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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 13.4 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Russia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Sweden
2100 125,631,984 11,330,987
2099 125,735,285 11,334,835
2098 125,835,990 11,339,107
2097 125,914,480 11,340,268
2096 126,004,709 11,341,947
2095 126,072,890 11,344,893
2094 126,125,529 11,347,531
2093 126,181,074 11,349,412
2092 126,256,091 11,351,452
2091 126,304,823 11,352,899
2090 126,360,262 11,354,820
2089 126,412,664 11,357,746
2088 126,463,022 11,360,405
2087 126,511,263 11,364,197
2086 126,579,534 11,371,529
2085 126,655,806 11,376,573
2084 126,730,694 11,381,332
2083 126,805,713 11,384,862
2082 126,889,471 11,390,058
2081 126,973,300 11,391,696
2080 127,070,546 11,393,882
2079 127,191,346 11,393,412
2078 127,331,975 11,391,291
2077 127,489,152 11,389,212
2076 127,641,749 11,385,385
2075 127,825,235 11,381,261
2074 128,023,096 11,377,973
2073 128,238,922 11,375,051
2072 128,465,870 11,371,362
2071 128,745,681 11,366,451
2070 129,020,076 11,362,742
2069 129,309,803 11,358,895
2068 129,589,275 11,357,504
2067 129,873,991 11,356,672
2066 130,184,092 11,356,676
2065 130,515,828 11,355,953
2064 130,852,649 11,354,988
2063 131,199,458 11,354,834
2062 131,530,725 11,355,452
2061 131,881,030 11,353,198
2060 132,209,377 11,352,013
2059 132,568,882 11,349,674
2058 132,933,515 11,345,893
2057 133,272,997 11,340,487
2056 133,615,325 11,335,234
2055 133,963,055 11,328,291
2054 134,288,366 11,320,768
2053 134,609,198 11,310,127
2052 134,876,558 11,296,358
2051 135,141,211 11,280,503
2050 135,386,454 11,261,537
2049 135,609,441 11,242,070
2048 135,818,840 11,221,274
2047 136,013,698 11,199,365
2046 136,185,098 11,176,512
2045 136,368,416 11,152,739
2044 136,568,234 11,127,765
2043 136,791,498 11,102,354
2042 137,015,033 11,076,504
2041 137,266,491 11,052,951
2040 137,531,851 11,028,609
2039 137,833,822 11,005,487
2038 138,146,863 10,983,160
2037 138,485,780 10,961,591
2036 138,835,731 10,938,759
2035 139,197,452 10,916,327
2034 139,573,272 10,893,717
2033 139,960,175 10,869,588
2032 140,359,785 10,844,339
2031 140,785,026 10,819,037
2030 141,182,418 10,790,557
2029 141,571,268 10,759,017
2028 141,946,979 10,724,017
2027 142,315,155 10,685,143
2026 142,643,173 10,643,884
2025 143,513,328 10,596,620
2024 143,669,648 10,569,709
2023 143,826,130 10,536,632
2022 144,236,933 10,486,941
2021 144,746,762 10,415,811
2020 145,245,148 10,353,442
2019 145,453,291 10,278,887
2018 145,398,106 10,175,214
2017 145,293,260 10,057,698
2016 145,015,460 9,923,085
2015 144,640,716 9,799,186
2014 144,237,223 9,696,110
2013 143,805,638 9,600,379
2012 143,378,447 9,519,374
2011 143,018,195 9,449,213
2010 142,849,468 9,378,126
2009 142,785,348 9,298,515
2008 142,742,366 9,219,637
2007 142,805,114 9,148,092
2006 143,049,637 9,080,505
2005 143,518,814 9,029,572
2004 144,067,316 8,993,531
2003 144,648,618 8,958,229
2002 145,306,497 8,924,958
2001 145,976,482 8,895,960
2000 146,596,869 8,872,109
1999 147,214,776 8,857,874
1998 147,670,784 8,850,974
1997 147,915,361 8,846,062
1996 148,160,129 8,840,998
1995 148,375,787 8,826,939
1994 148,407,912 8,780,745
1993 148,458,777 8,718,561
1992 148,538,197 8,668,067
1991 148,394,216 8,617,375
1990 147,969,406 8,558,835
1989 147,721,000 8,492,964
1988 146,857,000 8,436,489
1987 145,908,000 8,397,804
1986 144,894,000 8,369,829
1985 143,858,000 8,350,386
1984 142,745,000 8,336,605
1983 141,668,000 8,329,033
1982 140,823,000 8,325,263
1981 139,941,000 8,320,503
1980 139,010,000 8,310,531
1979 138,027,000 8,293,678
1978 137,060,000 8,275,599
1977 136,100,000 8,251,540
1976 135,147,000 8,222,286
1975 134,200,000 8,192,437
1974 133,432,000 8,159,955
1973 132,669,000 8,136,312
1972 131,909,000 8,122,300
1971 131,155,000 8,098,334
1970 130,404,000 8,042,801
1969 129,664,000 7,968,072
1968 128,928,000 7,912,273
1967 128,196,000 7,867,931
1966 127,468,000 7,807,797
1965 126,745,000 7,733,853
1964 125,345,000 7,661,354
1963 123,960,000 7,604,328
1962 122,591,000 7,561,588
1961 121,236,000 7,519,998
1960 119,897,000 7,484,656

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Sweden
2100 -0.08% -0.03%
2099 -0.08% -0.04%
2098 -0.06% -0.01%
2097 -0.07% -0.01%
2096 -0.05% -0.03%
2095 -0.04% -0.02%
2094 -0.04% -0.02%
2093 -0.06% -0.02%
2092 -0.04% -0.01%
2091 -0.04% -0.02%
2090 -0.04% -0.03%
2089 -0.04% -0.02%
2088 -0.04% -0.03%
2087 -0.05% -0.06%
2086 -0.06% -0.04%
2085 -0.06% -0.04%
2084 -0.06% -0.03%
2083 -0.07% -0.05%
2082 -0.07% -0.01%
2081 -0.08% -0.02%
2080 -0.09% 0.004%
2079 -0.11% 0.02%
2078 -0.12% 0.02%
2077 -0.12% 0.03%
2076 -0.14% 0.04%
2075 -0.15% 0.03%
2074 -0.17% 0.03%
2073 -0.18% 0.03%
2072 -0.22% 0.04%
2071 -0.21% 0.03%
2070 -0.22% 0.03%
2069 -0.22% 0.01%
2068 -0.22% 0.007%
2067 -0.24% -0%
2066 -0.25% 0.006%
2065 -0.26% 0.009%
2064 -0.26% 0.001%
2063 -0.25% -0.005%
2062 -0.27% 0.02%
2061 -0.25% 0.01%
2060 -0.27% 0.02%
2059 -0.27% 0.03%
2058 -0.25% 0.05%
2057 -0.26% 0.05%
2056 -0.26% 0.06%
2055 -0.24% 0.07%
2054 -0.24% 0.09%
2053 -0.2% 0.12%
2052 -0.2% 0.14%
2051 -0.18% 0.17%
2050 -0.16% 0.17%
2049 -0.15% 0.19%
2048 -0.14% 0.2%
2047 -0.13% 0.2%
2046 -0.13% 0.21%
2045 -0.15% 0.22%
2044 -0.16% 0.23%
2043 -0.16% 0.23%
2042 -0.18% 0.21%
2041 -0.19% 0.22%
2040 -0.22% 0.21%
2039 -0.23% 0.2%
2038 -0.24% 0.2%
2037 -0.25% 0.21%
2036 -0.26% 0.21%
2035 -0.27% 0.21%
2034 -0.28% 0.22%
2033 -0.28% 0.23%
2032 -0.3% 0.23%
2031 -0.28% 0.26%
2030 -0.27% 0.29%
2029 -0.26% 0.33%
2028 -0.26% 0.36%
2027 -0.23% 0.39%
2026 -0.61% 0.45%
2025 -0.11% 0.25%
2024 -0.11% 0.31%
2023 -0.28% 0.47%
2022 -0.35% 0.68%
2021 -0.34% 0.6%
2020 -0.14% 0.73%
2019 0.04% 1.02%
2018 0.07% 1.17%
2017 0.19% 1.36%
2016 0.26% 1.26%
2015 0.28% 1.06%
2014 0.3% 1%
2013 0.3% 0.85%
2012 0.25% 0.74%
2011 0.12% 0.76%
2010 0.04% 0.86%
2009 0.03% 0.86%
2008 -0.04% 0.78%
2007 -0.17% 0.74%
2006 -0.33% 0.56%
2005 -0.38% 0.4%
2004 -0.4% 0.39%
2003 -0.45% 0.37%
2002 -0.46% 0.33%
2001 -0.42% 0.27%
2000 -0.42% 0.16%
1999 -0.31% 0.08%
1998 -0.17% 0.06%
1997 -0.17% 0.06%
1996 -0.15% 0.16%
1995 -0.02% 0.53%
1994 -0.03% 0.71%
1993 -0.05% 0.58%
1992 0.1% 0.59%
1991 0.29% 0.68%
1990 0.17% 0.78%
1989 0.59% 0.67%
1988 0.65% 0.46%
1987 0.7% 0.33%
1986 0.72% 0.23%
1985 0.78% 0.17%
1984 0.76% 0.09%
1983 0.6% 0.05%
1982 0.63% 0.06%
1981 0.67% 0.12%
1980 0.71% 0.2%
1979 0.71% 0.22%
1978 0.71% 0.29%
1977 0.71% 0.36%
1976 0.71% 0.36%
1975 0.58% 0.4%
1974 0.58% 0.29%
1973 0.58% 0.17%
1972 0.57% 0.3%
1971 0.58% 0.69%
1970 0.57% 0.94%
1969 0.57% 0.71%
1968 0.57% 0.56%
1967 0.57% 0.77%
1966 0.57% 0.96%
1965 1.12% 0.95%
1964 1.12% 0.75%
1963 1.12% 0.57%
1962 1.12% 0.55%
1961 1.12% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Russia Sweden
Current population
142643173
10665077
Population rank 9/197 93/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.13%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
26.1 seconds
5.35 minutes
One death every
17.7 seconds
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +74
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 148/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +47,079
Net migration rank 187/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 47,079
2024 -574,678 -178,042 7,399 50,115
2023 -503,392 27,807 5,269 55,209
2022 -576,948 765,629 10,487 58,955
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 22,914 51,947
2020 -697,177 334,094 14,495 37,302
2019 -319,997 336,494 25,697 72,619
2018 -232,637 339,972 23,403 87,517
2017 -130,764 396,619 24,138 102,671
2016 0 447,645 25,800 119,234
2015 43,392 384,756 23,518 80,534
2014 28,848 264,698 26,179 77,654
2013 28,761 289,872 23,041 66,760
2012 0 285,977 20,943 52,879
2011 -128,716 309,377 21,733 46,049
2010 -242,844 307,555 25,320 51,175
2009 -257,014 350,206 21,387 63,638
2008 -356,856 360,840 18,439 56,452
2007 -471,257 365,717 15,552 54,907
2006 -686,638 308,370 15,436 51,675
2005 -846,761 263,541 9,030 27,030
2004 -792,370 261,519 9,893 25,842
2003 -896,822 256,804 6,271 29,161
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 893 31,364
2001 -963,445 259,614 -1,779 28,856
2000 -967,540 550,401 -2,662 24,900
1999 -927,453 375,468 -6,201 13,940
1998 -694,053 528,135 -3,541 11,325
1997 -769,159 541,387 -3,539 6,047
1996 -785,248 587,171 1,768 5,773
1995 -845,742 723,875 9,710 11,621
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 20,196 51,545
1993 -757,140 507,229 20,924 32,725
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 28,605 20,507
1991 103,876 125,505 29,299 25,314
1990 325,533 299,863 29,100 35,668
1989 576,112 89,400 24,629 44,565
1988 778,343 269,862 15,186 30,064
1987 977,583 275,611 11,757 21,335
1986 985,279 283,553 9,206 15,211
1985 762,447 280,614 4,175 11,464
1984 756,548 247,026 3,335 8,668
1983 906,676 200,159 833 2,105
1982 830,855 107,520 1,665 2,524
1981 713,700 36,686 1,664 3,209
1980 681,149 10,440 5,818 10,040
1979 690,135 -5,791 4,976 13,895
1978 812,766 108,882 4,138 13,807
1977 832,932 122,316 7,426 23,528
1976 852,237 113,851 8,222 20,324
1975 843,850 80,069 14,746 16,564
1974 883,186 -51,759 23,664 9,217
1973 846,561 -107,568 24,409 -9,551
1972 872,050 -111,168 28,428 -13,519
1971 854,999 -134,968 31,583 2,334
1970 785,554 -264,464 30,563 47,242
1969 753,088 -64,643 23,904 48,824
1968 787,621 -83,221 30,858 8,545
1967 854,554 -116,029 41,700 11,075
1966 989,279 -111,360 45,286 24,920
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 44,857 32,444
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 45,968 23,581
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 35,741 11,009
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 30,246 9,627
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 30,832 14,401
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 27,693 1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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