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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.11 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 1.99% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Russia vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Taiwan
2100 124,983,377 10,150,338
2099 125,086,144 10,273,881
2098 125,186,329 10,399,680
2097 125,264,415 10,527,804
2096 125,354,177 10,657,536
2095 125,422,006 10,789,978
2094 125,474,373 10,925,075
2093 125,529,632 11,062,491
2092 125,604,261 11,202,670
2091 125,652,742 11,346,131
2090 125,707,894 11,494,369
2089 125,760,026 11,644,743
2088 125,810,124 11,799,177
2087 125,858,116 11,956,109
2086 125,926,035 12,116,149
2085 126,001,913 12,281,248
2084 126,076,414 12,451,872
2083 126,151,046 12,625,681
2082 126,234,371 12,803,442
2081 126,317,768 12,986,931
2080 126,414,511 13,174,137
2079 126,534,688 13,366,920
2078 126,674,591 13,564,788
2077 126,830,956 13,765,770
2076 126,982,766 13,969,802
2075 127,165,304 14,178,904
2074 127,362,143 14,391,331
2073 127,576,856 14,606,033
2072 127,802,632 14,824,987
2071 128,080,998 15,045,310
2070 128,353,977 15,266,143
2069 128,642,208 15,488,280
2068 128,920,237 15,714,125
2067 129,203,483 15,940,945
2066 129,511,983 16,167,553
2065 129,842,007 16,396,032
2064 130,177,089 16,625,600
2063 130,522,107 16,854,355
2062 130,851,664 17,084,600
2061 131,200,160 17,314,450
2060 131,526,812 17,541,998
2059 131,884,461 17,767,014
2058 132,247,211 17,988,239
2057 132,584,941 18,208,151
2056 132,925,501 18,423,453
2055 133,271,436 18,639,554
2054 133,595,068 18,853,384
2053 133,914,243 19,063,428
2052 134,180,223 19,270,076
2051 134,443,510 19,474,323
2050 134,687,487 19,677,203
2049 134,909,323 19,878,438
2048 135,117,641 20,073,645
2047 135,311,492 20,267,326
2046 135,482,008 20,454,154
2045 135,664,379 20,640,565
2044 135,863,165 20,819,477
2043 136,085,277 20,995,111
2042 136,307,658 21,166,213
2041 136,557,818 21,331,710
2040 136,821,807 21,491,361
2039 137,122,219 21,645,911
2038 137,433,644 21,794,529
2037 137,770,811 21,939,617
2036 138,118,955 22,077,701
2035 138,478,809 22,211,115
2034 138,852,689 22,340,809
2033 139,237,595 22,463,465
2032 139,635,142 22,582,449
2031 140,058,187 22,698,460
2030 140,453,528 22,809,605
2029 140,840,370 22,916,803
2028 141,214,141 23,022,058
2027 141,580,416 23,127,410
2026 141,906,741 23,229,461
2025 142,772,403 23,331,886
2024 143,533,851 23,410,331
2023 143,826,130 23,342,541
2022 144,236,933 23,319,977
2021 144,746,762 23,468,275
2020 145,245,148 23,582,179
2019 145,453,291 23,596,027
2018 145,398,106 23,580,080
2017 145,293,260 23,555,522
2016 145,015,460 23,515,945
2015 144,640,716 23,462,914
2014 144,237,223 23,403,635
2013 143,805,638 23,344,670
2012 143,378,447 23,270,367
2011 143,018,195 23,193,518
2010 142,849,468 23,140,948
2009 142,785,348 23,078,402
2008 142,742,366 22,997,696
2007 142,805,114 22,917,444
2006 143,049,637 22,823,455
2005 143,518,814 22,729,753
2004 144,067,316 22,646,836
2003 144,648,618 22,562,663
2002 145,306,497 22,463,172
2001 145,976,482 22,341,120
2000 146,596,869 22,184,530
1999 147,214,776 22,010,489
1998 147,670,784 21,835,703
1997 147,915,361 21,634,124
1996 148,160,129 21,441,432
1995 148,375,787 21,267,653
1994 148,407,912 21,086,645
1993 148,458,777 20,899,019
1992 148,538,197 20,704,227
1991 148,394,216 20,503,568
1990 147,969,406 20,278,946
1989 147,721,000 20,055,492
1988 146,857,000 19,839,704
1987 145,908,000 19,617,046
1986 144,894,000 19,411,454
1985 143,858,000 19,191,510
1984 142,745,000 18,929,866
1983 141,668,000 18,653,146
1982 140,823,000 18,354,855
1981 139,941,000 18,029,982
1980 139,010,000 17,704,538
1979 138,027,000 17,372,779
1978 137,060,000 17,042,272
1977 136,100,000 16,730,895
1976 135,147,000 16,401,413
1975 134,200,000 16,075,128
1974 133,432,000 15,784,817
1973 132,669,000 15,505,121
1972 131,909,000 15,220,495
1971 131,155,000 14,913,564
1970 130,404,000 14,582,944
1969 129,664,000 14,068,984
1968 128,928,000 13,548,537
1967 128,196,000 13,210,344
1966 127,468,000 12,874,153
1965 126,745,000 12,511,863
1964 125,345,000 12,137,143
1963 123,960,000 11,762,101
1962 122,591,000 11,392,513
1961 121,236,000 11,030,385
1960 119,897,000 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 10.5% of the population in Russia and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Taiwan
2100 -0.08% -1.2%
2099 -0.08% -1.21%
2098 -0.06% -1.22%
2097 -0.07% -1.22%
2096 -0.05% -1.23%
2095 -0.04% -1.24%
2094 -0.04% -1.24%
2093 -0.06% -1.25%
2092 -0.04% -1.26%
2091 -0.04% -1.29%
2090 -0.04% -1.29%
2089 -0.04% -1.31%
2088 -0.04% -1.31%
2087 -0.05% -1.32%
2086 -0.06% -1.34%
2085 -0.06% -1.37%
2084 -0.06% -1.38%
2083 -0.07% -1.39%
2082 -0.07% -1.41%
2081 -0.08% -1.42%
2080 -0.09% -1.44%
2079 -0.11% -1.46%
2078 -0.12% -1.46%
2077 -0.12% -1.46%
2076 -0.14% -1.47%
2075 -0.15% -1.48%
2074 -0.17% -1.47%
2073 -0.18% -1.48%
2072 -0.22% -1.46%
2071 -0.21% -1.45%
2070 -0.22% -1.43%
2069 -0.22% -1.44%
2068 -0.22% -1.42%
2067 -0.24% -1.4%
2066 -0.25% -1.39%
2065 -0.26% -1.38%
2064 -0.26% -1.36%
2063 -0.25% -1.35%
2062 -0.27% -1.33%
2061 -0.25% -1.3%
2060 -0.27% -1.27%
2059 -0.27% -1.23%
2058 -0.25% -1.21%
2057 -0.26% -1.17%
2056 -0.26% -1.16%
2055 -0.24% -1.13%
2054 -0.24% -1.1%
2053 -0.2% -1.07%
2052 -0.2% -1.05%
2051 -0.18% -1.03%
2050 -0.16% -1.01%
2049 -0.15% -0.97%
2048 -0.14% -0.96%
2047 -0.13% -0.91%
2046 -0.13% -0.9%
2045 -0.15% -0.86%
2044 -0.16% -0.84%
2043 -0.16% -0.81%
2042 -0.18% -0.78%
2041 -0.19% -0.74%
2040 -0.22% -0.71%
2039 -0.23% -0.68%
2038 -0.24% -0.66%
2037 -0.25% -0.63%
2036 -0.26% -0.6%
2035 -0.27% -0.58%
2034 -0.28% -0.55%
2033 -0.28% -0.53%
2032 -0.3% -0.51%
2031 -0.28% -0.49%
2030 -0.27% -0.47%
2029 -0.26% -0.46%
2028 -0.26% -0.46%
2027 -0.23% -0.44%
2026 -0.61% -0.44%
2025 -0.53% -0.34%
2024 -0.2% 0.29%
2023 -0.28% 0.1%
2022 -0.35% -0.63%
2021 -0.34% -0.48%
2020 -0.14% -0.06%
2019 0.04% 0.07%
2018 0.07% 0.1%
2017 0.19% 0.17%
2016 0.26% 0.23%
2015 0.28% 0.25%
2014 0.3% 0.25%
2013 0.3% 0.32%
2012 0.25% 0.33%
2011 0.12% 0.23%
2010 0.04% 0.27%
2009 0.03% 0.35%
2008 -0.04% 0.35%
2007 -0.17% 0.41%
2006 -0.33% 0.41%
2005 -0.38% 0.37%
2004 -0.4% 0.37%
2003 -0.45% 0.44%
2002 -0.46% 0.55%
2001 -0.42% 0.71%
2000 -0.42% 0.79%
1999 -0.31% 0.8%
1998 -0.17% 0.93%
1997 -0.17% 0.9%
1996 -0.15% 0.82%
1995 -0.02% 0.86%
1994 -0.03% 0.9%
1993 -0.05% 0.94%
1992 0.1% 0.98%
1991 0.29% 1.11%
1990 0.17% 1.11%
1989 0.59% 1.09%
1988 0.65% 1.14%
1987 0.7% 1.06%
1986 0.72% 1.15%
1985 0.78% 1.38%
1984 0.76% 1.48%
1983 0.6% 1.63%
1982 0.63% 1.8%
1981 0.67% 1.84%
1980 0.71% 1.91%
1979 0.71% 1.94%
1978 0.71% 1.86%
1977 0.71% 2.01%
1976 0.71% 2.03%
1975 0.58% 1.84%
1974 0.58% 1.8%
1973 0.58% 1.87%
1972 0.57% 2.06%
1971 0.58% 2.27%
1970 0.57% 3.65%
1969 0.57% 3.84%
1968 0.57% 2.56%
1967 0.57% 2.61%
1966 0.57% 2.9%
1965 1.12% 3.09%
1964 1.12% 3.19%
1963 1.12% 3.24%
1962 1.12% 3.28%
1961 1.12% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Russia Taiwan
Current population
141906741
23229461
Population rank 9/197 60/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.28%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 -215
Annual growth/decline -292,279 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 180/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +47,029
Net migration rank 187/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -
2024 - -178,042 -67,188 47,029
2023 -503,392 27,807 -69,794 225,599
2022 -576,948 765,629 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -697,177 334,094 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -319,997 336,494 1,416 12,718
2018 -232,637 339,972 8,725 8,888
2017 -130,764 396,619 22,613 8,809
2016 0 447,645 35,980 11,707
2015 43,392 384,756 49,741 8,581
2014 28,848 264,698 - -
2013 28,761 289,872 - -
2012 0 285,977 - -
2011 -128,716 309,377 43,836 19,077
2010 -242,844 307,555 - -
2009 -257,014 350,206 - -
2008 -356,856 360,840 - -
2007 -471,257 365,717 - -
2006 -686,638 308,370 - -
2005 -846,761 263,541 - -
2004 -792,370 261,519 - -
2003 -896,822 256,804 - -
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 - -
2001 -963,445 259,614 132,707 -3,811
2000 -967,540 550,401 - -
1999 -927,453 375,468 - -
1998 -694,053 528,135 - -
1997 -769,159 541,387 - -
1996 -785,248 587,171 - -
1995 -845,742 723,875 - -
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 - -
1993 -757,140 507,229 - -
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 - -
1991 103,876 125,505 215,698 -12,128
1990 325,533 299,863 - -
1989 576,112 89,400 - -
1988 778,343 269,862 - -
1987 977,583 275,611 - -
1986 985,279 283,553 - -
1985 762,447 280,614 - -
1984 756,548 247,026 - -
1983 906,676 200,159 - -
1982 830,855 107,520 - -
1981 713,700 36,686 326,883 4,508
1980 681,149 10,440 - -
1979 690,135 -5,791 - -
1978 812,766 108,882 - -
1977 832,932 122,316 - -
1976 852,237 113,851 - -
1975 843,850 80,069 - -
1974 883,186 -51,759 - -
1973 846,561 -107,568 - -
1972 872,050 -111,168 - -
1971 854,999 -134,968 - -
1970 785,554 -264,464 - -
1969 753,088 -64,643 - -
1968 787,621 -83,221 - -
1967 854,554 -116,029 - -
1966 989,279 -111,360 346,958 18,774
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 - -
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 - -
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 - -
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 - -
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 - -
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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