Population in Russia compared to Rwanda: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Russia and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Russia	Rwanda	Russia	Rwanda
1960	119,897,000	3,022,294	-	-
1961	121,236,000	3,106,779	1.12%	2.8%
1962	122,591,000	3,186,025	1.12%	2.55%
1963	123,960,000	3,258,890	1.12%	2.29%
1964	125,345,000	3,334,834	1.12%	2.33%
1965	126,745,000	3,423,210	1.12%	2.65%
1966	127,468,000	3,521,626	0.57%	2.87%
1967	128,196,000	3,629,577	0.57%	3.07%
1968	128,928,000	3,744,010	0.57%	3.15%
1969	129,664,000	3,861,271	0.57%	3.13%
1970	130,404,000	3,980,669	0.57%	3.09%
1971	131,155,000	4,100,044	0.58%	3%
1972	131,909,000	4,220,335	0.57%	2.93%
1973	132,669,000	4,345,047	0.58%	2.96%
1974	133,432,000	4,474,228	0.58%	2.97%
1975	134,200,000	4,607,728	0.58%	2.98%
1976	135,147,000	4,745,954	0.71%	3%
1977	136,100,000	4,888,240	0.71%	3%
1978	137,060,000	5,035,171	0.71%	3.01%
1979	138,027,000	5,189,541	0.71%	3.07%
1980	139,010,000	5,353,259	0.71%	3.15%
1981	139,941,000	5,527,230	0.67%	3.25%
1982	140,823,000	5,711,549	0.63%	3.33%
1983	141,668,000	5,905,311	0.6%	3.39%
1984	142,745,000	6,107,627	0.76%	3.43%
1985	143,858,000	6,317,228	0.78%	3.43%
1986	144,894,000	6,531,881	0.72%	3.4%
1987	145,908,000	6,749,493	0.7%	3.33%
1988	146,857,000	6,968,071	0.65%	3.24%
1989	147,721,000	7,184,706	0.59%	3.11%
1990	147,969,406	7,375,307	0.17%	2.65%
1991	148,394,216	7,526,966	0.29%	2.06%
1992	148,538,197	7,683,266	0.1%	2.08%
1993	148,458,777	7,981,132	-0.05%	3.88%
1994	148,407,912	6,792,352	-0.03%	-14.9%
1995	148,375,787	5,674,118	-0.02%	-16.5%
1996	148,160,129	6,708,764	-0.15%	18.2%
1997	147,915,361	7,755,238	-0.17%	15.6%
1998	147,670,784	8,081,681	-0.17%	4.21%
1999	147,214,776	8,147,912	-0.31%	0.82%
2000	146,596,869	8,213,931	-0.42%	0.81%
2001	145,976,482	8,287,094	-0.42%	0.89%
2002	145,306,497	8,400,180	-0.46%	1.36%
2003	144,648,618	8,586,875	-0.45%	2.22%
2004	144,067,316	8,816,844	-0.4%	2.68%
2005	143,518,814	9,054,528	-0.38%	2.7%
2006	143,049,637	9,299,246	-0.33%	2.7%
2007	142,805,114	9,549,933	-0.17%	2.7%
2008	142,742,366	9,804,269	-0.04%	2.66%
2009	142,785,348	10,060,432	0.03%	2.61%
2010	142,849,468	10,317,553	0.04%	2.56%
2011	143,018,195	10,573,733	0.12%	2.48%
2012	143,378,447	10,829,901	0.25%	2.42%
2013	143,805,638	11,093,340	0.3%	2.43%
2014	144,237,223	11,364,757	0.3%	2.45%
2015	144,640,716	11,640,022	0.28%	2.42%
2016	145,015,460	11,919,183	0.26%	2.4%
2017	145,293,260	12,202,060	0.19%	2.37%
2018	145,398,106	12,487,996	0.07%	2.34%
2019	145,453,291	12,776,103	0.04%	2.31%
2020	145,245,148	13,065,837	-0.14%	2.27%
2021	144,746,762	13,355,260	-0.34%	2.22%
2022	144,236,933	13,651,030	-0.35%	2.21%
2023	143,826,130	13,954,471	-0.28%	2.22%
2024	143,533,851	14,256,567	-0.2%	2.16%
2025	142,718,132	14,569,343	-0.57%	2.19%
2026	142,120,553	14,889,694	-0.42%	2.2%
2027	141,773,330	15,214,324	-0.24%	2.18%
2028	141,402,326	15,536,461	-0.26%	2.12%
2029	141,021,009	15,844,649	-0.27%	1.98%
2030	140,628,883	16,154,698	-0.28%	1.96%
2031	140,218,596	16,473,106	-0.29%	1.97%
2032	139,807,207	16,771,820	-0.29%	1.81%
2033	139,414,947	17,073,475	-0.28%	1.8%
2034	139,034,543	17,402,250	-0.27%	1.93%
2035	138,666,694	17,746,315	-0.26%	1.98%
2036	138,311,757	18,076,769	-0.26%	1.86%
2037	137,968,177	18,395,838	-0.25%	1.77%
2038	137,643,032	18,729,778	-0.24%	1.82%
2039	137,336,299	19,076,783	-0.22%	1.85%
2040	137,053,347	19,440,762	-0.21%	1.91%
2041	136,795,588	19,806,170	-0.19%	1.88%
2042	136,558,692	20,153,979	-0.17%	1.76%
2043	136,335,849	20,500,826	-0.16%	1.72%
2044	136,124,845	20,837,079	-0.15%	1.64%
2045	135,933,758	21,152,650	-0.14%	1.51%
2046	135,756,848	21,459,144	-0.13%	1.45%
2047	135,574,181	21,764,578	-0.13%	1.42%
2048	135,372,557	22,086,112	-0.15%	1.48%
2049	135,156,911	22,403,887	-0.16%	1.44%
2050	134,923,391	22,707,896	-0.17%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Russia increased by 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Russia lost -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2005 and is still 9th in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.