Skip to content

Population in Russia compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.86 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Saudi Arabia
2100 124,983,377 74,230,118
2099 125,086,144 73,760,045
2098 125,186,329 73,287,526
2097 125,264,415 72,813,125
2096 125,354,177 72,336,039
2095 125,422,006 71,858,206
2094 125,474,373 71,379,928
2093 125,529,632 70,900,460
2092 125,604,261 70,420,464
2091 125,652,742 69,940,749
2090 125,707,894 69,462,214
2089 125,760,026 68,985,976
2088 125,810,124 68,510,277
2087 125,858,116 68,035,545
2086 125,926,035 67,562,521
2085 126,001,913 67,091,615
2084 126,076,414 66,621,667
2083 126,151,046 66,152,653
2082 126,234,371 65,684,321
2081 126,317,768 65,216,102
2080 126,414,511 64,749,128
2079 126,534,688 64,282,393
2078 126,674,591 63,815,918
2077 126,830,956 63,348,712
2076 126,982,766 62,880,120
2075 127,165,304 62,409,793
2074 127,362,143 61,937,628
2073 127,576,856 61,462,662
2072 127,802,632 60,984,202
2071 128,080,998 60,502,791
2070 128,353,977 60,018,216
2069 128,642,208 59,529,456
2068 128,920,237 59,036,086
2067 129,203,483 58,539,487
2066 129,511,983 58,039,687
2065 129,842,007 57,537,106
2064 130,177,089 57,032,172
2063 130,522,107 56,524,331
2062 130,851,664 56,014,549
2061 131,200,160 55,501,467
2060 131,526,812 54,986,901
2059 131,884,461 54,469,809
2058 132,247,211 53,950,469
2057 132,584,941 53,430,639
2056 132,925,501 52,909,061
2055 133,271,436 52,386,571
2054 133,595,068 51,862,312
2053 133,914,243 51,336,335
2052 134,180,223 50,809,100
2051 134,443,510 50,280,719
2050 134,687,487 49,751,739
2049 134,909,323 49,221,828
2048 135,117,641 48,690,143
2047 135,311,492 48,157,605
2046 135,482,008 47,623,246
2045 135,664,379 47,087,215
2044 135,863,165 46,550,306
2043 136,085,277 46,013,232
2042 136,307,658 45,475,200
2041 136,557,818 44,936,131
2040 136,821,807 44,396,093
2039 137,122,219 43,856,006
2038 137,433,644 43,314,707
2037 137,770,811 42,773,375
2036 138,118,955 42,231,639
2035 138,478,809 41,690,245
2034 138,852,689 41,150,029
2033 139,237,595 40,611,021
2032 139,635,142 40,073,144
2031 140,058,187 39,535,357
2030 140,453,528 38,998,581
2029 140,840,370 38,417,447
2028 141,214,141 37,810,902
2027 141,580,416 37,189,969
2026 141,906,741 36,566,201
2025 142,772,403 35,932,673
2024 143,533,851 35,300,280
2023 143,826,130 33,702,731
2022 144,236,933 32,175,224
2021 144,746,762 30,784,383
2020 145,245,148 31,552,510
2019 145,453,291 30,063,799
2018 145,398,106 30,196,281
2017 145,293,260 30,977,355
2016 145,015,460 30,954,198
2015 144,640,716 29,816,382
2014 144,237,223 28,309,273
2013 143,805,638 27,624,004
2012 143,378,447 26,168,861
2011 143,018,195 25,091,867
2010 142,849,468 23,978,487
2009 142,785,348 24,217,654
2008 142,742,366 23,287,877
2007 142,805,114 22,368,313
2006 143,049,637 21,459,144
2005 143,518,814 20,559,890
2004 144,067,316 19,669,480
2003 144,648,618 18,786,767
2002 145,306,497 17,910,910
2001 145,976,482 17,041,397
2000 146,596,869 16,177,722
1999 147,214,776 15,472,075
1998 147,670,784 14,922,185
1997 147,915,361 14,374,943
1996 148,160,129 13,831,009
1995 148,375,787 13,289,245
1994 148,407,912 12,750,040
1993 148,458,777 12,215,862
1992 148,538,197 11,686,676
1991 148,394,216 11,160,744
1990 147,969,406 10,640,691
1989 147,721,000 10,128,394
1988 146,857,000 9,629,165
1987 145,908,000 9,130,194
1986 144,894,000 8,628,639
1985 143,858,000 8,151,779
1984 142,745,000 7,697,307
1983 141,668,000 7,252,941
1982 140,823,000 6,824,486
1981 139,941,000 6,420,551
1980 139,010,000 6,047,997
1979 138,027,000 5,703,698
1978 137,060,000 5,381,902
1977 136,100,000 5,083,048
1976 135,147,000 4,807,933
1975 134,200,000 4,556,287
1974 133,432,000 4,323,632
1973 132,669,000 4,106,344
1972 131,909,000 3,905,722
1971 131,155,000 3,724,031
1970 130,404,000 3,562,470
1969 129,664,000 3,417,114
1968 128,928,000 3,282,711
1967 128,196,000 3,157,242
1966 127,468,000 3,039,887
1965 126,745,000 2,928,771
1964 125,345,000 2,821,968
1963 123,960,000 2,719,341
1962 122,591,000 2,620,910
1961 121,236,000 2,526,347
1960 119,897,000 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.2M 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
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.08% 0.64%
2099 -0.08% 0.64%
2098 -0.06% 0.65%
2097 -0.07% 0.66%
2096 -0.05% 0.66%
2095 -0.04% 0.67%
2094 -0.04% 0.68%
2093 -0.06% 0.68%
2092 -0.04% 0.69%
2091 -0.04% 0.69%
2090 -0.04% 0.69%
2089 -0.04% 0.69%
2088 -0.04% 0.7%
2087 -0.05% 0.7%
2086 -0.06% 0.7%
2085 -0.06% 0.71%
2084 -0.06% 0.71%
2083 -0.07% 0.71%
2082 -0.07% 0.72%
2081 -0.08% 0.72%
2080 -0.09% 0.73%
2079 -0.11% 0.73%
2078 -0.12% 0.74%
2077 -0.12% 0.75%
2076 -0.14% 0.75%
2075 -0.15% 0.76%
2074 -0.17% 0.77%
2073 -0.18% 0.78%
2072 -0.22% 0.8%
2071 -0.21% 0.81%
2070 -0.22% 0.82%
2069 -0.22% 0.84%
2068 -0.22% 0.85%
2067 -0.24% 0.86%
2066 -0.25% 0.87%
2065 -0.26% 0.89%
2064 -0.26% 0.9%
2063 -0.25% 0.91%
2062 -0.27% 0.92%
2061 -0.25% 0.94%
2060 -0.27% 0.95%
2059 -0.27% 0.96%
2058 -0.25% 0.97%
2057 -0.26% 0.99%
2056 -0.26% 1%
2055 -0.24% 1.01%
2054 -0.24% 1.02%
2053 -0.2% 1.04%
2052 -0.2% 1.05%
2051 -0.18% 1.06%
2050 -0.16% 1.08%
2049 -0.15% 1.09%
2048 -0.14% 1.11%
2047 -0.13% 1.12%
2046 -0.13% 1.14%
2045 -0.15% 1.15%
2044 -0.16% 1.17%
2043 -0.16% 1.18%
2042 -0.18% 1.2%
2041 -0.19% 1.22%
2040 -0.22% 1.23%
2039 -0.23% 1.25%
2038 -0.24% 1.27%
2037 -0.25% 1.28%
2036 -0.26% 1.3%
2035 -0.27% 1.31%
2034 -0.28% 1.33%
2033 -0.28% 1.34%
2032 -0.3% 1.36%
2031 -0.28% 1.38%
2030 -0.27% 1.51%
2029 -0.26% 1.6%
2028 -0.26% 1.67%
2027 -0.23% 1.71%
2026 -0.61% 1.76%
2025 -0.53% 1.79%
2024 -0.2% 4.74%
2023 -0.28% 4.75%
2022 -0.35% 4.52%
2021 -0.34% -2.43%
2020 -0.14% 4.95%
2019 0.04% -0.44%
2018 0.07% -2.52%
2017 0.19% 0.07%
2016 0.26% 3.82%
2015 0.28% 5.32%
2014 0.3% 2.48%
2013 0.3% 5.56%
2012 0.25% 4.29%
2011 0.12% 4.64%
2010 0.04% -0.99%
2009 0.03% 3.99%
2008 -0.04% 4.11%
2007 -0.17% 4.24%
2006 -0.33% 4.37%
2005 -0.38% 4.53%
2004 -0.4% 4.7%
2003 -0.45% 4.89%
2002 -0.46% 5.1%
2001 -0.42% 5.34%
2000 -0.42% 4.56%
1999 -0.31% 3.69%
1998 -0.17% 3.81%
1997 -0.17% 3.93%
1996 -0.15% 4.08%
1995 -0.02% 4.23%
1994 -0.03% 4.37%
1993 -0.05% 4.53%
1992 0.1% 4.71%
1991 0.29% 4.89%
1990 0.17% 5.06%
1989 0.59% 5.18%
1988 0.65% 5.47%
1987 0.7% 5.81%
1986 0.72% 5.85%
1985 0.78% 5.9%
1984 0.76% 6.13%
1983 0.6% 6.28%
1982 0.63% 6.29%
1981 0.67% 6.16%
1980 0.71% 6.04%
1979 0.71% 5.98%
1978 0.71% 5.88%
1977 0.71% 5.72%
1976 0.71% 5.52%
1975 0.58% 5.38%
1974 0.58% 5.29%
1973 0.58% 5.14%
1972 0.57% 4.88%
1971 0.58% 4.54%
1970 0.57% 4.25%
1969 0.57% 4.09%
1968 0.57% 3.97%
1967 0.57% 3.86%
1966 0.57% 3.79%
1965 1.12% 3.78%
1964 1.12% 3.77%
1963 1.12% 3.76%
1962 1.12% 3.74%
1961 1.12% 3.73%

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Russia Saudi Arabia
Current population
141906741
36734925
Population rank 9/197 44/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.44%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
25.5 seconds
57 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +4,377
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 4/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +119,738
Net migration rank 187/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 119,738
2024 - -178,042 - 122,170
2023 -503,392 27,807 474,366 325,691
2022 -576,948 765,629 406,920 977,072
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 409,032 -106,287
2020 -697,177 334,094 447,036 -74,725
2019 -319,997 336,494 474,407 191,582
2018 -232,637 339,972 528,767 -988,751
2017 -130,764 396,619 546,751 -920,812
2016 0 447,645 537,829 -26,997
2015 43,392 384,756 511,023 465,292
2014 28,848 264,698 493,431 469,144
2013 28,761 289,872 475,299 485,794
2012 0 285,977 465,649 479,206
2011 -128,716 309,377 443,675 491,253
2010 -242,844 307,555 418,641 504,955
2009 -257,014 350,206 438,557 496,229
2008 -356,856 360,840 433,457 491,337
2007 -471,257 365,717 425,199 489,136
2006 -686,638 308,370 399,333 504,661
2005 -846,761 263,541 375,938 518,565
2004 -792,370 261,519 362,843 523,472
2003 -896,822 256,804 364,520 514,606
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 372,099 500,508
2001 -963,445 259,614 382,153 484,252
2000 -967,540 550,401 392,407 468,515
1999 -927,453 375,468 390,112 160,263
1998 -694,053 528,135 389,499 159,898
1997 -769,159 541,387 385,033 160,066
1996 -785,248 587,171 382,248 160,532
1995 -845,742 723,875 380,231 160,512
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 377,351 160,306
1993 -757,140 507,229 372,621 158,074
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 366,763 160,908
1991 103,876 125,505 361,329 162,857
1990 325,533 299,863 355,495 160,416
1989 576,112 89,400 349,399 159,273
1988 778,343 269,862 342,865 146,918
1987 977,583 275,611 333,088 175,075
1986 985,279 283,553 322,340 172,606
1985 762,447 280,614 310,558 148,208
1984 756,548 247,026 296,615 153,562
1983 906,676 200,159 280,616 157,930
1982 830,855 107,520 264,831 153,528
1981 713,700 36,686 249,156 140,355
1980 681,149 10,440 234,372 121,220
1979 690,135 -5,791 220,186 112,826
1978 812,766 108,882 205,331 105,263
1977 832,932 122,316 191,103 96,015
1976 852,237 113,851 178,024 85,083
1975 843,850 80,069 166,223 73,960
1974 883,186 -51,759 155,478 69,653
1973 846,561 -107,568 145,450 63,995
1972 872,050 -111,168 136,360 55,439
1971 854,999 -134,968 127,600 43,989
1970 785,554 -264,464 120,440 31,097
1969 753,088 -64,643 113,859 25,312
1968 787,621 -83,221 108,281 21,366
1967 854,554 -116,029 103,343 17,947
1966 989,279 -111,360 98,361 15,054
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 93,820 15,000
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 89,776 15,000
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 85,480 15,000
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 81,393 15,000
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 77,743 15,000
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 74,143 15,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/russia/saudi-arabia | 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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/saudi-arabia | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.