Russia Population Clock
Russia has an estimated population of about 143.5 million, which makes it the 9th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is slowly shrinking, at -0.11% a year.
The capital is Moscow.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Russia's population is changing
Russia records about 3,301 births and 4,872 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 1,571 fewer people per day, or about 573,808 a year before migration.
Net migration runs at about 251,822 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 44% of its natural change.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 145.0 million to 143.5 million — a loss of 1.50 million, or 1.0%.
Where people live in Russia
With about 8.8 people per square kilometre, Russia is very sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 111th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Kazakhstan and Bolivia.
Russia covers about 16,376,870 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 143.5 million into that density figure.
About 75.3% of people live in urban areas, making Russia highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 108.0 million town and city dwellers and 35.5 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Russia
Russia has an ageing population: about 17.0% are under 15 and 17.8% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.
The total fertility rate is about 1.42 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 73.4 years, close to the global average of 73.5.
Russia at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143.5 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #9 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | -0.11% | 2025 |
| Population density | 8.8 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 16,376,870 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 75.3% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.4 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.42 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 17.0% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 17.8% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -251,822 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 3,301 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 4,872 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank