Among all federal subjects of Russia, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug had the highest gross regional product (GRP) per capita in 2023, measuring at approximately ** million Russian rubles. The second-leading region by GRP per capita was the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, at ***** million Russian rubles. Among the country's federal districts, the highest GRP per capita was recorded in the Ural Federal District.

Vagit Alekperov, a businessman and former Lukoil president, was the richest man in Russia as of March 7, 2025, with his assets measuring at 28.7 billion U.S. dollars. Vladimir Potanin, the president of a private investment company Interros and a co-owner of the mining and metallurgical company Nornickel, ranked fifth in this ranking; however, he ranked first in June 2025. The net worth of assets of Andrey Melnichenko, the founder of fertilizer producer Eurochem and coal energy company SUEK, and his family exceeded 17 billion U.S. dollars. In the global ranking of billionaires led by Elon Musk, Alekperov and Potanin were 62nd and 81st as of March 2025, respectively.

In the Russian capital and its neighboring Moscow Oblast, 104.5 thousand people owned assets worth one million U.S. dollars or more, based on the millionaire count from 2020. Russia's regions with the second-highest number of U.S. dollar millionaires were Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast, at 28 thousand. Russia ranked 15th by the number of U.S. dollar millionaires worldwide.

The highest share of the middle-class population among federal subjects of Russia was observed in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where nearly four in ten households were classified as belonging to the middle class between 2022 and 2023. The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the Magadan Oblast closely followed, with a share of 32.5 percent and 31.9 percent, respectively.

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 1 cities in the Rich County, UT by Russian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each city over the past five years.

Content

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

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Russian Population: This column displays the rank of city in the Rich County, UT by their Russian population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• City: The City for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Russian Population: The Russian population of the city is shown in this column.
• % of Total City Population: This shows what percentage of the total city population identifies as Russian. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total Rich County Russian Population: This tells us how much of the entire Rich County, UT Russian population lives in that city. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

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The richest woman in Russia was Tatyana Bakalchuk, the CEO of the e-commerce company Wildberries. Bakalchuk's total assets were measured at ** billion U.S. dollars as of July 2021. A businesswoman Elena Baturina ranked second with assets worth *** billion U.S. dollars.

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.

Over ** million Russians aged 20 years and above, or approximately ** percent of the total adult population of the country, had wealth under 10,000 U.S. dollars in 2022. To compare, on average around the globe, the share of residents belonging to this wealth range was measured at **** percent in the same year. Economic inequality in Russia The latest available data by the World Bank recorded Russia’s Gini index, used as a measurement of income or wealth inequality, at **. The organization classified Russia as an upper-middle-income economy. Over ** percent of Russians considered themselves belonging to the middle class in 2020. HNWIs in Russia Approximately *** percent of Russian adults, or ******* residents, owned over *********** U.S. dollars, or were referred to as high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). In 2021, the total wealth of the adult population in the country reached nearly *** trillion U.S. dollars. A significant portion of it belonged to roughly ***** ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) whose net worth exceeded ** billion U.S. dollars.

The monthly minimum wage in Russia as of January 1, 2025, amounted to ****** Russian rubles, or approximately *** U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of February 28, 2025. In the capital Moscow, it was set at ****** Russian rubles, or around *** U.S. dollars. In the country's second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, it was lower, at ****** Russian rubles. Since 2021, the minimum wage in Russia has been calculated as 42 percent of the median wage. Between 2018 and 2020, it equaled to the minimum cost of living that was set in the country. The poor and the rich in Russia Around ** million residents lived under the poverty line in Russia. Those earning the highest 20 percent of income accounted for approximately ** percent of the total composite monetary income in 2023, while the group with the lowest income had a ***-percent share. Regional disparities The economic disparity was also observed across Russian federal subjects. The median monthly wage ranged from ****** Russian rubles in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic to ****** Russian rubles in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug between September 2018 and August 2019. Minimum wage thresholds can be regulated by regional authorities, as long as they are not lower than the federal minimum wage.

In August 2024, Ostozhenka, Center of Moscow, and Arbat were the leading districts of the Russian capital in terms of apartment prices. The average price of an apartment in the Ostozhenka district was set at ******* Russian rubles per square meter.

The average nominal salary in Russia was measured at ****** Russian rubles per month in 2024, marking an increase of roughly ****** Russian rubles compared to the previous year. After the currency redenomination and the financial default in 1998, the average wage levels in the country have grown exponentially. Who gets paid more in Russia? The Russian oil and gas industry paid the highest average wage to their employees, at ******* Russian rubles between January and September 2021. Salaries in management and management consulting were the second-highest, followed by air transportation and software development. On average, men earned more than women across all industries in the country. For example, in the information and communications sector, the average wage of a male worker amounted to nearly ******* Russian rubles, compared to under ****** Russian rubles for a female worker. Economic inequality in Russia The national income distribution of Russian households shows a high concentration of income and wealth in the hands of few individuals. In 2021, the mean income of the top one percent exceeded ******* euros before income tax, compared to ***** euros earned by the bottom 50 percent of the population. Furthermore, the richest one percent in Russia held an average wealth of over *** billion euros, whereas the personal wealth of the bottom 50 percent was measured at ***** euros in the same year. However, the income gap was forecast to decrease in Russia, with the Gini index expected to decline to **** by 2029.

The average monthly income per capita in the Siberian Federal District of Russia reached nearly ****** Russian rubles in 2024, marking an increase compared to the previous year. Overall, the figures increased each year over the past decade. Mining industry: a major source of income Rich in mineral resources, the Siberian Federal District heavily depends on the mining industry. In 2020, it accounted for over ** percent of total production of coal in Russia. The Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Irkutsk Oblast were the leading gold-producing regions of the country. Furthermore, Gazprom owned around *** billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves in the region. Socio-economic situation in Siberian Russia The gross regional product (GRP) per capita of the Siberian Federal District of Russia was the fifth-largest among the country's federal districts. Moreover, Siberian Russia had the second-lowest income per capita among the country’s eight federal districts. Relatively low-income levels and the lack of transport infrastructure discouraged the population from staying in the region.

As of 2023, the countries in Europe with the greatest share of national wealth taken by the top one percent of wealthy people were Russia, Turkey, and Hungary, with over two-thirds of wealth in Russia being owned by the wealthiest decile. On the other hand, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Slovakia were the countries with the smallest share of national wealth going to the top one percent, with more than half of wealth in the Netherlands going to the bottom 90 percent.

Of the selected cities shown, many of the highest tap water prices in 2021 are in European cities, with the most expensive in Moscow, Russia at ***** U.S. dollars per 100 cubic meters. This was followed by Vancouver, Canada where 100 cubic meters of water costed ***** U.S. dollars.