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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 66.8 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: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Russia vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Slovenia
2100 124,983,377 1,640,541
2099 125,086,144 1,644,752
2098 125,186,329 1,648,834
2097 125,264,415 1,653,196
2096 125,354,177 1,657,434
2095 125,422,006 1,661,656
2094 125,474,373 1,665,825
2093 125,529,632 1,670,076
2092 125,604,261 1,674,280
2091 125,652,742 1,678,462
2090 125,707,894 1,682,998
2089 125,760,026 1,687,376
2088 125,810,124 1,691,788
2087 125,858,116 1,696,409
2086 125,926,035 1,701,325
2085 126,001,913 1,706,189
2084 126,076,414 1,711,157
2083 126,151,046 1,716,396
2082 126,234,371 1,721,709
2081 126,317,768 1,727,302
2080 126,414,511 1,733,405
2079 126,534,688 1,739,518
2078 126,674,591 1,746,152
2077 126,830,956 1,752,783
2076 126,982,766 1,759,639
2075 127,165,304 1,766,867
2074 127,362,143 1,774,528
2073 127,576,856 1,782,697
2072 127,802,632 1,790,658
2071 128,080,998 1,798,960
2070 128,353,977 1,807,483
2069 128,642,208 1,816,607
2068 128,920,237 1,825,849
2067 129,203,483 1,834,865
2066 129,511,983 1,844,034
2065 129,842,007 1,853,651
2064 130,177,089 1,863,550
2063 130,522,107 1,873,173
2062 130,851,664 1,882,832
2061 131,200,160 1,892,739
2060 131,526,812 1,902,939
2059 131,884,461 1,912,861
2058 132,247,211 1,922,175
2057 132,584,941 1,932,119
2056 132,925,501 1,941,469
2055 133,271,436 1,950,861
2054 133,595,068 1,959,953
2053 133,914,243 1,968,641
2052 134,180,223 1,977,227
2051 134,443,510 1,985,279
2050 134,687,487 1,993,115
2049 134,909,323 2,000,477
2048 135,117,641 2,007,283
2047 135,311,492 2,014,140
2046 135,482,008 2,020,756
2045 135,664,379 2,027,366
2044 135,863,165 2,033,871
2043 136,085,277 2,040,173
2042 136,307,658 2,046,339
2041 136,557,818 2,052,041
2040 136,821,807 2,057,278
2039 137,122,219 2,062,718
2038 137,433,644 2,067,922
2037 137,770,811 2,073,705
2036 138,118,955 2,079,201
2035 138,478,809 2,084,471
2034 138,852,689 2,089,430
2033 139,237,595 2,094,601
2032 139,635,142 2,099,622
2031 140,058,187 2,104,690
2030 140,453,528 2,109,416
2029 140,840,370 2,113,874
2028 141,214,141 2,118,053
2027 141,580,416 2,121,324
2026 141,906,741 2,124,138
2025 142,772,403 2,126,340
2024 143,533,851 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 (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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% 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 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 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 -0.53% -0.05%
2024 -0.2% 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 (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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Russia Slovenia
Current population
141906741
2124138
Population rank 9/197 147/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.03%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
25.5 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +19
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 148/197
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 - -178,042 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 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 (1960–2024, 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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