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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 9.48 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 1.89% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Russia vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Rwanda
2100 124,983,377 33,092,520
2099 125,086,144 32,987,847
2098 125,186,329 32,907,335
2097 125,264,415 32,832,706
2096 125,354,177 32,747,490
2095 125,422,006 32,615,044
2094 125,474,373 32,529,590
2093 125,529,632 32,396,544
2092 125,604,261 32,274,083
2091 125,652,742 32,171,077
2090 125,707,894 32,068,626
2089 125,760,026 31,872,593
2088 125,810,124 31,726,882
2087 125,858,116 31,533,364
2086 125,926,035 31,379,315
2085 126,001,913 31,235,000
2084 126,076,414 31,092,940
2083 126,151,046 30,917,707
2082 126,234,371 30,733,578
2081 126,317,768 30,557,819
2080 126,414,511 30,367,298
2079 126,534,688 30,176,627
2078 126,674,591 29,997,866
2077 126,830,956 29,800,561
2076 126,982,766 29,627,021
2075 127,165,304 29,423,503
2074 127,362,143 29,225,643
2073 127,576,856 29,007,777
2072 127,802,632 28,780,763
2071 128,080,998 28,560,382
2070 128,353,977 28,316,533
2069 128,642,208 28,103,541
2068 128,920,237 27,854,906
2067 129,203,483 27,591,747
2066 129,511,983 27,355,659
2065 129,842,007 27,084,704
2064 130,177,089 26,821,315
2063 130,522,107 26,543,184
2062 130,851,664 26,296,132
2061 131,200,160 25,985,356
2060 131,526,812 25,712,904
2059 131,884,461 25,437,446
2058 132,247,211 25,106,242
2057 132,584,941 24,837,928
2056 132,925,501 24,566,784
2055 133,271,436 24,266,669
2054 133,595,068 23,976,914
2053 133,914,243 23,690,426
2052 134,180,223 23,406,346
2051 134,443,510 23,099,207
2050 134,687,487 22,800,250
2049 134,909,323 22,484,698
2048 135,117,641 22,157,938
2047 135,311,492 21,834,786
2046 135,482,008 21,540,566
2045 135,664,379 21,215,262
2044 135,863,165 20,902,695
2043 136,085,277 20,535,605
2042 136,307,658 20,201,608
2041 136,557,818 19,832,577
2040 136,821,807 19,463,015
2039 137,122,219 19,096,860
2038 137,433,644 18,761,626
2037 137,770,811 18,421,864
2036 138,118,955 18,116,691
2035 138,478,809 17,753,910
2034 138,852,689 17,421,234
2033 139,237,595 17,089,349
2032 139,635,142 16,811,505
2031 140,058,187 16,485,559
2030 140,453,528 16,167,916
2029 140,840,370 15,858,862
2028 141,214,141 15,544,959
2027 141,580,416 15,207,733
2026 141,906,741 14,888,776
2025 142,772,403 14,560,205
2024 143,533,851 14,256,567
2023 143,826,130 13,954,471
2022 144,236,933 13,651,030
2021 144,746,762 13,355,260
2020 145,245,148 13,065,837
2019 145,453,291 12,776,103
2018 145,398,106 12,487,996
2017 145,293,260 12,202,060
2016 145,015,460 11,919,183
2015 144,640,716 11,640,022
2014 144,237,223 11,364,757
2013 143,805,638 11,093,340
2012 143,378,447 10,829,901
2011 143,018,195 10,573,733
2010 142,849,468 10,317,553
2009 142,785,348 10,060,432
2008 142,742,366 9,804,269
2007 142,805,114 9,549,933
2006 143,049,637 9,299,246
2005 143,518,814 9,054,528
2004 144,067,316 8,816,844
2003 144,648,618 8,586,875
2002 145,306,497 8,400,180
2001 145,976,482 8,287,094
2000 146,596,869 8,213,931
1999 147,214,776 8,147,912
1998 147,670,784 8,081,681
1997 147,915,361 7,755,238
1996 148,160,129 6,708,764
1995 148,375,787 5,674,118
1994 148,407,912 6,792,352
1993 148,458,777 7,981,132
1992 148,538,197 7,683,266
1991 148,394,216 7,526,966
1990 147,969,406 7,375,307
1989 147,721,000 7,184,706
1988 146,857,000 6,968,071
1987 145,908,000 6,749,493
1986 144,894,000 6,531,881
1985 143,858,000 6,317,228
1984 142,745,000 6,107,627
1983 141,668,000 5,905,311
1982 140,823,000 5,711,549
1981 139,941,000 5,527,230
1980 139,010,000 5,353,259
1979 138,027,000 5,189,541
1978 137,060,000 5,035,171
1977 136,100,000 4,888,240
1976 135,147,000 4,745,954
1975 134,200,000 4,607,728
1974 133,432,000 4,474,228
1973 132,669,000 4,345,047
1972 131,909,000 4,220,335
1971 131,155,000 4,100,044
1970 130,404,000 3,980,669
1969 129,664,000 3,861,271
1968 128,928,000 3,744,010
1967 128,196,000 3,629,577
1966 127,468,000 3,521,626
1965 126,745,000 3,423,210
1964 125,345,000 3,334,834
1963 123,960,000 3,258,890
1962 122,591,000 3,186,025
1961 121,236,000 3,106,779
1960 119,897,000 3,022,294

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Rwanda
2100 -0.08% 0.32%
2099 -0.08% 0.24%
2098 -0.06% 0.23%
2097 -0.07% 0.26%
2096 -0.05% 0.41%
2095 -0.04% 0.26%
2094 -0.04% 0.41%
2093 -0.06% 0.38%
2092 -0.04% 0.32%
2091 -0.04% 0.32%
2090 -0.04% 0.62%
2089 -0.04% 0.46%
2088 -0.04% 0.61%
2087 -0.05% 0.49%
2086 -0.06% 0.46%
2085 -0.06% 0.46%
2084 -0.06% 0.57%
2083 -0.07% 0.6%
2082 -0.07% 0.58%
2081 -0.08% 0.63%
2080 -0.09% 0.63%
2079 -0.11% 0.6%
2078 -0.12% 0.66%
2077 -0.12% 0.59%
2076 -0.14% 0.69%
2075 -0.15% 0.68%
2074 -0.17% 0.75%
2073 -0.18% 0.79%
2072 -0.22% 0.77%
2071 -0.21% 0.86%
2070 -0.22% 0.76%
2069 -0.22% 0.89%
2068 -0.22% 0.95%
2067 -0.24% 0.86%
2066 -0.25% 1%
2065 -0.26% 0.98%
2064 -0.26% 1.05%
2063 -0.25% 0.94%
2062 -0.27% 1.2%
2061 -0.25% 1.06%
2060 -0.27% 1.08%
2059 -0.27% 1.32%
2058 -0.25% 1.08%
2057 -0.26% 1.1%
2056 -0.26% 1.24%
2055 -0.24% 1.21%
2054 -0.24% 1.21%
2053 -0.2% 1.21%
2052 -0.2% 1.33%
2051 -0.18% 1.31%
2050 -0.16% 1.4%
2049 -0.15% 1.47%
2048 -0.14% 1.48%
2047 -0.13% 1.37%
2046 -0.13% 1.53%
2045 -0.15% 1.5%
2044 -0.16% 1.79%
2043 -0.16% 1.65%
2042 -0.18% 1.86%
2041 -0.19% 1.9%
2040 -0.22% 1.92%
2039 -0.23% 1.79%
2038 -0.24% 1.84%
2037 -0.25% 1.68%
2036 -0.26% 2.04%
2035 -0.27% 1.91%
2034 -0.28% 1.94%
2033 -0.28% 1.65%
2032 -0.3% 1.98%
2031 -0.28% 1.96%
2030 -0.27% 1.95%
2029 -0.26% 2.02%
2028 -0.26% 2.22%
2027 -0.23% 2.14%
2026 -0.61% 2.26%
2025 -0.53% 2.13%
2024 -0.2% 2.16%
2023 -0.28% 2.22%
2022 -0.35% 2.21%
2021 -0.34% 2.22%
2020 -0.14% 2.27%
2019 0.04% 2.31%
2018 0.07% 2.34%
2017 0.19% 2.37%
2016 0.26% 2.4%
2015 0.28% 2.42%
2014 0.3% 2.45%
2013 0.3% 2.43%
2012 0.25% 2.42%
2011 0.12% 2.48%
2010 0.04% 2.56%
2009 0.03% 2.61%
2008 -0.04% 2.66%
2007 -0.17% 2.7%
2006 -0.33% 2.7%
2005 -0.38% 2.7%
2004 -0.4% 2.68%
2003 -0.45% 2.22%
2002 -0.46% 1.36%
2001 -0.42% 0.89%
2000 -0.42% 0.81%
1999 -0.31% 0.82%
1998 -0.17% 4.21%
1997 -0.17% 15.6%
1996 -0.15% 18.2%
1995 -0.02% -16.5%
1994 -0.03% -14.9%
1993 -0.05% 3.88%
1992 0.1% 2.08%
1991 0.29% 2.06%
1990 0.17% 2.65%
1989 0.59% 3.11%
1988 0.65% 3.24%
1987 0.7% 3.33%
1986 0.72% 3.4%
1985 0.78% 3.43%
1984 0.76% 3.43%
1983 0.6% 3.39%
1982 0.63% 3.33%
1981 0.67% 3.25%
1980 0.71% 3.15%
1979 0.71% 3.07%
1978 0.71% 3.01%
1977 0.71% 3%
1976 0.71% 3%
1975 0.58% 2.98%
1974 0.58% 2.97%
1973 0.58% 2.96%
1972 0.57% 2.93%
1971 0.58% 3%
1970 0.57% 3.09%
1969 0.57% 3.13%
1968 0.57% 3.15%
1967 0.57% 3.07%
1966 0.57% 2.87%
1965 1.12% 2.65%
1964 1.12% 2.33%
1963 1.12% 2.29%
1962 1.12% 2.55%
1961 1.12% 2.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Russia Rwanda
Current population
141906741
14975051
Population rank 9/197 77/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.18%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
1.33 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +828
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 45/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 +6,282
Net migration rank 187/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 6,282
2024 - -178,042 - -15,582
2023 -503,392 27,807 312,762 -9,001
2022 -576,948 765,629 312,145 -9,001
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 309,895 -21,492
2020 -697,177 334,094 312,692 -22,251
2019 -319,997 336,494 313,525 -24,492
2018 -232,637 339,972 312,512 -25,323
2017 -130,764 396,619 310,323 -25,634
2016 0 447,645 305,549 -24,474
2015 43,392 384,756 299,114 -21,862
2014 28,848 264,698 292,779 -19,505
2013 28,761 289,872 286,331 -16,779
2012 0 285,977 282,584 -25,260
2011 -128,716 309,377 282,922 -27,915
2010 -242,844 307,555 286,848 -29,501
2009 -257,014 350,206 287,034 -30,128
2008 -356,856 360,840 287,334 -31,913
2007 -471,257 365,717 285,791 -32,537
2006 -686,638 308,370 282,149 -34,008
2005 -846,761 263,541 275,121 -33,830
2004 -792,370 261,519 265,273 -31,214
2003 -896,822 256,804 251,243 -25,355
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 239,036 -91,518
2001 -963,445 259,614 230,845 -152,197
2000 -967,540 550,401 221,276 -153,588
1999 -927,453 375,468 210,518 -146,162
1998 -694,053 528,135 197,185 -129,089
1997 -769,159 541,387 174,687 410,106
1996 -785,248 587,171 140,455 1,367,700
1995 -845,742 723,875 121,137 439,995
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 -757,140 507,229 183,926 236,110
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 188,025 -12,334
1991 103,876 125,505 196,431 -59,519
1990 325,533 299,863 207,895 -41,483
1989 576,112 89,400 217,632 -2,826
1988 778,343 269,862 223,759 -5,285
1987 977,583 275,611 225,744 -7,062
1986 985,279 283,553 225,526 -8,982
1985 762,447 280,614 223,794 -11,031
1984 756,548 247,026 219,337 -12,899
1983 906,676 200,159 212,750 -14,560
1982 830,855 107,520 205,147 -15,818
1981 713,700 36,686 195,769 -16,453
1980 681,149 10,440 184,988 -16,359
1979 690,135 -5,791 174,477 -15,669
1978 812,766 108,882 163,779 -13,838
1977 832,932 122,316 155,011 -11,084
1976 852,237 113,851 147,665 -7,027
1975 843,850 80,069 140,596 -4,791
1974 883,186 -51,759 135,743 -4,535
1973 846,561 -107,568 131,021 -3,862
1972 872,050 -111,168 126,403 -4,156
1971 854,999 -134,968 122,567 -4,230
1970 785,554 -264,464 119,273 1,149
1969 753,088 -64,643 115,394 2,983
1968 787,621 -83,221 111,422 4,728
1967 854,554 -116,029 108,053 4,655
1966 989,279 -111,360 105,128 -1,930
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 103,422 -9,774
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 102,562 -19,458
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 94,296 -25,524
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 102,548 -25,594
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 102,051 -20,508
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 100,627 -13,198

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/rwanda | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people). In Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

Biggest cities by population

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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