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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 12.9 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 1.85% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Russia vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Tajikistan
2100 124,983,377 20,390,053
2099 125,086,144 20,381,074
2098 125,186,329 20,367,161
2097 125,264,415 20,348,897
2096 125,354,177 20,324,869
2095 125,422,006 20,297,885
2094 125,474,373 20,265,966
2093 125,529,632 20,234,160
2092 125,604,261 20,192,937
2091 125,652,742 20,148,873
2090 125,707,894 20,103,798
2089 125,760,026 20,056,079
2088 125,810,124 20,005,521
2087 125,858,116 19,950,317
2086 125,926,035 19,895,606
2085 126,001,913 19,836,988
2084 126,076,414 19,773,272
2083 126,151,046 19,706,082
2082 126,234,371 19,639,516
2081 126,317,768 19,572,596
2080 126,414,511 19,499,390
2079 126,534,688 19,425,502
2078 126,674,591 19,347,261
2077 126,830,956 19,265,447
2076 126,982,766 19,175,355
2075 127,165,304 19,083,859
2074 127,362,143 18,988,290
2073 127,576,856 18,889,470
2072 127,802,632 18,785,103
2071 128,080,998 18,674,697
2070 128,353,977 18,559,138
2069 128,642,208 18,437,873
2068 128,920,237 18,315,011
2067 129,203,483 18,187,508
2066 129,511,983 18,054,404
2065 129,842,007 17,921,674
2064 130,177,089 17,783,801
2063 130,522,107 17,641,066
2062 130,851,664 17,498,306
2061 131,200,160 17,356,130
2060 131,526,812 17,206,922
2059 131,884,461 17,056,085
2058 132,247,211 16,903,532
2057 132,584,941 16,749,284
2056 132,925,501 16,595,691
2055 133,271,436 16,441,650
2054 133,595,068 16,285,520
2053 133,914,243 16,130,235
2052 134,180,223 15,967,770
2051 134,443,510 15,805,253
2050 134,687,487 15,638,613
2049 134,909,323 15,468,883
2048 135,117,641 15,292,499
2047 135,311,492 15,112,083
2046 135,482,008 14,928,123
2045 135,664,379 14,739,540
2044 135,863,165 14,544,544
2043 136,085,277 14,349,357
2042 136,307,658 14,147,892
2041 136,557,818 13,945,694
2040 136,821,807 13,741,587
2039 137,122,219 13,536,704
2038 137,433,644 13,331,490
2037 137,770,811 13,125,051
2036 138,118,955 12,917,110
2035 138,478,809 12,714,184
2034 138,852,689 12,515,962
2033 139,237,595 12,321,294
2032 139,635,142 12,128,060
2031 140,058,187 11,938,351
2030 140,453,528 11,749,706
2029 140,840,370 11,559,235
2028 141,214,141 11,369,414
2027 141,580,416 11,178,605
2026 141,906,741 10,986,242
2025 142,772,403 10,791,246
2024 143,533,851 10,590,927
2023 143,826,130 10,389,799
2022 144,236,933 10,182,222
2021 144,746,762 9,966,908
2020 145,245,148 9,749,310
2019 145,453,291 9,529,966
2018 145,398,106 9,307,333
2017 145,293,260 9,085,946
2016 145,015,460 8,865,631
2015 144,640,716 8,643,840
2014 144,237,223 8,425,552
2013 143,805,638 8,216,724
2012 143,378,447 8,014,084
2011 143,018,195 7,824,785
2010 142,849,468 7,652,141
2009 142,785,348 7,490,230
2008 142,742,366 7,338,403
2007 142,805,114 7,194,477
2006 143,049,637 7,057,566
2005 143,518,814 6,924,720
2004 144,067,316 6,790,547
2003 144,648,618 6,658,575
2002 145,306,497 6,531,669
2001 145,976,482 6,407,377
2000 146,596,869 6,284,735
1999 147,214,776 6,208,370
1998 147,670,784 6,176,397
1997 147,915,361 6,139,829
1996 148,160,129 6,066,523
1995 148,375,787 5,948,584
1994 148,407,912 5,825,368
1993 148,458,777 5,724,993
1992 148,538,197 5,649,400
1991 148,394,216 5,541,205
1990 147,969,406 5,398,768
1989 147,721,000 5,267,249
1988 146,857,000 5,114,989
1987 145,908,000 4,939,059
1986 144,894,000 4,772,139
1985 143,858,000 4,619,003
1984 142,745,000 4,480,026
1983 141,668,000 4,350,874
1982 140,823,000 4,227,171
1981 139,941,000 4,109,022
1980 139,010,000 3,995,256
1979 138,027,000 3,882,691
1978 137,060,000 3,768,508
1977 136,100,000 3,653,265
1976 135,147,000 3,540,076
1975 134,200,000 3,430,425
1974 133,432,000 3,324,499
1973 132,669,000 3,222,290
1972 131,909,000 3,123,691
1971 131,155,000 3,028,837
1970 130,404,000 2,936,779
1969 129,664,000 2,845,273
1968 128,928,000 2,753,848
1967 128,196,000 2,664,130
1966 127,468,000 2,577,184
1965 126,745,000 2,492,998
1964 125,345,000 2,411,260
1963 123,960,000 2,331,736
1962 122,591,000 2,255,026
1961 121,236,000 2,181,805
1960 119,897,000 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Tajikistan
2100 -0.08% 0.04%
2099 -0.08% 0.07%
2098 -0.06% 0.09%
2097 -0.07% 0.12%
2096 -0.05% 0.13%
2095 -0.04% 0.16%
2094 -0.04% 0.16%
2093 -0.06% 0.2%
2092 -0.04% 0.22%
2091 -0.04% 0.22%
2090 -0.04% 0.24%
2089 -0.04% 0.25%
2088 -0.04% 0.28%
2087 -0.05% 0.27%
2086 -0.06% 0.3%
2085 -0.06% 0.32%
2084 -0.06% 0.34%
2083 -0.07% 0.34%
2082 -0.07% 0.34%
2081 -0.08% 0.38%
2080 -0.09% 0.38%
2079 -0.11% 0.4%
2078 -0.12% 0.42%
2077 -0.12% 0.47%
2076 -0.14% 0.48%
2075 -0.15% 0.5%
2074 -0.17% 0.52%
2073 -0.18% 0.56%
2072 -0.22% 0.59%
2071 -0.21% 0.62%
2070 -0.22% 0.66%
2069 -0.22% 0.67%
2068 -0.22% 0.7%
2067 -0.24% 0.74%
2066 -0.25% 0.74%
2065 -0.26% 0.78%
2064 -0.26% 0.81%
2063 -0.25% 0.82%
2062 -0.27% 0.82%
2061 -0.25% 0.87%
2060 -0.27% 0.88%
2059 -0.27% 0.9%
2058 -0.25% 0.92%
2057 -0.26% 0.93%
2056 -0.26% 0.94%
2055 -0.24% 0.96%
2054 -0.24% 0.96%
2053 -0.2% 1.02%
2052 -0.2% 1.03%
2051 -0.18% 1.07%
2050 -0.16% 1.1%
2049 -0.15% 1.15%
2048 -0.14% 1.19%
2047 -0.13% 1.23%
2046 -0.13% 1.28%
2045 -0.15% 1.34%
2044 -0.16% 1.36%
2043 -0.16% 1.42%
2042 -0.18% 1.45%
2041 -0.19% 1.49%
2040 -0.22% 1.51%
2039 -0.23% 1.54%
2038 -0.24% 1.57%
2037 -0.25% 1.61%
2036 -0.26% 1.6%
2035 -0.27% 1.58%
2034 -0.28% 1.58%
2033 -0.28% 1.59%
2032 -0.3% 1.59%
2031 -0.28% 1.61%
2030 -0.27% 1.65%
2029 -0.26% 1.67%
2028 -0.26% 1.71%
2027 -0.23% 1.75%
2026 -0.61% 1.81%
2025 -0.53% 1.89%
2024 -0.2% 1.94%
2023 -0.28% 2.04%
2022 -0.35% 2.16%
2021 -0.34% 2.23%
2020 -0.14% 2.3%
2019 0.04% 2.39%
2018 0.07% 2.44%
2017 0.19% 2.49%
2016 0.26% 2.57%
2015 0.28% 2.59%
2014 0.3% 2.54%
2013 0.3% 2.53%
2012 0.25% 2.42%
2011 0.12% 2.26%
2010 0.04% 2.16%
2009 0.03% 2.07%
2008 -0.04% 2%
2007 -0.17% 1.94%
2006 -0.33% 1.92%
2005 -0.38% 1.98%
2004 -0.4% 1.98%
2003 -0.45% 1.94%
2002 -0.46% 1.94%
2001 -0.42% 1.95%
2000 -0.42% 1.23%
1999 -0.31% 0.52%
1998 -0.17% 0.6%
1997 -0.17% 1.21%
1996 -0.15% 1.98%
1995 -0.02% 2.12%
1994 -0.03% 1.75%
1993 -0.05% 1.34%
1992 0.1% 1.95%
1991 0.29% 2.64%
1990 0.17% 2.5%
1989 0.59% 2.98%
1988 0.65% 3.56%
1987 0.7% 3.5%
1986 0.72% 3.32%
1985 0.78% 3.1%
1984 0.76% 2.97%
1983 0.6% 2.93%
1982 0.63% 2.88%
1981 0.67% 2.85%
1980 0.71% 2.9%
1979 0.71% 3.03%
1978 0.71% 3.15%
1977 0.71% 3.2%
1976 0.71% 3.2%
1975 0.58% 3.19%
1974 0.58% 3.17%
1973 0.58% 3.16%
1972 0.57% 3.13%
1971 0.58% 3.13%
1970 0.57% 3.22%
1969 0.57% 3.32%
1968 0.57% 3.37%
1967 0.57% 3.37%
1966 0.57% 3.38%
1965 1.12% 3.39%
1964 1.12% 3.41%
1963 1.12% 3.4%
1962 1.12% 3.36%
1961 1.12% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Russia Tajikistan
Current population
141906741
11038274
Population rank 9/197 88/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.13%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +551
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 55/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -21,606
Net migration rank 187/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -21,606
2024 - -178,042 - -21,236
2023 -503,392 27,807 223,828 -19,999
2022 -576,948 765,629 228,336 -17,001
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 222,850 -3,564
2020 -697,177 334,094 219,467 -3,564
2019 -319,997 336,494 231,817 -9,041
2018 -232,637 339,972 228,597 -6,111
2017 -130,764 396,619 224,396 -4,093
2016 0 447,645 228,547 -8,210
2015 43,392 384,756 230,903 -7,660
2014 28,848 264,698 227,304 -13,962
2013 28,761 289,872 220,693 -16,362
2012 0 285,977 213,078 -12,132
2011 -128,716 309,377 208,429 -30,783
2010 -242,844 307,555 201,389 -33,733
2009 -257,014 350,206 192,851 -36,677
2008 -356,856 360,840 182,337 -34,855
2007 -471,257 365,717 173,200 -32,831
2006 -686,638 308,370 164,046 -30,591
2005 -846,761 263,541 160,189 -27,954
2004 -792,370 261,519 161,201 -25,082
2003 -896,822 256,804 150,391 -22,562
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 146,492 -20,526
2001 -963,445 259,614 142,276 -19,657
2000 -967,540 550,401 136,549 -13,871
1999 -927,453 375,468 147,622 -117,571
1998 -694,053 528,135 153,508 -119,621
1997 -769,159 541,387 149,825 -110,572
1996 -785,248 587,171 138,287 -30,922
1995 -845,742 723,875 168,934 -40,418
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 167,590 -49,668
1993 -757,140 507,229 157,975 -75,147
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 163,652 -95,280
1991 103,876 125,505 177,585 -29,553
1990 325,533 299,863 178,429 -41,596
1989 576,112 89,400 179,212 -53,020
1988 778,343 269,862 172,805 5,523
1987 977,583 275,611 163,611 9,923
1986 985,279 283,553 155,987 4,321
1985 762,447 280,614 145,720 247
1984 756,548 247,026 139,145 -7,152
1983 906,676 200,159 133,280 -6,972
1982 830,855 107,520 127,838 -6,730
1981 713,700 36,686 121,418 -6,221
1980 681,149 10,440 117,888 -5,557
1979 690,135 -5,791 114,496 -1,703
1978 812,766 108,882 110,564 5,006
1977 832,932 122,316 106,920 7,999
1976 852,237 113,851 103,777 7,679
1975 843,850 80,069 100,604 7,237
1974 883,186 -51,759 97,481 6,531
1973 846,561 -107,568 94,523 5,876
1972 872,050 -111,168 91,677 5,123
1971 854,999 -134,968 88,618 4,293
1970 785,554 -264,464 85,645 5,559
1969 753,088 -64,643 82,931 8,886
1968 787,621 -83,221 80,698 10,323
1967 854,554 -116,029 78,733 9,670
1966 989,279 -111,360 76,702 8,796
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 75,139 7,744
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 74,030 6,568
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 73,065 5,379
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 70,700 4,270
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 68,182 3,291
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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