Russia has a population density of 22.7 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Russia has 1,280,521 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Russia and the Vatican are ranked 185th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Russia has 1.76% of the world's population and 11% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Russia is 99.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Russia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 22.7 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 185/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
142718132
|
949
|
| Land area | 6,323,145 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,228,137 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 24.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 75.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 24.8% | 0% |
Russia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Russia decreased by 0.75%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Russia ranked 175th for population density and is in 184th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Russia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 22.7 | - |
| 2023 | 22.7 | - |
| 2022 | 22.8 | - |
| 2021 | 22.9 | - |
| 2020 | 23 | - |
| 2019 | 23 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 23 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 23 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 22.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 22.9 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 22.8 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 22.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 22.7 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 22.6 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 22.6 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 22.6 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 22.6 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 22.6 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 22.6 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 22.8 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 22.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 23 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 23.1 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 23.2 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 23.3 | - |
| 1998 | 23.3 | - |
| 1997 | 23.4 | - |
| 1996 | 23.4 | - |
| 1995 | 23.5 | - |
| 1994 | 23.5 | - |
| 1993 | 23.5 | - |
| 1992 | 23.5 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Russia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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