Russia population density for 2022 was 8.81, a 0.35% decline from 2021.

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<li>Russia population density for 2021 was <strong>8.84</strong>, a <strong>0.34% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Russia population density for 2020 was <strong>8.87</strong>, a <strong>0.14% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Russia population density for 2019 was <strong>8.88</strong>, a <strong>0.04% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

In 2023, the 80th percentile of the Russian population held roughly 46 percent of the total national income. In aggregate terms, the income distribution within population groups was rather similar over the observed period. The distribution showed that the higher the society level was, the higher was the occupied volume of income.

As of January 1, 2024, the largest share of individuals aged 80 years and older in Russia was represented by women, at almost 75 percent. Meanwhile, men outnumbered women in all age categories up to 29 years. The age group between 30 and 39 years was distributed approximately equally between the two genders.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Russia population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Russia. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Russia by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Russia.

Key observations

The largest age group in Russia, OH was for the group of age Under 5 years years with a population of 91 (12.41%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Russia, OH was the 60 to 64 years years with a population of 14 (1.91%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Russia is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Russia total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Russia Population by Age. You can refer the same here

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Russia by gender, including both male and female populations. This dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Russia across both sexes and to determine which sex constitutes the majority.

Key observations

There is a slight majority of male population, with 50.48% of total population being male. Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Scope of gender :

Please note that American Community Survey asks a question about the respondents current sex, but not about gender, sexual orientation, or sex at birth. The question is intended to capture data for biological sex, not gender. Respondents are supposed to respond with the answer as either of Male or Female. Our research and this dataset mirrors the data reported as Male and Female for gender distribution analysis. No further analysis is done on the data reported from the Census Bureau.

Variables / Data Columns

• Gender: This column displays the Gender (Male / Female)
• Population: The population of the gender in the Russia is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the percentage distribution of each gender as a proportion of Russia total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Russia Population by Race & Ethnicity. You can refer the same here

The share of children aged between zero and four years in Russia in the total population of children up to 12 years old has been declining. As of 2021, children younger than five years old accounted for 35 percent of children, with forecast suggesting a further decline in this age group. The share of children aged between 10 and 12 has increased over the years, while remaining the lowest of all presented age groups.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Russia was reported at 8.8074 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Russia: Population density, in people per sq. mile: The latest value from is people per sq. mile, unavailable from people per sq. mile in . In comparison, the world average is 0 people per sq. mile, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Russia from to is people per sq. mile. The minimum value, people per sq. mile, was reached in while the maximum of people per sq. mile was recorded in .

The population density in Russia highly varied across federal districts of the country in the beginning of 2019. The most densely populated area was the Central federal district, where 60.6 inhabitants were observed per square kilometer. To compare, in the Far Eastern federal district, the density was measured at 1.2 persons per square kilometer.

Russia Population: Male: Age 20 to 24: 20 Years data was reported at 690,175.000 Person in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 669,051.000 Person for 2017. Russia Population: Male: Age 20 to 24: 20 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 1,086,332.000 Person from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2018, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,304,486.000 Person in 2003 and a record low of 669,051.000 Person in 2017. Russia Population: Male: Age 20 to 24: 20 Years 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.GA006: Population: by Age: 0 to 100 Years: Male.

The population density in Russia saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 8.81 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, 2022 marked the third consecutive decline of the population density. Population density refers to the number of people living in a certain country or area, given as an average per square kilometer. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.

In 2023, over one quarter of the Russian population had an average monthly money income between 27 thousand and 45 thousand Russian rubles. The share of Russians with a monthly income below seven thousand Russian rubles decreased compared to the previous year. The portion of those earning over 100 thousand Russian rubles, or around 1.5 thousand U.S. dollars, per month reached around eleven percent in 2023.

Due to the devastating impact of the Second World War on the Soviet population, the total population in 1950 was almost 15.5 million fewer than in 1940, which is a decrease of eight percent. In Russia (RSFSR), the largest of the Soviet states, the population difference was almost nine million people; also eight percent. It would take until 1955 for the populations of either the USSR or Russia to reach their pre-war levels, which was a decade after the conflict had ended. Urbanization Despite this drop in total population, industrialization and urbanization saw a significant change in the USSR's population distribution between the given years. The Soviet urban population increased by 6.3 million, or ten percent, between 1940 and 1950; 5.8 million of this was in Russia, which was a 15 percent increase. In contrast, the Soviet Union's rural population dropped by 21.8 million (a 17 percent change), 14.5 million of which in Russia (a decrease of 20 percent). In terms of overall population, the urban population of the USSR rose from 33 to 39 percent between 1940 and 1950, and from 34 to 43 percent in Russia. By 1955, 44 percent of the Soviet population, and 49 percent of the Russian population, lived in an urban setting.

In all age groups until 29 years old, there were more men than women in Russia as of January 1, 2024. After that age, the female population outnumbered the male population in each category. The most represented age group in the country was from 35 to 39 years old, with approximately 6.5 million women and 6.3 million men. Male-to-female ratio in Russia The number of men in Russia was historically lower than the number of women, which was a result of population losses during World War I and World War II. In 1950, in the age category from 25 to 29 years, 68 men were recorded per 100 women in the Soviet Union. In today’s Russia, the female-to-male ratio in the same age group reached 976 women per 1,000 men. Russia has the highest life expectancy gender gap The World Health Organization estimated the average life expectancy of women across the world at over five years longer than men. In Russia, this gap between genders exceeded 10 years. According to the study “Burden of disease in Russia, 1980-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016,” Russia had the highest gender difference in life expectancy worldwide.

This database provides construction of Large Urban Regions (LUR) in Russia. A Large Urban Region (LUR) can be defined as an aggregation of continuous statistical units around a core that are economically dependent on this core and linked to it by economic and social strong interdependences. The main purpose of this delineation is to make cities comparable on the national and world scales and to make comparative social-economic urban studies. Aggregating different municipal districts around a core city, we construct a single large urban region, which allows to include all the area of economic influence of a core into one statistical unit (see Rogov & Rozenblat, 2020 for more details) thus, changing a city position in a global urban hierarchy. In doing so we use four principal urban concepts (Pumain et al., 1992): political definition, morphological definition, functional definition and conurbation that we call Large Urban Region. We constructed Russian LURs using criteria such as population distribution, road networks, access to an airport, distance from a core, presence of multinational firms. In this database, we provide population data for LURs and their administrative units.

Constrained estimates, total number of people per grid-cell. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are number of people per pixel. The mapping approach is Random Forest-based dasymetric redistribution.

More information can be found in the Release Statement

The difference between constrained and unconstrained is explained on this page: https://www.worldpop.org/methods/top_down_constrained_vs_unconstrained

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Moscow, Russia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Population: Female: CF: Ivanovo Region data was reported at 499,508.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 504,207.000 Person for 2022. Population: Female: CF: Ivanovo Region data is updated yearly, averaging 605,233.000 Person from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2023, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 713,601.000 Person in 1989 and a record low of 499,508.000 Person in 2023. Population: Female: CF: Ivanovo Region 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.

The Central Federal District was the most-populated in Russia with around 40.3 million residents as of January 1, 2025. The Volga Federal District followed, with a population of roughly 28.4 million. The lowest population was recorded in the Far Eastern Federal District at less than 7.9 million inhabitants. In total, over 146.1 million people were estimated to be living in Russia as of the beginning of 2025. The country ranked ninth worldwide by population size.

Population: NW: Murmansk City: Above Working Age data was reported at 67.900 Person th in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71.300 Person th for 2018. Population: NW: Murmansk City: Above Working Age data is updated yearly, averaging 63.600 Person th from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71.300 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 51.200 Person th in 2003. Population: NW: Murmansk City: Above Working Age 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.GA017: Population: by City: North Western Federal District.