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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 19,491,599 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: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Russia vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Senegal
2100 124,983,377 47,481,703
2099 125,086,144 47,309,204
2098 125,186,329 47,131,505
2097 125,264,415 46,942,831
2096 125,354,177 46,749,318
2095 125,422,006 46,548,519
2094 125,474,373 46,338,777
2093 125,529,632 46,124,372
2092 125,604,261 45,903,819
2091 125,652,742 45,676,277
2090 125,707,894 45,442,218
2089 125,760,026 45,197,486
2088 125,810,124 44,949,158
2087 125,858,116 44,692,601
2086 125,926,035 44,425,160
2085 126,001,913 44,150,556
2084 126,076,414 43,871,406
2083 126,151,046 43,579,072
2082 126,234,371 43,285,560
2081 126,317,768 42,984,866
2080 126,414,511 42,679,614
2079 126,534,688 42,366,808
2078 126,674,591 42,044,826
2077 126,830,956 41,716,837
2076 126,982,766 41,379,705
2075 127,165,304 41,030,232
2074 127,362,143 40,674,683
2073 127,576,856 40,312,726
2072 127,802,632 39,943,067
2071 128,080,998 39,568,028
2070 128,353,977 39,187,711
2069 128,642,208 38,795,322
2068 128,920,237 38,398,147
2067 129,203,483 37,996,983
2066 129,511,983 37,584,328
2065 129,842,007 37,167,637
2064 130,177,089 36,744,279
2063 130,522,107 36,318,015
2062 130,851,664 35,884,713
2061 131,200,160 35,448,776
2060 131,526,812 35,010,231
2059 131,884,461 34,571,669
2058 132,247,211 34,122,702
2057 132,584,941 33,673,448
2056 132,925,501 33,219,406
2055 133,271,436 32,765,741
2054 133,595,068 32,313,613
2053 133,914,243 31,859,051
2052 134,180,223 31,405,418
2051 134,443,510 30,949,633
2050 134,687,487 30,490,614
2049 134,909,323 30,032,811
2048 135,117,641 29,570,773
2047 135,311,492 29,111,688
2046 135,482,008 28,648,672
2045 135,664,379 28,187,838
2044 135,863,165 27,724,585
2043 136,085,277 27,260,926
2042 136,307,658 26,796,927
2041 136,557,818 26,332,270
2040 136,821,807 25,866,240
2039 137,122,219 25,398,425
2038 137,433,644 24,928,471
2037 137,770,811 24,457,649
2036 138,118,955 23,986,892
2035 138,478,809 23,515,497
2034 138,852,689 23,046,885
2033 139,237,595 22,578,286
2032 139,635,142 22,110,230
2031 140,058,187 21,643,047
2030 140,453,528 21,178,414
2029 140,840,370 20,719,234
2028 141,214,141 20,263,713
2027 141,580,416 19,814,138
2026 141,906,741 19,372,006
2025 142,772,403 18,934,809
2024 143,533,851 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% 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 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 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 125M 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 -0.53% 2.34%
2024 -0.2% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Russia Senegal
Current population
141906741
19491599
Population rank 9/197 68/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.24%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
59.3 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 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 - -178,042 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 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 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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

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