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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 18,931,966 people in Senegal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 19,596,169 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 7.28 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 1.95% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +2.68% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.6M (70.4% growth).

Russia vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Senegal
2100 125,631,984 47,474,574
2099 125,735,285 47,302,101
2098 125,835,990 47,124,428
2097 125,914,480 46,935,783
2096 126,004,709 46,742,299
2095 126,072,890 46,541,530
2094 126,125,529 46,331,819
2093 126,181,074 46,117,446
2092 126,256,091 45,896,926
2091 126,304,823 45,669,419
2090 126,360,262 45,435,395
2089 126,412,664 45,190,699
2088 126,463,022 44,942,408
2087 126,511,263 44,685,891
2086 126,579,534 44,418,490
2085 126,655,806 44,143,926
2084 126,730,694 43,864,819
2083 126,805,713 43,572,529
2082 126,889,471 43,279,061
2081 126,973,300 42,978,412
2080 127,070,546 42,673,206
2079 127,191,346 42,360,446
2078 127,331,975 42,038,513
2077 127,489,152 41,710,573
2076 127,641,749 41,373,492
2075 127,825,235 41,024,071
2074 128,023,096 40,668,576
2073 128,238,922 40,306,673
2072 128,465,870 39,937,069
2071 128,745,681 39,562,087
2070 129,020,076 39,181,827
2069 129,309,803 38,789,497
2068 129,589,275 38,392,382
2067 129,873,991 37,991,278
2066 130,184,092 37,578,685
2065 130,515,828 37,162,056
2064 130,852,649 36,738,762
2063 131,199,458 36,312,562
2062 131,530,725 35,879,325
2061 131,881,030 35,443,454
2060 132,209,377 35,004,974
2059 132,568,882 34,566,478
2058 132,933,515 34,117,578
2057 133,272,997 33,668,392
2056 133,615,325 33,214,418
2055 133,963,055 32,760,822
2054 134,288,366 32,308,761
2053 134,609,198 31,854,267
2052 134,876,558 31,400,703
2051 135,141,211 30,944,985
2050 135,386,454 30,486,035
2049 135,609,441 30,028,301
2048 135,818,840 29,566,333
2047 136,013,698 29,107,317
2046 136,185,098 28,644,370
2045 136,368,416 28,183,606
2044 136,568,234 27,720,422
2043 136,791,498 27,256,832
2042 137,015,033 26,792,904
2041 137,266,491 26,328,316
2040 137,531,851 25,862,356
2039 137,833,822 25,394,612
2038 138,146,863 24,924,728
2037 138,485,780 24,453,976
2036 138,835,731 23,983,290
2035 139,197,452 23,511,966
2034 139,573,272 23,043,425
2033 139,960,175 22,574,895
2032 140,359,785 22,106,910
2031 140,785,026 21,639,797
2030 141,182,418 21,175,234
2029 141,571,268 20,716,123
2028 141,946,979 20,260,670
2027 142,315,155 19,811,163
2026 142,643,173 19,369,097
2025 143,513,328 18,931,966
2024 143,669,648 18,501,984
2023 143,826,130 18,077,573
2022 144,236,933 17,651,103
2021 144,746,762 17,220,867
2020 145,245,148 16,789,219
2019 145,453,291 16,352,922
2018 145,398,106 15,914,498
2017 145,293,260 15,475,002
2016 145,015,460 15,034,521
2015 144,640,716 14,593,331
2014 144,237,223 14,152,102
2013 143,805,638 13,710,849
2012 143,378,447 13,310,495
2011 143,018,195 12,958,897
2010 142,849,468 12,635,413
2009 142,785,348 12,337,389
2008 142,742,366 12,048,959
2007 142,805,114 11,770,344
2006 143,049,637 11,500,094
2005 143,518,814 11,235,472
2004 144,067,316 10,975,704
2003 144,648,618 10,721,176
2002 145,306,497 10,466,214
2001 145,976,482 10,212,942
2000 146,596,869 9,968,260
1999 147,214,776 9,730,887
1998 147,670,784 9,502,952
1997 147,915,361 9,283,495
1996 148,160,129 9,067,014
1995 148,375,787 8,848,101
1994 148,407,912 8,624,078
1993 148,458,777 8,396,288
1992 148,538,197 8,168,395
1991 148,394,216 7,943,085
1990 147,969,406 7,720,523
1989 147,721,000 7,502,207
1988 146,857,000 7,289,618
1987 145,908,000 7,081,530
1986 144,894,000 6,878,192
1985 143,858,000 6,683,287
1984 142,745,000 6,499,364
1983 141,668,000 6,324,504
1982 140,823,000 6,156,961
1981 139,941,000 5,997,160
1980 139,010,000 5,845,638
1979 138,027,000 5,702,895
1978 137,060,000 5,568,096
1977 136,100,000 5,439,549
1976 135,147,000 5,308,564
1975 134,200,000 5,170,810
1974 133,432,000 5,029,437
1973 132,669,000 4,885,181
1972 131,909,000 4,741,631
1971 131,155,000 4,601,864
1970 130,404,000 4,466,328
1969 129,664,000 4,334,974
1968 128,928,000 4,207,587
1967 128,196,000 4,083,870
1966 127,468,000 3,964,299
1965 126,745,000 3,849,788
1964 125,345,000 3,740,535
1963 123,960,000 3,635,876
1962 122,591,000 3,534,686
1961 121,236,000 3,436,375
1960 119,897,000 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,561,648 people (a 30.3% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 55.6% to 30,486,035 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Senegal
2100 -0.08% 0.36%
2099 -0.08% 0.38%
2098 -0.06% 0.4%
2097 -0.07% 0.41%
2096 -0.05% 0.43%
2095 -0.04% 0.45%
2094 -0.04% 0.46%
2093 -0.06% 0.48%
2092 -0.04% 0.5%
2091 -0.04% 0.52%
2090 -0.04% 0.54%
2089 -0.04% 0.55%
2088 -0.04% 0.57%
2087 -0.05% 0.6%
2086 -0.06% 0.62%
2085 -0.06% 0.64%
2084 -0.06% 0.67%
2083 -0.07% 0.68%
2082 -0.07% 0.7%
2081 -0.08% 0.72%
2080 -0.09% 0.74%
2079 -0.11% 0.77%
2078 -0.12% 0.79%
2077 -0.12% 0.81%
2076 -0.14% 0.85%
2075 -0.15% 0.87%
2074 -0.17% 0.9%
2073 -0.18% 0.93%
2072 -0.22% 0.95%
2071 -0.21% 0.97%
2070 -0.22% 1.01%
2069 -0.22% 1.03%
2068 -0.22% 1.06%
2067 -0.24% 1.1%
2066 -0.25% 1.12%
2065 -0.26% 1.15%
2064 -0.26% 1.17%
2063 -0.25% 1.21%
2062 -0.27% 1.23%
2061 -0.25% 1.25%
2060 -0.27% 1.27%
2059 -0.27% 1.32%
2058 -0.25% 1.33%
2057 -0.26% 1.37%
2056 -0.26% 1.38%
2055 -0.24% 1.4%
2054 -0.24% 1.43%
2053 -0.2% 1.44%
2052 -0.2% 1.47%
2051 -0.18% 1.51%
2050 -0.16% 1.52%
2049 -0.15% 1.56%
2048 -0.14% 1.58%
2047 -0.13% 1.62%
2046 -0.13% 1.63%
2045 -0.15% 1.67%
2044 -0.16% 1.7%
2043 -0.16% 1.73%
2042 -0.18% 1.76%
2041 -0.19% 1.8%
2040 -0.22% 1.84%
2039 -0.23% 1.89%
2038 -0.24% 1.93%
2037 -0.25% 1.96%
2036 -0.26% 2%
2035 -0.27% 2.03%
2034 -0.28% 2.08%
2033 -0.28% 2.12%
2032 -0.3% 2.16%
2031 -0.28% 2.19%
2030 -0.27% 2.22%
2029 -0.26% 2.25%
2028 -0.26% 2.27%
2027 -0.23% 2.28%
2026 -0.61% 2.31%
2025 -0.11% 2.32%
2024 -0.11% 2.35%
2023 -0.28% 2.42%
2022 -0.35% 2.5%
2021 -0.34% 2.57%
2020 -0.14% 2.67%
2019 0.04% 2.75%
2018 0.07% 2.84%
2017 0.19% 2.93%
2016 0.26% 3.02%
2015 0.28% 3.12%
2014 0.3% 3.22%
2013 0.3% 3.01%
2012 0.25% 2.71%
2011 0.12% 2.56%
2010 0.04% 2.42%
2009 0.03% 2.39%
2008 -0.04% 2.37%
2007 -0.17% 2.35%
2006 -0.33% 2.36%
2005 -0.38% 2.37%
2004 -0.4% 2.37%
2003 -0.45% 2.44%
2002 -0.46% 2.48%
2001 -0.42% 2.45%
2000 -0.42% 2.44%
1999 -0.31% 2.4%
1998 -0.17% 2.36%
1997 -0.17% 2.39%
1996 -0.15% 2.47%
1995 -0.02% 2.6%
1994 -0.03% 2.71%
1993 -0.05% 2.79%
1992 0.1% 2.84%
1991 0.29% 2.88%
1990 0.17% 2.91%
1989 0.59% 2.92%
1988 0.65% 2.94%
1987 0.7% 2.96%
1986 0.72% 2.92%
1985 0.78% 2.83%
1984 0.76% 2.76%
1983 0.6% 2.72%
1982 0.63% 2.66%
1981 0.67% 2.59%
1980 0.71% 2.5%
1979 0.71% 2.42%
1978 0.71% 2.36%
1977 0.71% 2.47%
1976 0.71% 2.66%
1975 0.58% 2.81%
1974 0.58% 2.95%
1973 0.58% 3.03%
1972 0.57% 3.04%
1971 0.58% 3.03%
1970 0.57% 3.03%
1969 0.57% 3.03%
1968 0.57% 3.03%
1967 0.57% 3.02%
1966 0.57% 2.97%
1965 1.12% 2.92%
1964 1.12% 2.88%
1963 1.12% 2.86%
1962 1.12% 2.86%
1961 1.12% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.32%.

Live population counters

Russia Senegal
Current population
142643173
19596169
Population rank 9/197 68/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.24%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
1.23 minutes
One birth every
26.1 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
5.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +1,178
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +429,982
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +2.32%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 35/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -12,636
Net migration rank 187/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -12,636
2024 -574,678 -178,042 438,108 -10,307
2023 -503,392 27,807 431,006 -9,999
2022 -576,948 765,629 415,507 16,425
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 403,019 25,519
2020 -697,177 334,094 400,910 33,848
2019 -319,997 336,494 399,436 38,386
2018 -232,637 339,972 405,454 33,567
2017 -130,764 396,619 410,366 29,605
2016 0 447,645 411,480 29,498
2015 43,392 384,756 407,008 34,387
2014 28,848 264,698 405,019 36,030
2013 28,761 289,872 406,582 34,878
2012 0 285,977 402,243 -42,978
2011 -128,716 309,377 387,290 -43,350
2010 -242,844 307,555 372,934 -69,888
2009 -257,014 350,206 362,238 -69,239
2008 -356,856 360,840 351,661 -67,812
2007 -471,257 365,717 339,963 -66,580
2006 -686,638 308,370 331,364 -64,254
2005 -846,761 263,541 323,908 -61,781
2004 -792,370 261,519 317,286 -59,879
2003 -896,822 256,804 308,856 -57,213
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 298,842 -40,554
2001 -963,445 259,614 289,690 -41,422
2000 -967,540 550,401 283,946 -42,854
1999 -927,453 375,468 277,944 -44,284
1998 -694,053 528,135 267,404 -45,189
1997 -769,159 541,387 261,200 -44,506
1996 -785,248 587,171 255,418 -39,162
1995 -845,742 723,875 252,552 -31,001
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 249,115 -22,633
1993 -757,140 507,229 245,742 -16,649
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 241,482 -14,796
1991 103,876 125,505 237,713 -13,783
1990 325,533 299,863 234,155 -12,959
1989 576,112 89,400 227,797 -12,362
1988 778,343 269,862 221,772 -12,036
1987 977,583 275,611 218,522 -12,086
1986 985,279 283,553 212,887 -12,655
1985 762,447 280,614 208,218 -18,644
1984 756,548 247,026 203,125 -24,858
1983 906,676 200,159 197,673 -26,222
1982 830,855 107,520 191,309 -27,672
1981 713,700 36,686 185,917 -29,959
1980 681,149 10,440 179,707 -32,616
1979 690,135 -5,791 173,425 -35,022
1978 812,766 108,882 167,744 -36,559
1977 832,932 122,316 161,636 -35,731
1976 852,237 113,851 154,776 -18,716
1975 843,850 80,069 147,311 -7,870
1974 883,186 -51,759 139,974 3,347
1973 846,561 -107,568 133,834 11,382
1972 872,050 -111,168 128,024 13,852
1971 854,999 -134,968 122,511 15,131
1970 785,554 -264,464 117,264 16,168
1969 753,088 -64,643 112,393 16,887
1968 787,621 -83,221 108,240 17,264
1967 854,554 -116,029 104,824 17,107
1966 989,279 -111,360 101,359 15,849
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 97,912 13,913
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 94,797 11,892
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 92,264 10,371
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 89,937 9,809
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 87,322 9,549
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 84,735 9,337

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 Senegal 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,122,294 people) and 5.09% is from migration (a gain of 220,929 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 215K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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