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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 23.2 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Russia vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Singapore
2100 124,983,377 4,344,248
2099 125,086,144 4,387,645
2098 125,186,329 4,435,189
2097 125,264,415 4,483,484
2096 125,354,177 4,533,994
2095 125,422,006 4,585,243
2094 125,474,373 4,639,568
2093 125,529,632 4,692,749
2092 125,604,261 4,745,364
2091 125,652,742 4,802,089
2090 125,707,894 4,859,572
2089 125,760,026 4,919,853
2088 125,810,124 4,977,701
2087 125,858,116 5,036,662
2086 125,926,035 5,096,772
2085 126,001,913 5,155,480
2084 126,076,414 5,212,381
2083 126,151,046 5,269,612
2082 126,234,371 5,327,281
2081 126,317,768 5,383,608
2080 126,414,511 5,438,023
2079 126,534,688 5,491,695
2078 126,674,591 5,541,781
2077 126,830,956 5,589,429
2076 126,982,766 5,632,686
2075 127,165,304 5,679,862
2074 127,362,143 5,725,351
2073 127,576,856 5,764,008
2072 127,802,632 5,799,655
2071 128,080,998 5,833,262
2070 128,353,977 5,864,115
2069 128,642,208 5,896,709
2068 128,920,237 5,927,631
2067 129,203,483 5,955,955
2066 129,511,983 5,988,826
2065 129,842,007 6,020,244
2064 130,177,089 6,046,805
2063 130,522,107 6,069,231
2062 130,851,664 6,093,782
2061 131,200,160 6,116,847
2060 131,526,812 6,142,295
2059 131,884,461 6,163,191
2058 132,247,211 6,185,611
2057 132,584,941 6,203,303
2056 132,925,501 6,221,491
2055 133,271,436 6,240,206
2054 133,595,068 6,261,488
2053 133,914,243 6,277,678
2052 134,180,223 6,290,046
2051 134,443,510 6,307,270
2050 134,687,487 6,325,698
2049 134,909,323 6,342,616
2048 135,117,641 6,355,818
2047 135,311,492 6,373,684
2046 135,482,008 6,387,901
2045 135,664,379 6,399,811
2044 135,863,165 6,412,802
2043 136,085,277 6,420,804
2042 136,307,658 6,427,555
2041 136,557,818 6,433,153
2040 136,821,807 6,434,727
2039 137,122,219 6,431,367
2038 137,433,644 6,422,540
2037 137,770,811 6,410,923
2036 138,118,955 6,398,937
2035 138,478,809 6,382,637
2034 138,852,689 6,360,610
2033 139,237,595 6,333,556
2032 139,635,142 6,306,749
2031 140,058,187 6,277,847
2030 140,453,528 6,250,608
2029 140,840,370 6,221,161
2028 141,214,141 6,186,754
2027 141,580,416 6,150,947
2026 141,906,741 6,116,548
2025 142,772,403 6,078,250
2024 143,533,851 6,036,860
2023 143,826,130 5,917,648
2022 144,236,933 5,637,022
2021 144,746,762 5,453,566
2020 145,245,148 5,685,807
2019 145,453,291 5,703,569
2018 145,398,106 5,638,676
2017 145,293,260 5,612,253
2016 145,015,460 5,607,283
2015 144,640,716 5,535,002
2014 144,237,223 5,469,724
2013 143,805,638 5,399,162
2012 143,378,447 5,312,437
2011 143,018,195 5,183,688
2010 142,849,468 5,076,732
2009 142,785,348 4,987,573
2008 142,742,366 4,839,396
2007 142,805,114 4,588,599
2006 143,049,637 4,401,365
2005 143,518,814 4,265,762
2004 144,067,316 4,166,664
2003 144,648,618 4,114,826
2002 145,306,497 4,175,950
2001 145,976,482 4,138,012
2000 146,596,869 4,027,887
1999 147,214,776 3,958,723
1998 147,670,784 3,927,213
1997 147,915,361 3,796,038
1996 148,160,129 3,670,704
1995 148,375,787 3,524,506
1994 148,407,912 3,419,048
1993 148,458,777 3,313,471
1992 148,538,197 3,230,698
1991 148,394,216 3,135,083
1990 147,969,406 3,047,132
1989 147,721,000 2,930,901
1988 146,857,000 2,846,108
1987 145,908,000 2,774,789
1986 144,894,000 2,733,373
1985 143,858,000 2,735,957
1984 142,745,000 2,732,221
1983 141,668,000 2,681,061
1982 140,823,000 2,646,466
1981 139,941,000 2,532,835
1980 139,010,000 2,413,945
1979 138,027,000 2,383,500
1978 137,060,000 2,353,600
1977 136,100,000 2,325,300
1976 135,147,000 2,293,300
1975 134,200,000 2,262,600
1974 133,432,000 2,229,800
1973 132,669,000 2,193,000
1972 131,909,000 2,152,400
1971 131,155,000 2,112,900
1970 130,404,000 2,074,507
1969 129,664,000 2,042,500
1968 128,928,000 2,012,000
1967 128,196,000 1,977,600
1966 127,468,000 1,934,400
1965 126,745,000 1,886,900
1964 125,345,000 1,841,600
1963 123,960,000 1,795,000
1962 122,591,000 1,750,200
1961 121,236,000 1,702,400
1960 119,897,000 1,646,400

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M 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
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Singapore
2100 -0.08% -0.99%
2099 -0.08% -1.07%
2098 -0.06% -1.08%
2097 -0.07% -1.11%
2096 -0.05% -1.12%
2095 -0.04% -1.17%
2094 -0.04% -1.13%
2093 -0.06% -1.11%
2092 -0.04% -1.18%
2091 -0.04% -1.18%
2090 -0.04% -1.23%
2089 -0.04% -1.16%
2088 -0.04% -1.17%
2087 -0.05% -1.18%
2086 -0.06% -1.14%
2085 -0.06% -1.09%
2084 -0.06% -1.09%
2083 -0.07% -1.08%
2082 -0.07% -1.05%
2081 -0.08% -1%
2080 -0.09% -0.98%
2079 -0.11% -0.9%
2078 -0.12% -0.85%
2077 -0.12% -0.77%
2076 -0.14% -0.83%
2075 -0.15% -0.79%
2074 -0.17% -0.67%
2073 -0.18% -0.61%
2072 -0.22% -0.58%
2071 -0.21% -0.53%
2070 -0.22% -0.55%
2069 -0.22% -0.52%
2068 -0.22% -0.48%
2067 -0.24% -0.55%
2066 -0.25% -0.52%
2065 -0.26% -0.44%
2064 -0.26% -0.37%
2063 -0.25% -0.4%
2062 -0.27% -0.38%
2061 -0.25% -0.41%
2060 -0.27% -0.34%
2059 -0.27% -0.36%
2058 -0.25% -0.29%
2057 -0.26% -0.29%
2056 -0.26% -0.3%
2055 -0.24% -0.34%
2054 -0.24% -0.26%
2053 -0.2% -0.2%
2052 -0.2% -0.27%
2051 -0.18% -0.29%
2050 -0.16% -0.27%
2049 -0.15% -0.21%
2048 -0.14% -0.28%
2047 -0.13% -0.22%
2046 -0.13% -0.19%
2045 -0.15% -0.2%
2044 -0.16% -0.12%
2043 -0.16% -0.11%
2042 -0.18% -0.09%
2041 -0.19% -0.02%
2040 -0.22% 0.05%
2039 -0.23% 0.14%
2038 -0.24% 0.18%
2037 -0.25% 0.19%
2036 -0.26% 0.26%
2035 -0.27% 0.35%
2034 -0.28% 0.43%
2033 -0.28% 0.43%
2032 -0.3% 0.46%
2031 -0.28% 0.44%
2030 -0.27% 0.47%
2029 -0.26% 0.56%
2028 -0.26% 0.58%
2027 -0.23% 0.56%
2026 -0.61% 0.63%
2025 -0.53% 0.69%
2024 -0.2% 2.01%
2023 -0.28% 4.98%
2022 -0.35% 3.36%
2021 -0.34% -4.08%
2020 -0.14% -0.31%
2019 0.04% 1.15%
2018 0.07% 0.47%
2017 0.19% 0.09%
2016 0.26% 1.31%
2015 0.28% 1.19%
2014 0.3% 1.31%
2013 0.3% 1.63%
2012 0.25% 2.48%
2011 0.12% 2.11%
2010 0.04% 1.79%
2009 0.03% 3.06%
2008 -0.04% 5.47%
2007 -0.17% 4.25%
2006 -0.33% 3.18%
2005 -0.38% 2.38%
2004 -0.4% 1.26%
2003 -0.45% -1.46%
2002 -0.46% 0.92%
2001 -0.42% 2.73%
2000 -0.42% 1.75%
1999 -0.31% 0.8%
1998 -0.17% 3.46%
1997 -0.17% 3.41%
1996 -0.15% 4.15%
1995 -0.02% 3.08%
1994 -0.03% 3.19%
1993 -0.05% 2.56%
1992 0.1% 3.05%
1991 0.29% 2.89%
1990 0.17% 3.97%
1989 0.59% 2.98%
1988 0.65% 2.57%
1987 0.7% 1.52%
1986 0.72% -0.09%
1985 0.78% 0.14%
1984 0.76% 1.91%
1983 0.6% 1.31%
1982 0.63% 4.49%
1981 0.67% 4.93%
1980 0.71% 1.28%
1979 0.71% 1.27%
1978 0.71% 1.22%
1977 0.71% 1.4%
1976 0.71% 1.36%
1975 0.58% 1.47%
1974 0.58% 1.68%
1973 0.58% 1.89%
1972 0.57% 1.87%
1971 0.58% 1.85%
1970 0.57% 1.57%
1969 0.57% 1.52%
1968 0.57% 1.74%
1967 0.57% 2.23%
1966 0.57% 2.52%
1965 1.12% 2.46%
1964 1.12% 2.6%
1963 1.12% 2.56%
1962 1.12% 2.81%
1961 1.12% 3.4%

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

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In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Russia Singapore
Current population
141906741
6125852
Population rank 9/197 113/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.07%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
4.41 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +327
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 50/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +16,892
Net migration rank 187/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 16,892
2024 - -178,042 - 20,011
2023 -503,392 27,807 7,101 26,996
2022 -576,948 765,629 9,019 214,842
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 15,270 -44,030
2020 -697,177 334,094 18,763 -145,556
2019 -319,997 336,494 21,674 870
2018 -232,637 339,972 21,427 21,820
2017 -130,764 396,619 21,888 -8,880
2016 0 447,645 25,794 13,737
2015 43,392 384,756 27,121 41,852
2014 28,848 264,698 27,896 40,154
2013 28,761 289,872 25,376 52,176
2012 0 285,977 29,750 78,501
2011 -128,716 309,377 25,919 89,856
2010 -242,844 307,555 24,876 72,571
2009 -257,014 350,206 27,930 95,841
2008 -356,856 360,840 28,068 176,182
2007 -471,257 365,717 26,614 192,292
2006 -686,638 308,370 25,968 135,625
2005 -846,761 263,541 24,741 92,023
2004 -792,370 261,519 24,583 50,487
2003 -896,822 256,804 24,689 -30,012
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 29,231 -40,023
2001 -963,445 259,614 31,035 45,027
2000 -967,540 550,401 37,057 55,218
1999 -927,453 375,468 32,857 19,681
1998 -694,053 528,135 33,381 51,905
1997 -769,159 541,387 37,960 95,241
1996 -785,248 587,171 38,542 102,018
1995 -845,742 723,875 38,065 91,947
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 39,319 71,170
1993 -757,140 507,229 40,425 58,820
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 39,091 54,359
1991 103,876 125,505 39,188 57,821
1990 325,533 299,863 41,136 66,950
1989 576,112 89,400 36,929 68,031
1988 778,343 269,862 42,407 40,976
1987 977,583 275,611 33,020 25,411
1986 985,279 283,553 27,880 -7,858
1985 762,447 280,614 32,010 -31,036
1984 756,548 247,026 31,967 -4,396
1983 906,676 200,159 30,296 11,699
1982 830,855 107,520 33,346 41,568
1981 713,700 36,686 32,167 85,869
1980 681,149 10,440 30,657 42,433
1979 690,135 -5,791 28,363 -2,384
1978 812,766 108,882 27,537 436
1977 832,932 122,316 26,508 2,757
1976 852,237 113,851 31,189 949
1975 843,850 80,069 28,509 4,104
1974 883,186 -51,759 31,664 2,748
1973 846,561 -107,568 36,404 -495
1972 872,050 -111,168 38,098 -1,631
1971 854,999 -134,968 35,708 573
1970 785,554 -264,464 35,059 4,024
1969 753,088 -64,643 34,314 6,763
1968 787,621 -83,221 36,216 6,792
1967 854,554 -116,029 40,145 6,006
1966 989,279 -111,360 44,298 3,507
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 45,474 4,199
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 47,697 3,043
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 49,542 2,668
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 48,830 3,714
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 49,880 3,490
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 51,533 2,008

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

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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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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