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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 2.91 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.3% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Russia vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Spain
2100 124,983,377 33,862,981
2099 125,086,144 34,039,965
2098 125,186,329 34,215,187
2097 125,264,415 34,387,116
2096 125,354,177 34,552,002
2095 125,422,006 34,719,411
2094 125,474,373 34,882,039
2093 125,529,632 35,044,043
2092 125,604,261 35,204,657
2091 125,652,742 35,366,895
2090 125,707,894 35,535,838
2089 125,760,026 35,707,942
2088 125,810,124 35,877,681
2087 125,858,116 36,043,209
2086 125,926,035 36,210,710
2085 126,001,913 36,386,207
2084 126,076,414 36,564,622
2083 126,151,046 36,749,680
2082 126,234,371 36,936,644
2081 126,317,768 37,133,976
2080 126,414,511 37,337,517
2079 126,534,688 37,551,557
2078 126,674,591 37,771,135
2077 126,830,956 38,002,963
2076 126,982,766 38,249,247
2075 127,165,304 38,506,040
2074 127,362,143 38,777,715
2073 127,576,856 39,056,249
2072 127,802,632 39,348,447
2071 128,080,998 39,642,346
2070 128,353,977 39,949,413
2069 128,642,208 40,256,590
2068 128,920,237 40,575,543
2067 129,203,483 40,893,798
2066 129,511,983 41,218,263
2065 129,842,007 41,543,254
2064 130,177,089 41,878,338
2063 130,522,107 42,208,320
2062 130,851,664 42,542,893
2061 131,200,160 42,874,096
2060 131,526,812 43,191,452
2059 131,884,461 43,506,737
2058 132,247,211 43,809,907
2057 132,584,941 44,112,668
2056 132,925,501 44,415,689
2055 133,271,436 44,691,749
2054 133,595,068 44,958,971
2053 133,914,243 45,223,225
2052 134,180,223 45,470,541
2051 134,443,510 45,695,307
2050 134,687,487 45,911,520
2049 134,909,323 46,127,777
2048 135,117,641 46,322,244
2047 135,311,492 46,510,152
2046 135,482,008 46,687,914
2045 135,664,379 46,858,778
2044 135,863,165 47,016,278
2043 136,085,277 47,158,325
2042 136,307,658 47,301,091
2041 136,557,818 47,434,593
2040 136,821,807 47,563,236
2039 137,122,219 47,685,343
2038 137,433,644 47,798,797
2037 137,770,811 47,910,899
2036 138,118,955 48,020,350
2035 138,478,809 48,124,430
2034 138,852,689 48,220,051
2033 139,237,595 48,311,842
2032 139,635,142 48,402,470
2031 140,058,187 48,495,278
2030 140,453,528 48,579,920
2029 140,840,370 48,648,699
2028 141,214,141 48,707,969
2027 141,580,416 48,758,200
2026 141,906,741 48,806,901
2025 142,772,403 48,838,057
2024 143,533,851 48,848,840
2023 143,826,130 48,352,528
2022 144,236,933 47,786,102
2021 144,746,762 47,443,821
2020 145,245,148 47,359,424
2019 145,453,291 47,118,501
2018 145,398,106 46,782,011
2017 145,293,260 46,571,232
2016 145,015,460 46,458,139
2015 144,640,716 46,422,303
2014 144,237,223 46,460,733
2013 143,805,638 46,604,197
2012 143,378,447 46,773,055
2011 143,018,195 46,742,697
2010 142,849,468 46,576,897
2009 142,785,348 46,362,946
2008 142,742,366 45,954,106
2007 142,805,114 45,226,803
2006 143,049,637 44,397,319
2005 143,518,814 43,653,155
2004 144,067,316 42,921,895
2003 144,648,618 42,187,645
2002 145,306,497 41,431,558
2001 145,976,482 40,850,412
2000 146,596,869 40,567,864
1999 147,214,776 40,386,875
1998 147,670,784 40,223,509
1997 147,915,361 40,057,389
1996 148,160,129 39,889,852
1995 148,375,787 39,724,050
1994 148,407,912 39,549,108
1993 148,458,777 39,361,262
1992 148,538,197 39,157,685
1991 148,394,216 38,966,376
1990 147,969,406 38,867,322
1989 147,721,000 38,827,764
1988 146,857,000 38,766,939
1987 145,908,000 38,684,815
1986 144,894,000 38,584,624
1985 143,858,000 38,469,512
1984 142,745,000 38,330,364
1983 141,668,000 38,171,525
1982 140,823,000 37,986,012
1981 139,941,000 37,758,631
1980 139,010,000 37,491,165
1979 138,027,000 37,191,330
1978 137,060,000 36,864,898
1977 136,100,000 36,511,638
1976 135,147,000 36,137,812
1975 134,200,000 35,757,900
1974 133,432,000 35,373,335
1973 132,669,000 34,988,947
1972 131,909,000 34,604,469
1971 131,155,000 34,224,490
1970 130,404,000 33,814,531
1969 129,664,000 33,441,054
1968 128,928,000 33,113,134
1967 128,196,000 32,682,947
1966 127,468,000 32,283,194
1965 126,745,000 31,954,292
1964 125,345,000 31,609,195
1963 123,960,000 31,296,651
1962 122,591,000 31,023,366
1961 121,236,000 30,739,250
1960 119,897,000 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 10.5% of the population in Russia and 21.6% in Spain.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Spain
2100 -0.08% -0.52%
2099 -0.08% -0.51%
2098 -0.06% -0.5%
2097 -0.07% -0.48%
2096 -0.05% -0.48%
2095 -0.04% -0.47%
2094 -0.04% -0.46%
2093 -0.06% -0.46%
2092 -0.04% -0.46%
2091 -0.04% -0.48%
2090 -0.04% -0.48%
2089 -0.04% -0.47%
2088 -0.04% -0.46%
2087 -0.05% -0.46%
2086 -0.06% -0.48%
2085 -0.06% -0.49%
2084 -0.06% -0.5%
2083 -0.07% -0.51%
2082 -0.07% -0.53%
2081 -0.08% -0.55%
2080 -0.09% -0.57%
2079 -0.11% -0.58%
2078 -0.12% -0.61%
2077 -0.12% -0.64%
2076 -0.14% -0.67%
2075 -0.15% -0.7%
2074 -0.17% -0.71%
2073 -0.18% -0.74%
2072 -0.22% -0.74%
2071 -0.21% -0.77%
2070 -0.22% -0.76%
2069 -0.22% -0.79%
2068 -0.22% -0.78%
2067 -0.24% -0.79%
2066 -0.25% -0.78%
2065 -0.26% -0.8%
2064 -0.26% -0.78%
2063 -0.25% -0.79%
2062 -0.27% -0.77%
2061 -0.25% -0.73%
2060 -0.27% -0.72%
2059 -0.27% -0.69%
2058 -0.25% -0.69%
2057 -0.26% -0.68%
2056 -0.26% -0.62%
2055 -0.24% -0.59%
2054 -0.24% -0.58%
2053 -0.2% -0.54%
2052 -0.2% -0.49%
2051 -0.18% -0.47%
2050 -0.16% -0.47%
2049 -0.15% -0.42%
2048 -0.14% -0.4%
2047 -0.13% -0.38%
2046 -0.13% -0.36%
2045 -0.15% -0.33%
2044 -0.16% -0.3%
2043 -0.16% -0.3%
2042 -0.18% -0.28%
2041 -0.19% -0.27%
2040 -0.22% -0.26%
2039 -0.23% -0.24%
2038 -0.24% -0.23%
2037 -0.25% -0.23%
2036 -0.26% -0.22%
2035 -0.27% -0.2%
2034 -0.28% -0.19%
2033 -0.28% -0.19%
2032 -0.3% -0.19%
2031 -0.28% -0.17%
2030 -0.27% -0.14%
2029 -0.26% -0.12%
2028 -0.26% -0.1%
2027 -0.23% -0.1%
2026 -0.61% -0.06%
2025 -0.53% -0.02%
2024 -0.2% 1.03%
2023 -0.28% 1.19%
2022 -0.35% 0.72%
2021 -0.34% 0.18%
2020 -0.14% 0.51%
2019 0.04% 0.72%
2018 0.07% 0.45%
2017 0.19% 0.24%
2016 0.26% 0.08%
2015 0.28% -0.08%
2014 0.3% -0.31%
2013 0.3% -0.36%
2012 0.25% 0.06%
2011 0.12% 0.36%
2010 0.04% 0.46%
2009 0.03% 0.89%
2008 -0.04% 1.61%
2007 -0.17% 1.87%
2006 -0.33% 1.7%
2005 -0.38% 1.7%
2004 -0.4% 1.74%
2003 -0.45% 1.82%
2002 -0.46% 1.42%
2001 -0.42% 0.7%
2000 -0.42% 0.45%
1999 -0.31% 0.41%
1998 -0.17% 0.41%
1997 -0.17% 0.42%
1996 -0.15% 0.42%
1995 -0.02% 0.44%
1994 -0.03% 0.48%
1993 -0.05% 0.52%
1992 0.1% 0.49%
1991 0.29% 0.25%
1990 0.17% 0.1%
1989 0.59% 0.16%
1988 0.65% 0.21%
1987 0.7% 0.26%
1986 0.72% 0.3%
1985 0.78% 0.36%
1984 0.76% 0.42%
1983 0.6% 0.49%
1982 0.63% 0.6%
1981 0.67% 0.71%
1980 0.71% 0.81%
1979 0.71% 0.89%
1978 0.71% 0.97%
1977 0.71% 1.03%
1976 0.71% 1.06%
1975 0.58% 1.09%
1974 0.58% 1.1%
1973 0.58% 1.11%
1972 0.57% 1.11%
1971 0.58% 1.21%
1970 0.57% 1.12%
1969 0.57% 0.99%
1968 0.57% 1.32%
1967 0.57% 1.24%
1966 0.57% 1.03%
1965 1.12% 1.09%
1964 1.12% 1%
1963 1.12% 0.88%
1962 1.12% 0.92%
1961 1.12% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Russia Spain
Current population
141906741
48806901
Population rank 9/197 32/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.59%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +1,360
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 100/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +96,630
Net migration rank 187/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 96,630
2024 - -178,042 - 111,674
2023 -503,392 27,807 -111,211 119,099
2022 -576,948 765,629 -133,801 299,779
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 -113,865 144,385
2020 -697,177 334,094 -151,551 236,854
2019 -319,997 336,494 -56,542 464,783
2018 -232,637 339,972 -56,139 337,467
2017 -130,764 396,619 -32,600 201,135
2016 0 447,645 0 106,474
2015 43,392 384,756 -4,642 -1,979
2014 28,848 264,698 32,522 -97,870
2013 28,761 289,872 37,284 -250,741
2012 0 285,977 51,450 -153,486
2011 -128,716 309,377 84,137 60,761
2010 -242,844 307,555 102,469 69,406
2009 -257,014 350,206 106,635 129,557
2008 -356,856 360,840 133,267 434,135
2007 -471,257 365,717 108,545 772,317
2006 -686,638 308,370 110,994 659,720
2005 -846,761 263,541 78,576 629,803
2004 -792,370 261,519 85,844 661,158
2003 -896,822 256,804 54,844 658,428
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 53,861 737,880
2001 -963,445 259,614 44,936 181,307
2000 -967,540 550,401 36,512 176,269
1999 -927,453 375,468 8,077 178,559
1998 -694,053 528,135 4,022 182,926
1997 -769,159 541,387 20,028 165,345
1996 -785,248 587,171 11,967 162,704
1995 -845,742 723,875 15,889 162,434
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 31,639 160,407
1993 -757,140 507,229 47,234 160,907
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 62,652 177,544
1991 103,876 125,505 58,450 122,841
1990 325,533 299,863 66,075 -30,684
1989 576,112 89,400 81,538 -25,892
1988 778,343 269,862 100,794 -17,663
1987 977,583 275,611 116,054 -12,681
1986 985,279 283,553 131,188 -13,540
1985 762,447 280,614 146,184 -589
1984 756,548 247,026 172,487 2,754
1983 906,676 200,159 183,223 1,241
1982 830,855 107,520 231,714 -7,384
1981 713,700 36,686 237,879 2,563
1980 681,149 10,440 281,184 20,166
1979 690,135 -5,791 312,407 -5,929
1978 812,766 108,882 339,157 -2,504
1977 832,932 122,316 361,465 -1,332
1976 852,237 113,851 375,834 2,804
1975 843,850 80,069 371,882 -218
1974 883,186 -51,759 396,182 105,838
1973 846,561 -107,568 374,381 8,624
1972 872,050 -111,168 391,030 7,935
1971 854,999 -134,968 369,625 7,363
1970 785,554 -264,464 378,723 -60,580
1969 753,088 -64,643 367,851 -49,956
1968 787,621 -83,221 387,423 -46,088
1967 854,554 -116,029 402,001 -42,344
1966 989,279 -111,360 397,084 -41,467
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 405,819 -42,476
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 429,885 -41,461
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 394,338 -44,446
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 384,690 -45,211
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 396,537 -46,517
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/russia/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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