.

This dataset is about cities in Russia. It has 4,324 rows. It features 3 columns: country, and population.

Population: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data was reported at 0.000 Person in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 2023. Population: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data is updated yearly, averaging 147,167.500 Person from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2024, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 220,771.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 2024. Population: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.GA012: Population: Rural: by Region.

This horizontal bar chart displays agricultural land (km²) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Russia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays vulnerable employment (% of total employment) by capital city using the aggregation average in Russia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Population: Rural: SF: City of Sevastopol data was reported at 41,504.000 Person in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41,507.000 Person for 2023. Population: Rural: SF: City of Sevastopol data is updated yearly, averaging 38,972.000 Person from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2024, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42,166.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 30,372.000 Person in 2014. Population: Rural: SF: City of Sevastopol data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.GA012: Population: Rural: by Region.

The mortality rate decreased both in urban and rural areas of Russia in 2023. Nearly 12 deaths per 1,000 population were recorded in cities in that year. To compare, in the countryside, the mortality rate reached 13 deaths per 1,000 people.

This dataset is about companies in Russia. It has 69,913 rows. It features 5 columns: city, country, sector, and foundation year.

This horizontal bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Russia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Population: Female: VR: Republic of Chuvashia data was reported at 628,058.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 630,553.000 Person for 2022. Population: Female: VR: Republic of Chuvashia data is updated yearly, averaging 679,174.000 Person from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2023, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 727,230.000 Person in 1992 and a record low of 628,058.000 Person in 2023. Population: Female: VR: Republic of Chuvashia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GA010: Population: Female: by Region.

Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data was reported at 0.000 Person in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,461.000 Person for 2021. Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data is updated yearly, averaging 1,553.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,461.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 2022. Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD008: Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: by Region.

Since 2016, the fertility rate among the rural population has seen a decline in Russia. The country's inhabitants living outside cities had a fertility rate of **** in 2022. That was higher than the average number of children born per one woman in the urban area, which was measured at **** in the same year.

Population: Working Age: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data was reported at 0.000 Person in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 2021. Population: Working Age: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data is updated yearly, averaging 85,822.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 111,401.000 Person in 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 2022. Population: Working Age: Rural: CF: City of Moscow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GA013: Population: Working Age: by Region.

This dataset is about companies in Russia. It has 69,913 rows. It features 5 columns: city, country, CEO gender, and CEO approval.

Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: Male: SF: City of Sevastopol data was reported at 151.000 Person in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 198.000 Person for 2021. Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: Male: SF: City of Sevastopol data is updated yearly, averaging 190.500 Person from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 213.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 151.000 Person in 2022. Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: Male: SF: City of Sevastopol data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD008: Number of Registered Deaths: Rural: by Region.

In 2024, the total population of Russia was around 146.1 million people. Only a fraction of them live in the major Russian cities. With almost 12.5 million inhabitants, Moscow is the largest of them. In the upcoming years until 2030, the population was forecast to decline.Russia's economy Russia is one of the major economies in the world and is one of the wealthiest nations. Following the 1998 Russian financial crisis, Russia introduced several structural reforms that allowed for a fast economic recovery. Following these reforms, Russia experienced significant economic growth from the early 2000s and improved living standards in general for the country. A reason for the momentous economical boost was the rise in commodity prices as well as a boom in the total amount of consumer credit. Additionally, Russia is highly dependent on the mining and production of natural resources, primarily in the energy department, in order to promote economic growth in the country. Due to large energy reserves throughout the country, Russia has developed a stable economy capable of sustaining itself for many years into the future. The majority of Russian oil and energy reserves are located in the Western Siberian areas. These natural gas liquids, along with oil reserves that consist of crude oil, shale oil and oil sands are constantly used for the production of consumable oil, which is an annually growing industry in Russia. Oil products are one of Russia’s primary exports and the country is able to profit entirely off of sales due to high prices as well as high demand for such goods.

The smoking status of Russians living in urban and rural areas did not significantly differ in 2018. In both areas, the majority of the population never smoked. The share of daily smokers in the country's cities amounted to 22 percent. In the countryside, this figure was only 0.5 percent higher.

Population: Working Age: Rural: SF: City of Sevastopol data was reported at 26,250.000 Person in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 24,651.000 Person for 2021. Population: Working Age: Rural: SF: City of Sevastopol data is updated yearly, averaging 16,844.000 Person from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2022, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26,250.000 Person in 2022 and a record low of 16,400.000 Person in 2018. Population: Working Age: Rural: SF: City of Sevastopol data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GA013: Population: Working Age: by Region.

Number of Registered Births: Rural: Female: CF: City of Moscow data was reported at 0.000 Person in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,634.000 Person for 2021. Number of Registered Births: Rural: Female: CF: City of Moscow data is updated yearly, averaging 1,483.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,634.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 2022. Number of Registered Births: Rural: Female: CF: City of Moscow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD004: Number of Registered Births: Rural: by Region.