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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 36,973,555 people in Saudi Arabia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 37,955,120 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.76 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.46% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +2.5% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 38M (76.9% growth).

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Saudi Arabia
2100 125,631,984 76,380,382
2099 125,735,285 75,896,692
2098 125,835,990 75,410,485
2097 125,914,480 74,922,342
2096 126,004,709 74,431,436
2095 126,072,890 73,939,761
2094 126,125,529 73,447,628
2093 126,181,074 72,954,272
2092 126,256,091 72,460,372
2091 126,304,823 71,966,760
2090 126,360,262 71,474,363
2089 126,412,664 70,984,330
2088 126,463,022 70,494,851
2087 126,511,263 70,006,368
2086 126,579,534 69,519,641
2085 126,655,806 69,035,093
2084 126,730,694 68,551,533
2083 126,805,713 68,068,933
2082 126,889,471 67,587,034
2081 126,973,300 67,105,252
2080 127,070,546 66,624,751
2079 127,191,346 66,144,495
2078 127,331,975 65,664,508
2077 127,489,152 65,183,768
2076 127,641,749 64,701,603
2075 127,825,235 64,217,651
2074 128,023,096 63,731,809
2073 128,238,922 63,243,084
2072 128,465,870 62,750,764
2071 128,745,681 62,255,408
2070 129,020,076 61,756,796
2069 129,309,803 61,253,878
2068 129,589,275 60,746,216
2067 129,873,991 60,235,232
2066 130,184,092 59,720,954
2065 130,515,828 59,203,814
2064 130,852,649 58,684,254
2063 131,199,458 58,161,702
2062 131,530,725 57,637,152
2061 131,881,030 57,109,207
2060 132,209,377 56,579,736
2059 132,568,882 56,047,666
2058 132,933,515 55,513,281
2057 133,272,997 54,978,393
2056 133,615,325 54,441,706
2055 133,963,055 53,904,081
2054 134,288,366 53,364,635
2053 134,609,198 52,823,422
2052 134,876,558 52,280,914
2051 135,141,211 51,737,228
2050 135,386,454 51,192,924
2049 135,609,441 50,647,663
2048 135,818,840 50,100,576
2047 136,013,698 49,552,613
2046 136,185,098 49,002,774
2045 136,368,416 48,451,215
2044 136,568,234 47,898,754
2043 136,791,498 47,346,122
2042 137,015,033 46,792,504
2041 137,266,491 46,237,820
2040 137,531,851 45,682,139
2039 137,833,822 45,126,407
2038 138,146,863 44,569,427
2037 138,485,780 44,012,415
2036 138,835,731 43,454,985
2035 139,197,452 42,897,909
2034 139,573,272 42,342,044
2033 139,960,175 41,787,423
2032 140,359,785 41,233,964
2031 140,785,026 40,680,599
2030 141,182,418 40,128,273
2029 141,571,268 39,530,306
2028 141,946,979 38,906,191
2027 142,315,155 38,267,271
2026 142,643,173 37,625,434
2025 143,513,328 36,973,555
2024 143,669,648 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 7,000,922 people (a 22.6% 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 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 34.9% to 51,192,924 people and rank change from 43rd to 42nd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 76.4M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M 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 -0.11% 4.74%
2024 -0.11% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Russia Saudi Arabia
Current population
142643173
37955120
Population rank 9/197 43/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.46%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
26.1 seconds
54.2 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
6.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +4,584
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +1,673,275
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 2/197
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 -574,678 -178,042 499,782 122,170
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 55.9% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people). In Saudi Arabia 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,835,913 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a loss of 35,765 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

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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