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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.65 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 2.75% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Russia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Turkey
2100 125,631,984 64,394,191
2099 125,735,285 65,045,868
2098 125,835,990 65,690,351
2097 125,914,480 66,342,622
2096 126,004,709 66,990,674
2095 126,072,890 67,642,188
2094 126,125,529 68,296,562
2093 126,181,074 68,963,773
2092 126,256,091 69,625,957
2091 126,304,823 70,290,255
2090 126,360,262 70,960,483
2089 126,412,664 71,623,547
2088 126,463,022 72,281,102
2087 126,511,263 72,928,397
2086 126,579,534 73,576,610
2085 126,655,806 74,223,570
2084 126,730,694 74,853,312
2083 126,805,713 75,483,067
2082 126,889,471 76,111,533
2081 126,973,300 76,726,689
2080 127,070,546 77,339,541
2079 127,191,346 77,938,889
2078 127,331,975 78,532,577
2077 127,489,152 79,120,573
2076 127,641,749 79,705,459
2075 127,825,235 80,277,544
2074 128,023,096 80,848,141
2073 128,238,922 81,396,237
2072 128,465,870 81,938,080
2071 128,745,681 82,465,112
2070 129,020,076 82,981,973
2069 129,309,803 83,480,362
2068 129,589,275 83,963,140
2067 129,873,991 84,428,242
2066 130,184,092 84,886,666
2065 130,515,828 85,336,225
2064 130,852,649 85,771,285
2063 131,199,458 86,187,013
2062 131,530,725 86,587,114
2061 131,881,030 86,962,577
2060 132,209,377 87,319,314
2059 132,568,882 87,663,392
2058 132,933,515 87,973,789
2057 133,272,997 88,264,809
2056 133,615,325 88,534,755
2055 133,963,055 88,764,080
2054 134,288,366 88,972,362
2053 134,609,198 89,151,673
2052 134,876,558 89,310,785
2051 135,141,211 89,437,110
2050 135,386,454 89,541,520
2049 135,609,441 89,614,107
2048 135,818,840 89,651,068
2047 136,013,698 89,659,415
2046 136,185,098 89,634,354
2045 136,368,416 89,608,012
2044 136,568,234 89,557,421
2043 136,791,498 89,493,042
2042 137,015,033 89,404,193
2041 137,266,491 89,303,546
2040 137,531,851 89,187,952
2039 137,833,822 89,051,669
2038 138,146,863 88,901,719
2037 138,485,780 88,727,471
2036 138,835,731 88,537,927
2035 139,197,452 88,343,153
2034 139,573,272 88,139,515
2033 139,960,175 87,918,397
2032 140,359,785 87,687,495
2031 140,785,026 87,437,150
2030 141,182,418 87,166,904
2029 141,571,268 86,903,490
2028 141,946,979 86,627,469
2027 142,315,155 86,350,539
2026 142,643,173 86,093,293
2025 143,513,328 85,878,556
2024 143,669,648 85,518,661
2023 143,826,130 85,325,965
2022 144,236,933 84,979,913
2021 144,746,762 84,147,318
2020 145,245,148 83,384,680
2019 145,453,291 82,579,440
2018 145,398,106 81,407,204
2017 145,293,260 80,312,698
2016 145,015,460 79,277,962
2015 144,640,716 78,218,479
2014 144,237,223 77,181,884
2013 143,805,638 76,147,624
2012 143,378,447 75,175,827
2011 143,018,195 74,223,629
2010 142,849,468 73,142,150
2009 142,785,348 72,039,206
2008 142,742,366 71,051,678
2007 142,805,114 70,158,112
2006 143,049,637 70,045,349
2005 143,518,814 69,329,557
2004 144,067,316 68,592,617
2003 144,648,618 67,831,730
2002 145,306,497 67,048,795
2001 145,976,482 66,245,128
2000 146,596,869 65,425,961
1999 147,214,776 64,591,923
1998 147,670,784 63,734,383
1997 147,915,361 62,852,966
1996 148,160,129 61,951,134
1995 148,375,787 61,024,503
1994 148,407,912 60,033,836
1993 148,458,777 58,999,167
1992 148,538,197 57,990,118
1991 148,394,216 57,009,887
1990 147,969,406 56,015,628
1989 147,721,000 54,976,723
1988 146,857,000 53,909,626
1987 145,908,000 52,843,670
1986 144,894,000 51,777,772
1985 143,858,000 50,687,115
1984 142,745,000 49,574,069
1983 141,668,000 48,447,410
1982 140,823,000 47,322,096
1981 139,941,000 46,321,190
1980 139,010,000 45,408,815
1979 138,027,000 44,510,429
1978 137,060,000 43,645,306
1977 136,100,000 42,773,298
1976 135,147,000 41,899,984
1975 134,200,000 41,053,126
1974 133,432,000 40,210,234
1973 132,669,000 39,329,533
1972 131,909,000 38,430,221
1971 131,155,000 37,518,611
1970 130,404,000 36,638,465
1969 129,664,000 35,787,774
1968 128,928,000 34,921,684
1967 128,196,000 34,050,421
1966 127,468,000 33,177,672
1965 126,745,000 32,345,220
1964 125,345,000 31,543,072
1963 123,960,000 30,726,841
1962 122,591,000 29,916,147
1961 121,236,000 29,119,238
1960 119,897,000 28,329,898

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Turkey
2100 -0.08% -1%
2099 -0.08% -0.98%
2098 -0.06% -0.98%
2097 -0.07% -0.97%
2096 -0.05% -0.96%
2095 -0.04% -0.96%
2094 -0.04% -0.97%
2093 -0.06% -0.95%
2092 -0.04% -0.95%
2091 -0.04% -0.94%
2090 -0.04% -0.93%
2089 -0.04% -0.91%
2088 -0.04% -0.89%
2087 -0.05% -0.88%
2086 -0.06% -0.87%
2085 -0.06% -0.84%
2084 -0.06% -0.83%
2083 -0.07% -0.83%
2082 -0.07% -0.8%
2081 -0.08% -0.79%
2080 -0.09% -0.77%
2079 -0.11% -0.76%
2078 -0.12% -0.74%
2077 -0.12% -0.73%
2076 -0.14% -0.71%
2075 -0.15% -0.71%
2074 -0.17% -0.67%
2073 -0.18% -0.66%
2072 -0.22% -0.64%
2071 -0.21% -0.62%
2070 -0.22% -0.6%
2069 -0.22% -0.57%
2068 -0.22% -0.55%
2067 -0.24% -0.54%
2066 -0.25% -0.53%
2065 -0.26% -0.51%
2064 -0.26% -0.48%
2063 -0.25% -0.46%
2062 -0.27% -0.43%
2061 -0.25% -0.41%
2060 -0.27% -0.39%
2059 -0.27% -0.35%
2058 -0.25% -0.33%
2057 -0.26% -0.3%
2056 -0.26% -0.26%
2055 -0.24% -0.23%
2054 -0.24% -0.2%
2053 -0.2% -0.18%
2052 -0.2% -0.14%
2051 -0.18% -0.12%
2050 -0.16% -0.08%
2049 -0.15% -0.04%
2048 -0.14% -0.009%
2047 -0.13% 0.03%
2046 -0.13% 0.03%
2045 -0.15% 0.06%
2044 -0.16% 0.07%
2043 -0.16% 0.1%
2042 -0.18% 0.11%
2041 -0.19% 0.13%
2040 -0.22% 0.15%
2039 -0.23% 0.17%
2038 -0.24% 0.2%
2037 -0.25% 0.21%
2036 -0.26% 0.22%
2035 -0.27% 0.23%
2034 -0.28% 0.25%
2033 -0.28% 0.26%
2032 -0.3% 0.29%
2031 -0.28% 0.31%
2030 -0.27% 0.3%
2029 -0.26% 0.32%
2028 -0.26% 0.32%
2027 -0.23% 0.3%
2026 -0.61% 0.25%
2025 -0.11% 0.42%
2024 -0.11% 0.23%
2023 -0.28% 0.41%
2022 -0.35% 0.99%
2021 -0.34% 0.91%
2020 -0.14% 0.98%
2019 0.04% 1.44%
2018 0.07% 1.36%
2017 0.19% 1.31%
2016 0.26% 1.35%
2015 0.28% 1.34%
2014 0.3% 1.36%
2013 0.3% 1.29%
2012 0.25% 1.28%
2011 0.12% 1.48%
2010 0.04% 1.53%
2009 0.03% 1.39%
2008 -0.04% 1.27%
2007 -0.17% 0.16%
2006 -0.33% 1.03%
2005 -0.38% 1.07%
2004 -0.4% 1.12%
2003 -0.45% 1.17%
2002 -0.46% 1.21%
2001 -0.42% 1.25%
2000 -0.42% 1.29%
1999 -0.31% 1.35%
1998 -0.17% 1.4%
1997 -0.17% 1.46%
1996 -0.15% 1.52%
1995 -0.02% 1.65%
1994 -0.03% 1.75%
1993 -0.05% 1.74%
1992 0.1% 1.72%
1991 0.29% 1.77%
1990 0.17% 1.89%
1989 0.59% 1.98%
1988 0.65% 2.02%
1987 0.7% 2.06%
1986 0.72% 2.15%
1985 0.78% 2.25%
1984 0.76% 2.33%
1983 0.6% 2.38%
1982 0.63% 2.16%
1981 0.67% 2.01%
1980 0.71% 2.02%
1979 0.71% 1.98%
1978 0.71% 2.04%
1977 0.71% 2.08%
1976 0.71% 2.06%
1975 0.58% 2.1%
1974 0.58% 2.24%
1973 0.58% 2.34%
1972 0.57% 2.43%
1971 0.58% 2.4%
1970 0.57% 2.38%
1969 0.57% 2.48%
1968 0.57% 2.56%
1967 0.57% 2.63%
1966 0.57% 2.57%
1965 1.12% 2.54%
1964 1.12% 2.66%
1963 1.12% 2.71%
1962 1.12% 2.74%
1961 1.12% 2.79%

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

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In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Russia Turkey
Current population
142643173
86225430
Population rank 9/197 18/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 1.04%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
26.1 seconds
33.5 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +986
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 138/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -258,205
Net migration rank 187/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -258,205
2024 -574,678 -178,042 453,249 -275,952
2023 -503,392 27,807 426,630 -318,070
2022 -576,948 765,629 535,373 -301,544
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 521,713 20,283
2020 -697,177 334,094 608,708 37,934
2019 -319,997 336,494 751,472 -15,690
2018 -232,637 339,972 830,353 187,570
2017 -130,764 396,619 875,408 659,846
2016 0 447,645 895,841 352,063
2015 43,392 384,756 930,799 1,063,140
2014 28,848 264,698 957,055 1,033,384
2013 28,761 289,872 921,386 438,618
2012 0 285,977 917,145 258,623
2011 -128,716 309,377 875,839 68,849
2010 -242,844 307,555 892,334 55,532
2009 -257,014 350,206 900,491 24,276
2008 -356,856 360,840 868,749 47,915
2007 -471,257 365,717 876,626 -186,402
2006 -686,638 308,370 897,351 -190,194
2005 -846,761 263,541 898,650 -174,177
2004 -792,370 261,519 896,025 -146,574
2003 -896,822 256,804 893,683 -121,383
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 922,927 -129,444
2001 -963,445 259,614 980,560 -166,759
2000 -967,540 550,401 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -927,453 375,468 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -694,053 528,135 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -769,159 541,387 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -785,248 587,171 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -845,742 723,875 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -757,140 507,229 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 103,876 125,505 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 325,533 299,863 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 576,112 89,400 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 778,343 269,862 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 977,583 275,611 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 985,279 283,553 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 762,447 280,614 1,098,846 8,960
1984 756,548 247,026 1,096,529 21,787
1983 906,676 200,159 1,095,106 39,871
1982 830,855 107,520 1,091,863 23,728
1981 713,700 36,686 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 681,149 10,440 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 690,135 -5,791 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 812,766 108,882 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 832,932 122,316 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 852,237 113,851 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 843,850 80,069 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 883,186 -51,759 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 846,561 -107,568 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 872,050 -111,168 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 854,999 -134,968 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 785,554 -264,464 991,950 -150,924
1969 753,088 -64,643 970,958 -110,578
1968 787,621 -83,221 950,778 -78,973
1967 854,554 -116,029 936,727 -65,993
1966 989,279 -111,360 925,790 -50,999
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 904,016 -113,911
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 884,152 -69,978
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 862,626 -44,317
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 837,473 -34,353
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 816,911 -26,187
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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