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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.54 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 2.2% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Russia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Ukraine
2100 124,983,377 15,493,960
2099 125,086,144 15,751,557
2098 125,186,329 16,012,938
2097 125,264,415 16,278,602
2096 125,354,177 16,547,938
2095 125,422,006 16,820,897
2094 125,474,373 17,098,910
2093 125,529,632 17,381,822
2092 125,604,261 17,669,049
2091 125,652,742 17,960,681
2090 125,707,894 18,257,867
2089 125,760,026 18,559,027
2088 125,810,124 18,865,031
2087 125,858,116 19,176,483
2086 125,926,035 19,492,606
2085 126,001,913 19,812,584
2084 126,076,414 20,138,855
2083 126,151,046 20,468,747
2082 126,234,371 20,803,241
2081 126,317,768 21,140,953
2080 126,414,511 21,482,498
2079 126,534,688 21,827,152
2078 126,674,591 22,175,099
2077 126,830,956 22,525,846
2076 126,982,766 22,879,896
2075 127,165,304 23,236,521
2074 127,362,143 23,596,095
2073 127,576,856 23,957,807
2072 127,802,632 24,319,928
2071 128,080,998 24,685,370
2070 128,353,977 25,053,352
2069 128,642,208 25,423,272
2068 128,920,237 25,794,560
2067 129,203,483 26,168,072
2066 129,511,983 26,543,206
2065 129,842,007 26,920,121
2064 130,177,089 27,298,592
2063 130,522,107 27,677,528
2062 130,851,664 28,056,960
2061 131,200,160 28,437,884
2060 131,526,812 28,818,343
2059 131,884,461 29,198,891
2058 132,247,211 29,580,044
2057 132,584,941 29,958,884
2056 132,925,501 30,335,136
2055 133,271,436 30,710,041
2054 133,595,068 31,080,334
2053 133,914,243 31,447,868
2052 134,180,223 31,811,171
2051 134,443,510 32,170,929
2050 134,687,487 32,525,262
2049 134,909,323 32,875,483
2048 135,117,641 33,217,836
2047 135,311,492 33,556,749
2046 135,482,008 33,892,646
2045 135,664,379 34,221,999
2044 135,863,165 34,547,153
2043 136,085,277 34,869,270
2042 136,307,658 35,189,550
2041 136,557,818 35,507,946
2040 136,821,807 35,823,225
2039 137,122,219 36,141,658
2038 137,433,644 36,457,134
2037 137,770,811 36,772,578
2036 138,118,955 37,084,252
2035 138,478,809 37,396,243
2034 138,852,689 37,706,533
2033 139,237,595 38,015,585
2032 139,635,142 38,322,554
2031 140,058,187 38,630,259
2030 140,453,528 38,935,791
2029 140,840,370 39,238,099
2028 141,214,141 39,537,815
2027 141,580,416 39,830,895
2026 141,906,741 40,125,599
2025 142,772,403 38,707,520
2024 143,533,851 37,860,221
2023 143,826,130 37,732,836
2022 144,236,933 41,048,766
2021 144,746,762 44,298,640
2020 145,245,148 44,680,014
2019 145,453,291 44,957,458
2018 145,398,106 45,208,907
2017 145,293,260 45,436,041
2016 145,015,460 45,616,832
2015 144,640,716 45,784,896
2014 144,237,223 45,972,380
2013 143,805,638 46,126,770
2012 143,378,447 46,210,056
2011 143,018,195 46,307,853
2010 142,849,468 46,456,003
2009 142,785,348 46,623,731
2008 142,742,366 46,819,175
2007 142,805,114 47,062,798
2006 143,049,637 47,278,694
2005 143,518,814 47,585,556
2004 144,067,316 47,979,507
2003 144,648,618 48,315,136
2002 145,306,497 48,677,281
2001 145,976,482 49,106,855
2000 146,596,869 49,556,660
1999 147,214,776 49,976,446
1998 147,670,784 50,379,731
1997 147,915,361 50,786,885
1996 148,160,129 51,226,109
1995 148,375,787 51,665,539
1994 148,407,912 52,075,998
1993 148,458,777 52,350,126
1992 148,538,197 52,323,671
1991 148,394,216 52,170,961
1990 147,969,406 52,054,092
1989 147,721,000 51,917,817
1988 146,857,000 51,724,853
1987 145,908,000 51,515,732
1986 144,894,000 51,318,745
1985 143,858,000 51,108,770
1984 142,745,000 50,887,599
1983 141,668,000 50,637,029
1982 140,823,000 50,402,724
1981 139,941,000 50,189,281
1980 139,010,000 49,955,152
1979 138,027,000 49,721,381
1978 137,060,000 49,521,243
1977 136,100,000 49,336,481
1976 135,147,000 49,120,842
1975 134,200,000 48,865,229
1974 133,432,000 48,576,570
1973 132,669,000 48,277,121
1972 131,909,000 47,946,893
1971 131,155,000 47,573,287
1970 130,404,000 47,261,306
1969 129,664,000 46,976,256
1968 128,928,000 46,614,325
1967 128,196,000 46,215,988
1966 127,468,000 45,802,519
1965 126,745,000 45,386,892
1964 125,345,000 44,951,156
1963 123,960,000 44,462,372
1962 122,591,000 43,943,674
1961 121,236,000 43,399,766
1960 119,897,000 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 10.5% of the population in Russia and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Ukraine
2100 -0.08% -1.64%
2099 -0.08% -1.63%
2098 -0.06% -1.63%
2097 -0.07% -1.63%
2096 -0.05% -1.62%
2095 -0.04% -1.63%
2094 -0.04% -1.63%
2093 -0.06% -1.63%
2092 -0.04% -1.62%
2091 -0.04% -1.63%
2090 -0.04% -1.62%
2089 -0.04% -1.62%
2088 -0.04% -1.62%
2087 -0.05% -1.62%
2086 -0.06% -1.62%
2085 -0.06% -1.62%
2084 -0.06% -1.61%
2083 -0.07% -1.61%
2082 -0.07% -1.6%
2081 -0.08% -1.59%
2080 -0.09% -1.58%
2079 -0.11% -1.57%
2078 -0.12% -1.56%
2077 -0.12% -1.55%
2076 -0.14% -1.53%
2075 -0.15% -1.52%
2074 -0.17% -1.51%
2073 -0.18% -1.49%
2072 -0.22% -1.48%
2071 -0.21% -1.47%
2070 -0.22% -1.46%
2069 -0.22% -1.44%
2068 -0.22% -1.43%
2067 -0.24% -1.41%
2066 -0.25% -1.4%
2065 -0.26% -1.39%
2064 -0.26% -1.37%
2063 -0.25% -1.35%
2062 -0.27% -1.34%
2061 -0.25% -1.32%
2060 -0.27% -1.3%
2059 -0.27% -1.29%
2058 -0.25% -1.26%
2057 -0.26% -1.24%
2056 -0.26% -1.22%
2055 -0.24% -1.19%
2054 -0.24% -1.17%
2053 -0.2% -1.14%
2052 -0.2% -1.12%
2051 -0.18% -1.09%
2050 -0.16% -1.07%
2049 -0.15% -1.03%
2048 -0.14% -1.01%
2047 -0.13% -0.99%
2046 -0.13% -0.96%
2045 -0.15% -0.94%
2044 -0.16% -0.92%
2043 -0.16% -0.91%
2042 -0.18% -0.9%
2041 -0.19% -0.88%
2040 -0.22% -0.88%
2039 -0.23% -0.87%
2038 -0.24% -0.86%
2037 -0.25% -0.84%
2036 -0.26% -0.83%
2035 -0.27% -0.82%
2034 -0.28% -0.81%
2033 -0.28% -0.8%
2032 -0.3% -0.8%
2031 -0.28% -0.78%
2030 -0.27% -0.77%
2029 -0.26% -0.76%
2028 -0.26% -0.74%
2027 -0.23% -0.73%
2026 -0.61% 3.66%
2025 -0.53% 2.24%
2024 -0.2% 0.34%
2023 -0.28% -8.08%
2022 -0.35% -7.34%
2021 -0.34% -0.85%
2020 -0.14% -0.62%
2019 0.04% -0.56%
2018 0.07% -0.5%
2017 0.19% -0.4%
2016 0.26% -0.37%
2015 0.28% -0.41%
2014 0.3% -0.33%
2013 0.3% -0.18%
2012 0.25% -0.21%
2011 0.12% -0.32%
2010 0.04% -0.36%
2009 0.03% -0.42%
2008 -0.04% -0.52%
2007 -0.17% -0.46%
2006 -0.33% -0.64%
2005 -0.38% -0.82%
2004 -0.4% -0.69%
2003 -0.45% -0.74%
2002 -0.46% -0.87%
2001 -0.42% -0.91%
2000 -0.42% -0.84%
1999 -0.31% -0.8%
1998 -0.17% -0.8%
1997 -0.17% -0.86%
1996 -0.15% -0.85%
1995 -0.02% -0.79%
1994 -0.03% -0.52%
1993 -0.05% 0.05%
1992 0.1% 0.29%
1991 0.29% 0.22%
1990 0.17% 0.26%
1989 0.59% 0.37%
1988 0.65% 0.41%
1987 0.7% 0.38%
1986 0.72% 0.41%
1985 0.78% 0.43%
1984 0.76% 0.49%
1983 0.6% 0.46%
1982 0.63% 0.43%
1981 0.67% 0.47%
1980 0.71% 0.47%
1979 0.71% 0.4%
1978 0.71% 0.37%
1977 0.71% 0.44%
1976 0.71% 0.52%
1975 0.58% 0.59%
1974 0.58% 0.62%
1973 0.58% 0.69%
1972 0.57% 0.79%
1971 0.58% 0.66%
1970 0.57% 0.61%
1969 0.57% 0.78%
1968 0.57% 0.86%
1967 0.57% 0.9%
1966 0.57% 0.92%
1965 1.12% 0.97%
1964 1.12% 1.1%
1963 1.12% 1.18%
1962 1.12% 1.25%
1961 1.12% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Russia Ukraine
Current population
141906741
40125599
Population rank 9/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.48%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +349
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 147/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -251,822 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 187/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 1,702,358
2024 - -178,042 - 1,146,012
2023 -503,392 27,807 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -576,948 765,629 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -697,177 334,094 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -319,997 336,494 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -232,637 339,972 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -130,764 396,619 -158,390 -36,155
2016 0 447,645 -135,710 -31,340
2015 43,392 384,756 -147,107 -21,992
2014 28,848 264,698 -140,216 -65,678
2013 28,761 289,872 -129,662 26,781
2012 0 285,977 -130,451 66,768
2011 -128,716 309,377 -158,372 26,457
2010 -242,844 307,555 -180,388 16,030
2009 -257,014 350,206 -197,918 26,796
2008 -356,856 360,840 -229,086 9,312
2007 -471,257 365,717 -282,659 15,237
2006 -686,638 308,370 -300,787 136,442
2005 -846,761 263,541 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -792,370 261,519 -344,157 5,644
2003 -896,822 256,804 -351,299 18,540
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -963,445 259,614 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -967,540 550,401 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -927,453 375,468 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -694,053 528,135 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -769,159 541,387 -306,549 -108,735
1996 -785,248 587,171 -305,154 -158,008
1995 -845,742 723,875 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 -238,820 -166,380
1993 -757,140 507,229 -169,405 26,357
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 -95,857 291,788
1991 103,876 125,505 -16,486 125,962
1990 325,533 299,863 48,463 75,760
1989 576,112 89,400 106,431 36,978
1988 778,343 269,862 162,002 75,637
1987 977,583 275,611 198,850 -18,275
1986 985,279 283,553 225,751 -12,369
1985 762,447 280,614 201,011 5,546
1984 756,548 247,026 222,430 13,340
1983 906,676 200,159 241,741 23,608
1982 830,855 107,520 194,101 9,096
1981 713,700 36,686 182,839 40,807
1980 681,149 10,440 197,223 47,406
1979 690,135 -5,791 197,294 25,635
1978 812,766 108,882 206,554 -29,180
1977 832,932 122,316 216,932 -24,745
1976 852,237 113,851 247,323 -8,219
1975 843,850 80,069 256,787 15,336
1974 883,186 -51,759 273,486 31,725
1973 846,561 -107,568 274,938 18,777
1972 872,050 -111,168 309,785 56,928
1971 854,999 -134,968 305,849 74,604
1970 785,554 -264,464 291,839 -48,335
1969 753,088 -64,643 274,858 51,763
1968 787,621 -83,221 295,162 102,096
1967 854,554 -116,029 313,899 85,527
1966 989,279 -111,360 337,794 89,737
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 334,365 69,354
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 391,120 76,650
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 449,648 60,178
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 481,887 45,712
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 508,602 51,625
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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