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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 2,130,986 people in Slovenia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 2,128,778 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 67 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +0.3% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.13M (6.07% growth).

Russia vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Slovenia
2100 125,631,984 1,644,125
2099 125,735,285 1,648,345
2098 125,835,990 1,652,436
2097 125,914,480 1,656,808
2096 126,004,709 1,661,055
2095 126,072,890 1,665,286
2094 126,125,529 1,669,464
2093 126,181,074 1,673,724
2092 126,256,091 1,677,938
2091 126,304,823 1,682,129
2090 126,360,262 1,686,674
2089 126,412,664 1,691,063
2088 126,463,022 1,695,484
2087 126,511,263 1,700,115
2086 126,579,534 1,705,042
2085 126,655,806 1,709,916
2084 126,730,694 1,714,895
2083 126,805,713 1,720,145
2082 126,889,471 1,725,470
2081 126,973,300 1,731,075
2080 127,070,546 1,737,192
2079 127,191,346 1,743,318
2078 127,331,975 1,749,967
2077 127,489,152 1,756,612
2076 127,641,749 1,763,483
2075 127,825,235 1,770,727
2074 128,023,096 1,778,405
2073 128,238,922 1,786,591
2072 128,465,870 1,794,570
2071 128,745,681 1,802,890
2070 129,020,076 1,811,432
2069 129,309,803 1,820,576
2068 129,589,275 1,829,837
2067 129,873,991 1,838,874
2066 130,184,092 1,848,063
2065 130,515,828 1,857,701
2064 130,852,649 1,867,621
2063 131,199,458 1,877,265
2062 131,530,725 1,886,945
2061 131,881,030 1,896,873
2060 132,209,377 1,907,096
2059 132,568,882 1,917,040
2058 132,933,515 1,926,374
2057 133,272,997 1,936,340
2056 133,615,325 1,945,710
2055 133,963,055 1,955,123
2054 134,288,366 1,964,235
2053 134,609,198 1,972,942
2052 134,876,558 1,981,547
2051 135,141,211 1,989,616
2050 135,386,454 1,997,469
2049 135,609,441 2,004,847
2048 135,818,840 2,011,668
2047 136,013,698 2,018,540
2046 136,185,098 2,025,170
2045 136,368,416 2,031,795
2044 136,568,234 2,038,314
2043 136,791,498 2,044,630
2042 137,015,033 2,050,809
2041 137,266,491 2,056,524
2040 137,531,851 2,061,772
2039 137,833,822 2,067,224
2038 138,146,863 2,072,439
2037 138,485,780 2,078,235
2036 138,835,731 2,083,743
2035 139,197,452 2,089,024
2034 139,573,272 2,093,994
2033 139,960,175 2,099,177
2032 140,359,785 2,104,208
2031 140,785,026 2,109,288
2030 141,182,418 2,114,024
2029 141,571,268 2,118,491
2028 141,946,979 2,122,680
2027 142,315,155 2,125,958
2026 142,643,173 2,128,778
2025 143,513,328 2,130,986
2024 143,669,648 2,127,400
2023 143,826,130 2,120,461
2022 144,236,933 2,112,076
2021 144,746,762 2,108,079
2020 145,245,148 2,102,419
2019 145,453,291 2,088,385
2018 145,398,106 2,073,894
2017 145,293,260 2,066,388
2016 145,015,460 2,065,042
2015 144,640,716 2,063,531
2014 144,237,223 2,061,980
2013 143,805,638 2,059,953
2012 143,378,447 2,057,159
2011 143,018,195 2,052,843
2010 142,849,468 2,048,583
2009 142,785,348 2,039,669
2008 142,742,366 2,021,316
2007 142,805,114 2,018,122
2006 143,049,637 2,006,868
2005 143,518,814 2,000,474
2004 144,067,316 1,997,012
2003 144,648,618 1,995,733
2002 145,306,497 1,994,530
2001 145,976,482 1,992,060
2000 146,596,869 1,988,925
1999 147,214,776 1,983,045
1998 147,670,784 1,981,629
1997 147,915,361 1,985,956
1996 148,160,129 1,988,628
1995 148,375,787 1,989,872
1994 148,407,912 1,989,443
1993 148,458,777 1,991,746
1992 148,538,197 1,996,498
1991 148,394,216 1,999,429
1990 147,969,406 1,998,161
1989 147,721,000 1,996,351
1988 146,857,000 1,995,196
1987 145,908,000 1,989,776
1986 144,894,000 1,965,964
1985 143,858,000 1,941,641
1984 142,745,000 1,932,154
1983 141,668,000 1,922,321
1982 140,823,000 1,910,334
1981 139,941,000 1,906,531
1980 139,010,000 1,901,315
1979 138,027,000 1,882,599
1978 137,060,000 1,862,548
1977 136,100,000 1,842,377
1976 135,147,000 1,820,249
1975 134,200,000 1,793,581
1974 133,432,000 1,776,132
1973 132,669,000 1,766,697
1972 131,909,000 1,752,233
1971 131,155,000 1,738,335
1970 130,404,000 1,724,891
1969 129,664,000 1,713,874
1968 128,928,000 1,704,546
1967 128,196,000 1,689,528
1966 127,468,000 1,669,905
1965 126,745,000 1,649,160
1964 125,345,000 1,632,114
1963 123,960,000 1,616,971
1962 122,591,000 1,603,649
1961 121,236,000 1,594,131
1960 119,897,000 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 10.5% of the population in Russia and 17.2% in Slovenia.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Slovenia
2100 -0.08% -0.26%
2099 -0.08% -0.25%
2098 -0.06% -0.26%
2097 -0.07% -0.26%
2096 -0.05% -0.25%
2095 -0.04% -0.25%
2094 -0.04% -0.25%
2093 -0.06% -0.25%
2092 -0.04% -0.25%
2091 -0.04% -0.27%
2090 -0.04% -0.26%
2089 -0.04% -0.26%
2088 -0.04% -0.27%
2087 -0.05% -0.29%
2086 -0.06% -0.29%
2085 -0.06% -0.29%
2084 -0.06% -0.31%
2083 -0.07% -0.31%
2082 -0.07% -0.32%
2081 -0.08% -0.35%
2080 -0.09% -0.35%
2079 -0.11% -0.38%
2078 -0.12% -0.38%
2077 -0.12% -0.39%
2076 -0.14% -0.41%
2075 -0.15% -0.43%
2074 -0.17% -0.46%
2073 -0.18% -0.44%
2072 -0.22% -0.46%
2071 -0.21% -0.47%
2070 -0.22% -0.5%
2069 -0.22% -0.51%
2068 -0.22% -0.49%
2067 -0.24% -0.5%
2066 -0.25% -0.52%
2065 -0.26% -0.53%
2064 -0.26% -0.51%
2063 -0.25% -0.51%
2062 -0.27% -0.52%
2061 -0.25% -0.54%
2060 -0.27% -0.52%
2059 -0.27% -0.48%
2058 -0.25% -0.51%
2057 -0.26% -0.48%
2056 -0.26% -0.48%
2055 -0.24% -0.46%
2054 -0.24% -0.44%
2053 -0.2% -0.43%
2052 -0.2% -0.41%
2051 -0.18% -0.39%
2050 -0.16% -0.37%
2049 -0.15% -0.34%
2048 -0.14% -0.34%
2047 -0.13% -0.33%
2046 -0.13% -0.33%
2045 -0.15% -0.32%
2044 -0.16% -0.31%
2043 -0.16% -0.3%
2042 -0.18% -0.28%
2041 -0.19% -0.25%
2040 -0.22% -0.26%
2039 -0.23% -0.25%
2038 -0.24% -0.28%
2037 -0.25% -0.26%
2036 -0.26% -0.25%
2035 -0.27% -0.24%
2034 -0.28% -0.25%
2033 -0.28% -0.24%
2032 -0.3% -0.24%
2031 -0.28% -0.22%
2030 -0.27% -0.21%
2029 -0.26% -0.2%
2028 -0.26% -0.15%
2027 -0.23% -0.13%
2026 -0.61% -0.1%
2025 -0.11% 0.17%
2024 -0.11% 0.33%
2023 -0.28% 0.4%
2022 -0.35% 0.19%
2021 -0.34% 0.27%
2020 -0.14% 0.67%
2019 0.04% 0.7%
2018 0.07% 0.36%
2017 0.19% 0.07%
2016 0.26% 0.07%
2015 0.28% 0.08%
2014 0.3% 0.1%
2013 0.3% 0.14%
2012 0.25% 0.21%
2011 0.12% 0.21%
2010 0.04% 0.44%
2009 0.03% 0.91%
2008 -0.04% 0.16%
2007 -0.17% 0.56%
2006 -0.33% 0.32%
2005 -0.38% 0.17%
2004 -0.4% 0.06%
2003 -0.45% 0.06%
2002 -0.46% 0.12%
2001 -0.42% 0.16%
2000 -0.42% 0.3%
1999 -0.31% 0.07%
1998 -0.17% -0.22%
1997 -0.17% -0.13%
1996 -0.15% -0.06%
1995 -0.02% 0.02%
1994 -0.03% -0.12%
1993 -0.05% -0.24%
1992 0.1% -0.15%
1991 0.29% 0.06%
1990 0.17% 0.09%
1989 0.59% 0.06%
1988 0.65% 0.27%
1987 0.7% 1.21%
1986 0.72% 1.25%
1985 0.78% 0.49%
1984 0.76% 0.51%
1983 0.6% 0.63%
1982 0.63% 0.2%
1981 0.67% 0.27%
1980 0.71% 0.99%
1979 0.71% 1.08%
1978 0.71% 1.09%
1977 0.71% 1.22%
1976 0.71% 1.49%
1975 0.58% 0.98%
1974 0.58% 0.53%
1973 0.58% 0.83%
1972 0.57% 0.8%
1971 0.58% 0.78%
1970 0.57% 0.64%
1969 0.57% 0.55%
1968 0.57% 0.89%
1967 0.57% 1.18%
1966 0.57% 1.26%
1965 1.12% 1.04%
1964 1.12% 0.94%
1963 1.12% 0.83%
1962 1.12% 0.6%
1961 1.12% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Russia Slovenia
Current population
142643173
2128778
Population rank 9/197 147/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.03%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
2.45 hours
One birth every
26.1 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
17.7 seconds
24.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +10
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +3,586
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 153/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 +2,711
Net migration rank 187/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 2,711
2024 -574,678 -178,042 -4,680 3,319
2023 -503,392 27,807 -4,665 5,339
2022 -576,948 765,629 -4,858 9,014
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 -4,216 2,477
2020 -697,177 334,094 -5,256 28,514
2019 -319,997 336,494 -1,254 16,352
2018 -232,637 339,972 -1,037 14,640
2017 -130,764 396,619 -207 1,359
2016 0 447,645 826 1,195
2015 43,392 384,756 826 712
2014 28,848 264,698 2,268 -70
2013 28,761 289,872 1,648 639
2012 0 285,977 2,674 1,117
2011 -128,716 309,377 3,285 2,190
2010 -242,844 307,555 3,687 -410
2009 -257,014 350,206 3,060 11,594
2008 -356,856 360,840 3,437 2,971
2007 -471,257 365,717 1,211 14,191
2006 -686,638 308,370 602 6,081
2005 -846,761 263,541 -600 6,317
2004 -792,370 261,519 -599 1,759
2003 -896,822 256,804 -1,996 3,218
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 -1,197 1,975
2001 -963,445 259,614 -996 4,527
2000 -967,540 550,401 -398 3,124
1999 -927,453 375,468 -1,388 10,291
1998 -694,053 528,135 -1,189 -5,280
1997 -769,159 541,387 -794 -1,298
1996 -785,248 587,171 0 -2,456
1995 -845,742 723,875 0 356
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 199 -153
1993 -757,140 507,229 -199 -4,641
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 598 -5,547
1991 103,876 125,505 2,199 -3,325
1990 325,533 299,863 3,797 618
1989 576,112 89,400 4,592 -2,718
1988 778,343 269,862 5,986 -3,023
1987 977,583 275,611 5,771 2,972
1986 985,279 283,553 6,094 32,700
1985 762,447 280,614 6,213 3,404
1984 756,548 247,026 5,990 3,280
1983 906,676 200,159 6,343 3,613
1982 830,855 107,520 9,170 -8,695
1981 713,700 36,686 10,485 -5,016
1980 681,149 10,440 11,027 3,128
1979 690,135 -5,791 12,614 2,107
1978 812,766 108,882 11,920 2,113
1977 832,932 122,316 12,160 2,584
1976 852,237 113,851 12,196 2,226
1975 843,850 80,069 11,658 2,421
1974 883,186 -51,759 11,367 3,145
1973 846,561 -107,568 11,837 2,175
1972 872,050 -111,168 10,513 2,924
1971 854,999 -134,968 10,951 2,286
1970 785,554 -264,464 10,004 260
1969 753,088 -64,643 9,427 685
1968 787,621 -83,221 11,250 438
1967 854,554 -116,029 13,516 -192
1966 989,279 -111,360 15,697 -1,262
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 14,513 -1,421
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 12,567 -349
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 14,068 -180
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 13,150 148
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 14,985 -306
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 22.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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