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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 86,002,379 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: 1.71% for Russia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Russia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Turkey
2100 124,983,377 64,274,243
2099 125,086,144 64,924,706
2098 125,186,329 65,567,989
2097 125,264,415 66,219,045
2096 125,354,177 66,865,890
2095 125,422,006 67,516,190
2094 125,474,373 68,169,346
2093 125,529,632 68,835,313
2092 125,604,261 69,496,264
2091 125,652,742 70,159,325
2090 125,707,894 70,828,304
2089 125,760,026 71,490,133
2088 125,810,124 72,146,464
2087 125,858,116 72,792,552
2086 125,926,035 73,439,558
2085 126,001,913 74,085,313
2084 126,076,414 74,713,882
2083 126,151,046 75,342,464
2082 126,234,371 75,969,760
2081 126,317,768 76,583,769
2080 126,414,511 77,195,480
2079 126,534,688 77,793,711
2078 126,674,591 78,386,293
2077 126,830,956 78,973,194
2076 126,982,766 79,556,991
2075 127,165,304 80,128,010
2074 127,362,143 80,697,544
2073 127,576,856 81,244,619
2072 127,802,632 81,785,452
2071 128,080,998 82,311,503
2070 128,353,977 82,827,402
2069 128,642,208 83,324,862
2068 128,920,237 83,806,741
2067 129,203,483 84,270,976
2066 129,511,983 84,728,547
2065 129,842,007 85,177,268
2064 130,177,089 85,611,517
2063 130,522,107 86,026,471
2062 130,851,664 86,425,827
2061 131,200,160 86,800,591
2060 131,526,812 87,156,663
2059 131,884,461 87,500,101
2058 132,247,211 87,809,920
2057 132,584,941 88,100,397
2056 132,925,501 88,369,840
2055 133,271,436 88,598,739
2054 133,595,068 88,806,632
2053 133,914,243 88,985,609
2052 134,180,223 89,144,425
2051 134,443,510 89,270,515
2050 134,687,487 89,374,730
2049 134,909,323 89,447,182
2048 135,117,641 89,484,074
2047 135,311,492 89,492,406
2046 135,482,008 89,467,391
2045 135,664,379 89,441,098
2044 135,863,165 89,390,601
2043 136,085,277 89,326,342
2042 136,307,658 89,237,658
2041 136,557,818 89,137,199
2040 136,821,807 89,021,820
2039 137,122,219 88,885,792
2038 137,433,644 88,736,121
2037 137,770,811 88,562,197
2036 138,118,955 88,373,007
2035 138,478,809 88,178,595
2034 138,852,689 87,975,336
2033 139,237,595 87,754,631
2032 139,635,142 87,524,158
2031 140,058,187 87,274,280
2030 140,453,528 87,004,538
2029 140,840,370 86,741,614
2028 141,214,141 86,466,107
2027 141,580,416 86,189,693
2026 141,906,741 85,932,926
2025 142,772,403 85,718,588
2024 143,533,851 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
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 -0.53% 0.23%
2024 -0.2% 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 (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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Russia Turkey
Current population
141906741
86002379
Population rank 9/197 18/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 1.04%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -801 +528
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 154/197
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 - -178,042 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 (1960–2024, 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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