Russia
Urban population in Russia
Urban population in Russia: 44.7% in 1950 and 75.3% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 75.3%
- Since 1950
- +30.5 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 80 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 81%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 81% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Russia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.3 |
| 2024 | 75.1 |
| 2023 | 75 |
| 2022 | 74.9 |
| 2021 | 74.8 |
| 2020 | 74.7 |
| 2019 | 74.6 |
| 2018 | 74.5 |
| 2017 | 74.5 |
| 2016 | 74.4 |
| 2015 | 74.3 |
| 2014 | 74.2 |
| 2013 | 74.1 |
| 2012 | 74 |
| 2011 | 73.9 |
| 2010 | 73.7 |
| 2009 | 73.5 |
| 2008 | 73.5 |
| 2007 | 73.4 |
| 2006 | 73.2 |
| 2005 | 73.2 |
| 2004 | 73.3 |
| 2003 | 73.4 |
| 2002 | 73.3 |
| 2001 | 73.2 |
| 2000 | 73.2 |
| 1999 | 73 |
| 1998 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 73.1 |
| 1996 | 73.1 |
| 1995 | 72.9 |
| 1994 | 73 |
| 1993 | 73.1 |
| 1992 | 73.4 |
| 1991 | 73.7 |
| 1990 | 73.7 |
| 1989 | 73.6 |
| 1988 | 73.2 |
| 1987 | 72.9 |
| 1986 | 72.5 |
| 1985 | 72 |
| 1984 | 71.6 |
| 1983 | 71.3 |
| 1982 | 70.9 |
| 1981 | 70.3 |
| 1980 | 69.9 |
| 1979 | 69.3 |
| 1978 | 68.8 |
| 1977 | 68.2 |
| 1976 | 67.7 |
| 1975 | 66.9 |
| 1974 | 66.1 |
| 1973 | 65.1 |
| 1972 | 64.2 |
| 1971 | 63.2 |
| 1970 | 62.6 |
| 1969 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 60.9 |
| 1967 | 60.1 |
| 1966 | 59.2 |
| 1965 | 58.3 |
| 1964 | 57.6 |
| 1963 | 56.8 |
| 1962 | 55.9 |
| 1961 | 55.1 |
| 1960 | 54.1 |
| 1959 | 53 |
| 1958 | 51.8 |
| 1957 | 50.8 |
| 1956 | 49.9 |
| 1955 | 48.9 |
| 1954 | 48.1 |
| 1953 | 47.2 |
| 1952 | 46.4 |
| 1951 | 45.6 |
| 1950 | 44.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Russia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 75.4 |
| 2027 | 75.6 |
| 2028 | 75.7 |
| 2029 | 75.9 |
| 2030 | 76.1 |
| 2031 | 76.2 |
| 2032 | 76.4 |
| 2033 | 76.6 |
| 2034 | 76.8 |
| 2035 | 77 |
| 2036 | 77.3 |
| 2037 | 77.5 |
| 2038 | 77.7 |
| 2039 | 78 |
| 2040 | 78.2 |
| 2041 | 78.5 |
| 2042 | 78.7 |
| 2043 | 79 |
| 2044 | 79.3 |
| 2045 | 79.5 |
| 2046 | 79.8 |
| 2047 | 80.1 |
| 2048 | 80.4 |
| 2049 | 80.7 |
| 2050 | 81 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$158B in 2025
- Military spending per person$1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spending19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel1.45 million people in 2020
- National power3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports1.94 billion TIV in 2025