The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 9,492 people in Tuvalu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 9,349 in Tuvalu.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 15,258 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
- Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Tuvalu is the 196th.
- The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.0001% for Tuvalu.
- For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs -1.32% in Tuvalu.
- Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Tuvalu has declined from 10.1K to 9.35K (7.03% decline).
Russia vs Tuvalu: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Russia
|
Tuvalu
|
|
| 2100 | 125,631,984 | 12,163 |
| 2099 | 125,735,285 | 12,156 |
| 2098 | 125,835,990 | 12,135 |
| 2097 | 125,914,480 | 12,114 |
| 2096 | 126,004,709 | 12,091 |
| 2095 | 126,072,890 | 12,076 |
| 2094 | 126,125,529 | 12,058 |
| 2093 | 126,181,074 | 12,038 |
| 2092 | 126,256,091 | 12,008 |
| 2091 | 126,304,823 | 11,982 |
| 2090 | 126,360,262 | 11,951 |
| 2089 | 126,412,664 | 11,919 |
| 2088 | 126,463,022 | 11,883 |
| 2087 | 126,511,263 | 11,857 |
| 2086 | 126,579,534 | 11,822 |
| 2085 | 126,655,806 | 11,781 |
| 2084 | 126,730,694 | 11,737 |
| 2083 | 126,805,713 | 11,699 |
| 2082 | 126,889,471 | 11,658 |
| 2081 | 126,973,300 | 11,618 |
| 2080 | 127,070,546 | 11,556 |
| 2079 | 127,191,346 | 11,500 |
| 2078 | 127,331,975 | 11,451 |
| 2077 | 127,489,152 | 11,391 |
| 2076 | 127,641,749 | 11,334 |
| 2075 | 127,825,235 | 11,277 |
| 2074 | 128,023,096 | 11,212 |
| 2073 | 128,238,922 | 11,136 |
| 2072 | 128,465,870 | 11,077 |
| 2071 | 128,745,681 | 11,003 |
| 2070 | 129,020,076 | 10,944 |
| 2069 | 129,309,803 | 10,875 |
| 2068 | 129,589,275 | 10,807 |
| 2067 | 129,873,991 | 10,739 |
| 2066 | 130,184,092 | 10,675 |
| 2065 | 130,515,828 | 10,620 |
| 2064 | 130,852,649 | 10,554 |
| 2063 | 131,199,458 | 10,491 |
| 2062 | 131,530,725 | 10,433 |
| 2061 | 131,881,030 | 10,364 |
| 2060 | 132,209,377 | 10,307 |
| 2059 | 132,568,882 | 10,238 |
| 2058 | 132,933,515 | 10,175 |
| 2057 | 133,272,997 | 10,123 |
| 2056 | 133,615,325 | 10,056 |
| 2055 | 133,963,055 | 9,993 |
| 2054 | 134,288,366 | 9,935 |
| 2053 | 134,609,198 | 9,867 |
| 2052 | 134,876,558 | 9,810 |
| 2051 | 135,141,211 | 9,739 |
| 2050 | 135,386,454 | 9,674 |
| 2049 | 135,609,441 | 9,608 |
| 2048 | 135,818,840 | 9,541 |
| 2047 | 136,013,698 | 9,464 |
| 2046 | 136,185,098 | 9,397 |
| 2045 | 136,368,416 | 9,337 |
| 2044 | 136,568,234 | 9,274 |
| 2043 | 136,791,498 | 9,209 |
| 2042 | 137,015,033 | 9,143 |
| 2041 | 137,266,491 | 9,092 |
| 2040 | 137,531,851 | 9,050 |
| 2039 | 137,833,822 | 8,999 |
| 2038 | 138,146,863 | 8,960 |
| 2037 | 138,485,780 | 8,932 |
| 2036 | 138,835,731 | 8,917 |
| 2035 | 139,197,452 | 8,908 |
| 2034 | 139,573,272 | 8,901 |
| 2033 | 139,960,175 | 8,910 |
| 2032 | 140,359,785 | 8,930 |
| 2031 | 140,785,026 | 8,954 |
| 2030 | 141,182,418 | 9,004 |
| 2029 | 141,571,268 | 9,064 |
| 2028 | 141,946,979 | 9,139 |
| 2027 | 142,315,155 | 9,233 |
| 2026 | 142,643,173 | 9,349 |
| 2025 | 143,513,328 | 9,492 |
| 2024 | 143,669,648 | 9,646 |
| 2023 | 143,826,130 | 9,816 |
| 2022 | 144,236,933 | 9,992 |
| 2021 | 144,746,762 | 10,194 |
| 2020 | 145,245,148 | 10,399 |
| 2019 | 145,453,291 | 10,581 |
| 2018 | 145,398,106 | 10,751 |
| 2017 | 145,293,260 | 10,869 |
| 2016 | 145,015,460 | 10,930 |
| 2015 | 144,640,716 | 10,963 |
| 2014 | 144,237,223 | 10,984 |
| 2013 | 143,805,638 | 11,001 |
| 2012 | 143,378,447 | 10,934 |
| 2011 | 143,018,195 | 10,780 |
| 2010 | 142,849,468 | 10,614 |
| 2009 | 142,785,348 | 10,461 |
| 2008 | 142,742,366 | 10,321 |
| 2007 | 142,805,114 | 10,182 |
| 2006 | 143,049,637 | 10,056 |
| 2005 | 143,518,814 | 9,940 |
| 2004 | 144,067,316 | 9,816 |
| 2003 | 144,648,618 | 9,695 |
| 2002 | 145,306,497 | 9,623 |
| 2001 | 145,976,482 | 9,586 |
| 2000 | 146,596,869 | 9,544 |
| 1999 | 147,214,776 | 9,496 |
| 1998 | 147,670,784 | 9,451 |
| 1997 | 147,915,361 | 9,400 |
| 1996 | 148,160,129 | 9,342 |
| 1995 | 148,375,787 | 9,280 |
| 1994 | 148,407,912 | 9,207 |
| 1993 | 148,458,777 | 9,126 |
| 1992 | 148,538,197 | 9,038 |
| 1991 | 148,394,216 | 8,928 |
| 1990 | 147,969,406 | 8,798 |
| 1989 | 147,721,000 | 8,662 |
| 1988 | 146,857,000 | 8,518 |
| 1987 | 145,908,000 | 8,371 |
| 1986 | 144,894,000 | 8,217 |
| 1985 | 143,858,000 | 8,046 |
| 1984 | 142,745,000 | 7,902 |
| 1983 | 141,668,000 | 7,789 |
| 1982 | 140,823,000 | 7,664 |
| 1981 | 139,941,000 | 7,526 |
| 1980 | 139,010,000 | 7,366 |
| 1979 | 138,027,000 | 7,184 |
| 1978 | 137,060,000 | 6,957 |
| 1977 | 136,100,000 | 6,686 |
| 1976 | 135,147,000 | 6,404 |
| 1975 | 134,200,000 | 6,117 |
| 1974 | 133,432,000 | 5,822 |
| 1973 | 132,669,000 | 5,681 |
| 1972 | 131,909,000 | 5,692 |
| 1971 | 131,155,000 | 5,685 |
| 1970 | 130,404,000 | 5,663 |
| 1969 | 129,664,000 | 5,631 |
| 1968 | 128,928,000 | 5,624 |
| 1967 | 128,196,000 | 5,652 |
| 1966 | 127,468,000 | 5,686 |
| 1965 | 126,745,000 | 5,715 |
| 1964 | 125,345,000 | 5,752 |
| 1963 | 123,960,000 | 5,751 |
| 1962 | 122,591,000 | 5,699 |
| 1961 | 121,236,000 | 5,648 |
| 1960 | 119,897,000 | 5,598 |
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/tuvalu | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Tuvalu's population decreased by 1,581 people (a 14.5% decline).
Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3.48% to 9,674 people and will still be ranked 196th.
Tuvalu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.2K 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
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Russia
|
Tuvalu
|
|
| 2100 | -0.08% | 0.06% |
| 2099 | -0.08% | 0.17% |
| 2098 | -0.06% | 0.18% |
| 2097 | -0.07% | 0.19% |
| 2096 | -0.05% | 0.12% |
| 2095 | -0.04% | 0.15% |
| 2094 | -0.04% | 0.16% |
| 2093 | -0.06% | 0.25% |
| 2092 | -0.04% | 0.22% |
| 2091 | -0.04% | 0.26% |
| 2090 | -0.04% | 0.27% |
| 2089 | -0.04% | 0.3% |
| 2088 | -0.04% | 0.23% |
| 2087 | -0.05% | 0.29% |
| 2086 | -0.06% | 0.35% |
| 2085 | -0.06% | 0.37% |
| 2084 | -0.06% | 0.33% |
| 2083 | -0.07% | 0.35% |
| 2082 | -0.07% | 0.34% |
| 2081 | -0.08% | 0.54% |
| 2080 | -0.09% | 0.48% |
| 2079 | -0.11% | 0.43% |
| 2078 | -0.12% | 0.52% |
| 2077 | -0.12% | 0.51% |
| 2076 | -0.14% | 0.5% |
| 2075 | -0.15% | 0.58% |
| 2074 | -0.17% | 0.69% |
| 2073 | -0.18% | 0.53% |
| 2072 | -0.22% | 0.68% |
| 2071 | -0.21% | 0.54% |
| 2070 | -0.22% | 0.64% |
| 2069 | -0.22% | 0.63% |
| 2068 | -0.22% | 0.63% |
| 2067 | -0.24% | 0.6% |
| 2066 | -0.25% | 0.51% |
| 2065 | -0.26% | 0.62% |
| 2064 | -0.26% | 0.61% |
| 2063 | -0.25% | 0.55% |
| 2062 | -0.27% | 0.67% |
| 2061 | -0.25% | 0.55% |
| 2060 | -0.27% | 0.68% |
| 2059 | -0.27% | 0.61% |
| 2058 | -0.25% | 0.52% |
| 2057 | -0.26% | 0.66% |
| 2056 | -0.26% | 0.64% |
| 2055 | -0.24% | 0.58% |
| 2054 | -0.24% | 0.69% |
| 2053 | -0.2% | 0.58% |
| 2052 | -0.2% | 0.73% |
| 2051 | -0.18% | 0.67% |
| 2050 | -0.16% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | -0.15% | 0.7% |
| 2048 | -0.14% | 0.82% |
| 2047 | -0.13% | 0.71% |
| 2046 | -0.13% | 0.65% |
| 2045 | -0.15% | 0.67% |
| 2044 | -0.16% | 0.71% |
| 2043 | -0.16% | 0.72% |
| 2042 | -0.18% | 0.57% |
| 2041 | -0.19% | 0.46% |
| 2040 | -0.22% | 0.56% |
| 2039 | -0.23% | 0.44% |
| 2038 | -0.24% | 0.31% |
| 2037 | -0.25% | 0.17% |
| 2036 | -0.26% | 0.1% |
| 2035 | -0.27% | 0.08% |
| 2034 | -0.28% | -0.1% |
| 2033 | -0.28% | -0.22% |
| 2032 | -0.3% | -0.27% |
| 2031 | -0.28% | -0.56% |
| 2030 | -0.27% | -0.66% |
| 2029 | -0.26% | -0.83% |
| 2028 | -0.26% | -1.02% |
| 2027 | -0.23% | -1.23% |
| 2026 | -0.61% | -1.51% |
| 2025 | -0.11% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | -0.11% | -1.73% |
| 2023 | -0.28% | -1.76% |
| 2022 | -0.35% | -1.98% |
| 2021 | -0.34% | -1.97% |
| 2020 | -0.14% | -1.72% |
| 2019 | 0.04% | -1.58% |
| 2018 | 0.07% | -1.09% |
| 2017 | 0.19% | -0.56% |
| 2016 | 0.26% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.28% | -0.19% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.15% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | 0.61% |
| 2012 | 0.25% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 0.12% | 1.56% |
| 2010 | 0.04% | 1.46% |
| 2009 | 0.03% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | -0.04% | 1.37% |
| 2007 | -0.17% | 1.25% |
| 2006 | -0.33% | 1.17% |
| 2005 | -0.38% | 1.26% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | 1.25% |
| 2003 | -0.45% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | -0.46% | 0.39% |
| 2001 | -0.42% | 0.44% |
| 2000 | -0.42% | 0.51% |
| 1999 | -0.31% | 0.48% |
| 1998 | -0.17% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | -0.17% | 0.62% |
| 1996 | -0.15% | 0.67% |
| 1995 | -0.02% | 0.79% |
| 1994 | -0.03% | 0.89% |
| 1993 | -0.05% | 0.97% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | 1.23% |
| 1991 | 0.29% | 1.48% |
| 1990 | 0.17% | 1.57% |
| 1989 | 0.59% | 1.69% |
| 1988 | 0.65% | 1.76% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | 1.87% |
| 1986 | 0.72% | 2.13% |
| 1985 | 0.78% | 1.82% |
| 1984 | 0.76% | 1.45% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 0.63% | 1.83% |
| 1981 | 0.67% | 2.17% |
| 1980 | 0.71% | 2.53% |
| 1979 | 0.71% | 3.26% |
| 1978 | 0.71% | 4.05% |
| 1977 | 0.71% | 4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.71% | 4.69% |
| 1975 | 0.58% | 5.07% |
| 1974 | 0.58% | 2.48% |
| 1973 | 0.58% | -0.19% |
| 1972 | 0.57% | 0.12% |
| 1971 | 0.58% | 0.39% |
| 1970 | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| 1969 | 0.57% | 0.12% |
| 1968 | 0.57% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.57% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.57% | -0.51% |
| 1965 | 1.12% | -0.64% |
| 1964 | 1.12% | 0.02% |
| 1963 | 1.12% | 0.91% |
| 1962 | 1.12% | 0.9% |
| 1961 | 1.12% | 0.89% |
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 Tuvalu's population declined by 1.6%.
Live population counters
|
Russia
|
Tuvalu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
142643173
|
9349
|
| Population rank | 9/197 | 196/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.72% | 0.0001% |
| One net population change |
3.37 minutes
|
2.38 days
|
| One birth every |
26.1 seconds
|
1.73 days
|
| One death every |
17.7 seconds
|
4.1 days
|
| Daily growth/decline | -428 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -156,320 | -154 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.11% | -1.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 166/197 | 195/197 |
| One migration net change every |
2.09 minutes
|
1.44 days
|
| Annual migration change | -251,822 | -255 |
| Net migration rank | 187/196 | 86/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 7,605,774 | 246 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 10/195 | 195/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 5.3% | 2.6% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 91/195 | 126/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Russia
|
Tuvalu
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -251,822 | - | -255 |
| 2024 | -574,678 | -178,042 | 122 | -280 |
| 2023 | -503,392 | 27,807 | 137 | -323 |
| 2022 | -576,948 | 765,629 | 150 | -320 |
| 2021 | -1,027,702 | 314,112 | 151 | -366 |
| 2020 | -697,177 | 334,094 | 161 | -355 |
| 2019 | -319,997 | 336,494 | 166 | -343 |
| 2018 | -232,637 | 339,972 | 169 | -329 |
| 2017 | -130,764 | 396,619 | 163 | -246 |
| 2016 | 0 | 447,645 | 157 | -200 |
| 2015 | 43,392 | 384,756 | 153 | -179 |
| 2014 | 28,848 | 264,698 | 149 | -166 |
| 2013 | 28,761 | 289,872 | 148 | -160 |
| 2012 | 0 | 285,977 | 148 | 1 |
| 2011 | -128,716 | 309,377 | 142 | 28 |
| 2010 | -242,844 | 307,555 | 136 | 22 |
| 2009 | -257,014 | 350,206 | 130 | 15 |
| 2008 | -356,856 | 360,840 | 125 | 10 |
| 2007 | -471,257 | 365,717 | 125 | 1 |
| 2006 | -686,638 | 308,370 | 129 | -5 |
| 2005 | -846,761 | 263,541 | 131 | -8 |
| 2004 | -792,370 | 261,519 | 132 | -10 |
| 2003 | -896,822 | 256,804 | 136 | -16 |
| 2002 | -944,492 | 1,358,944 | 141 | -104 |
| 2001 | -963,445 | 259,614 | 151 | -117 |
| 2000 | -967,540 | 550,401 | 159 | -118 |
| 1999 | -927,453 | 375,468 | 166 | -120 |
| 1998 | -694,053 | 528,135 | 172 | -122 |
| 1997 | -769,159 | 541,387 | 177 | -120 |
| 1996 | -785,248 | 587,171 | 182 | -121 |
| 1995 | -845,742 | 723,875 | 191 | -125 |
| 1994 | -920,129 | 1,271,417 | 195 | -120 |
| 1993 | -757,140 | 507,229 | 202 | -119 |
| 1992 | -222,808 | -1,129,589 | 196 | -104 |
| 1991 | 103,876 | 125,505 | 203 | -72 |
| 1990 | 325,533 | 299,863 | 204 | -69 |
| 1989 | 576,112 | 89,400 | 208 | -71 |
| 1988 | 778,343 | 269,862 | 215 | -72 |
| 1987 | 977,583 | 275,611 | 219 | -68 |
| 1986 | 985,279 | 283,553 | 219 | -56 |
| 1985 | 762,447 | 280,614 | 215 | -36 |
| 1984 | 756,548 | 247,026 | 212 | -103 |
| 1983 | 906,676 | 200,159 | 206 | -87 |
| 1982 | 830,855 | 107,520 | 198 | -66 |
| 1981 | 713,700 | 36,686 | 186 | -46 |
| 1980 | 681,149 | 10,440 | 173 | 0 |
| 1979 | 690,135 | -5,791 | 158 | 37 |
| 1978 | 812,766 | 108,882 | 141 | 119 |
| 1977 | 832,932 | 122,316 | 128 | 149 |
| 1976 | 852,237 | 113,851 | 117 | 171 |
| 1975 | 843,850 | 80,069 | 108 | 186 |
| 1974 | 883,186 | -51,759 | 102 | 197 |
| 1973 | 846,561 | -107,568 | 101 | -121 |
| 1972 | 872,050 | -111,168 | 94 | -102 |
| 1971 | 854,999 | -134,968 | 101 | -85 |
| 1970 | 785,554 | -264,464 | 102 | -71 |
| 1969 | 753,088 | -64,643 | 102 | -65 |
| 1968 | 787,621 | -83,221 | 97 | -127 |
| 1967 | 854,554 | -116,029 | 92 | -123 |
| 1966 | 989,279 | -111,360 | 91 | -121 |
| 1965 | 1,059,335 | -138,078 | 93 | -128 |
| 1964 | 1,233,520 | -148,595 | 98 | -135 |
| 1963 | 1,436,077 | -168,649 | 106 | -52 |
| 1962 | 1,573,701 | -177,358 | 113 | -61 |
| 1961 | 1,810,538 | -204,349 | 120 | -77 |
| 1960 | 1,962,834 | -234,895 | 126 | -79 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/russia/tuvalu | 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 Tuvalu 34.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,529 people) and 65.8% is from migration (a loss of 2,941 people).
As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 246 people or 2.6% in Tuvalu.
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Population differences between Russia and Tuvalu
|
Russia
|
Tuvalu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.7 years | 67.6 years |
| Average age | 41.1 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 41.4 years | 25.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.4:53.6 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.42 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.6 ppl/mi² | 807 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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