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Population in Russia compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 2.02 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.56% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Russia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia United Kingdom
2100 124,983,377 74,700,585
2099 125,086,144 74,831,175
2098 125,186,329 74,950,267
2097 125,264,415 75,064,397
2096 125,354,177 75,176,691
2095 125,422,006 75,287,063
2094 125,474,373 75,383,856
2093 125,529,632 75,482,205
2092 125,604,261 75,575,769
2091 125,652,742 75,666,091
2090 125,707,894 75,753,129
2089 125,760,026 75,835,723
2088 125,810,124 75,907,614
2087 125,858,116 75,978,712
2086 125,926,035 76,046,742
2085 126,001,913 76,105,680
2084 126,076,414 76,156,223
2083 126,151,046 76,205,894
2082 126,234,371 76,246,844
2081 126,317,768 76,274,040
2080 126,414,511 76,306,205
2079 126,534,688 76,334,949
2078 126,674,591 76,353,484
2077 126,830,956 76,371,123
2076 126,982,766 76,373,520
2075 127,165,304 76,386,071
2074 127,362,143 76,397,426
2073 127,576,856 76,406,554
2072 127,802,632 76,398,941
2071 128,080,998 76,388,223
2070 128,353,977 76,378,505
2069 128,642,208 76,371,827
2068 128,920,237 76,370,973
2067 129,203,483 76,363,548
2066 129,511,983 76,356,638
2065 129,842,007 76,355,841
2064 130,177,089 76,352,770
2063 130,522,107 76,353,175
2062 130,851,664 76,346,535
2061 131,200,160 76,344,206
2060 131,526,812 76,344,725
2059 131,884,461 76,345,215
2058 132,247,211 76,326,961
2057 132,584,941 76,307,006
2056 132,925,501 76,274,247
2055 133,271,436 76,235,304
2054 133,595,068 76,167,710
2053 133,914,243 76,094,051
2052 134,180,223 76,001,979
2051 134,443,510 75,895,690
2050 134,687,487 75,777,445
2049 134,909,323 75,646,044
2048 135,117,641 75,499,380
2047 135,311,492 75,338,951
2046 135,482,008 75,171,300
2045 135,664,379 74,993,186
2044 135,863,165 74,807,530
2043 136,085,277 74,607,485
2042 136,307,658 74,407,783
2041 136,557,818 74,203,292
2040 136,821,807 73,994,525
2039 137,122,219 73,782,112
2038 137,433,644 73,559,085
2037 137,770,811 73,335,723
2036 138,118,955 73,101,646
2035 138,478,809 72,850,722
2034 138,852,689 72,597,177
2033 139,237,595 72,322,802
2032 139,635,142 72,046,316
2031 140,058,187 71,757,868
2030 140,453,528 71,442,811
2029 140,840,370 71,123,782
2028 141,214,141 70,783,199
2027 141,580,416 70,421,923
2026 141,906,741 70,055,911
2025 142,772,403 69,658,188
2024 143,533,851 69,226,000
2023 143,826,130 68,492,000
2022 144,236,933 67,604,000
2021 144,746,762 66,984,000
2020 145,245,148 66,744,000
2019 145,453,291 66,631,000
2018 145,398,106 66,289,000
2017 145,293,260 65,966,000
2016 145,015,460 65,607,000
2015 144,640,716 65,088,000
2014 144,237,223 64,620,000
2013 143,805,638 64,139,000
2012 143,378,447 63,711,000
2011 143,018,195 63,258,810
2010 142,849,468 62,766,365
2009 142,785,348 62,276,270
2008 142,742,366 61,806,995
2007 142,805,114 61,322,463
2006 143,049,637 60,846,820
2005 143,518,814 60,401,206
2004 144,067,316 59,987,905
2003 144,648,618 59,647,577
2002 145,306,497 59,370,479
2001 145,976,482 59,119,673
2000 146,596,869 58,892,514
1999 147,214,776 58,682,466
1998 147,670,784 58,487,141
1997 147,915,361 58,316,954
1996 148,160,129 58,166,950
1995 148,375,787 58,019,030
1994 148,407,912 57,865,745
1993 148,458,777 57,718,614
1992 148,538,197 57,580,402
1991 148,394,216 57,424,897
1990 147,969,406 57,247,586
1989 147,721,000 57,076,711
1988 146,857,000 56,928,327
1987 145,908,000 56,802,050
1986 144,894,000 56,681,396
1985 143,858,000 56,550,268
1984 142,745,000 56,422,072
1983 141,668,000 56,332,848
1982 140,823,000 56,313,641
1981 139,941,000 56,333,829
1980 139,010,000 56,314,216
1979 138,027,000 56,246,951
1978 137,060,000 56,196,504
1977 136,100,000 56,193,492
1976 135,147,000 56,211,968
1975 134,200,000 56,225,800
1974 133,432,000 56,229,974
1973 132,669,000 56,194,527
1972 131,909,000 56,086,065
1971 131,155,000 55,896,223
1970 130,404,000 55,663,250
1969 129,664,000 55,441,750
1968 128,928,000 55,211,700
1967 128,196,000 54,943,600
1966 127,468,000 54,648,500
1965 126,745,000 54,348,050
1964 125,345,000 54,000,000
1963 123,960,000 53,650,000
1962 122,591,000 53,250,000
1961 121,236,000 52,800,000
1960 119,897,000 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia United Kingdom
2100 -0.08% -0.17%
2099 -0.08% -0.16%
2098 -0.06% -0.15%
2097 -0.07% -0.15%
2096 -0.05% -0.15%
2095 -0.04% -0.13%
2094 -0.04% -0.13%
2093 -0.06% -0.12%
2092 -0.04% -0.12%
2091 -0.04% -0.11%
2090 -0.04% -0.11%
2089 -0.04% -0.09%
2088 -0.04% -0.09%
2087 -0.05% -0.09%
2086 -0.06% -0.08%
2085 -0.06% -0.07%
2084 -0.06% -0.07%
2083 -0.07% -0.05%
2082 -0.07% -0.04%
2081 -0.08% -0.04%
2080 -0.09% -0.04%
2079 -0.11% -0.02%
2078 -0.12% -0.02%
2077 -0.12% -0.003%
2076 -0.14% -0.02%
2075 -0.15% -0.01%
2074 -0.17% -0.01%
2073 -0.18% 0.01%
2072 -0.22% 0.01%
2071 -0.21% 0.01%
2070 -0.22% 0.009%
2069 -0.22% 0.001%
2068 -0.22% 0.01%
2067 -0.24% 0.009%
2066 -0.25% 0.001%
2065 -0.26% 0.004%
2064 -0.26% -0%
2063 -0.25% 0.009%
2062 -0.27% 0.003%
2061 -0.25% -0.001%
2060 -0.27% -0.001%
2059 -0.27% 0.02%
2058 -0.25% 0.03%
2057 -0.26% 0.04%
2056 -0.26% 0.05%
2055 -0.24% 0.09%
2054 -0.24% 0.1%
2053 -0.2% 0.12%
2052 -0.2% 0.14%
2051 -0.18% 0.16%
2050 -0.16% 0.17%
2049 -0.15% 0.19%
2048 -0.14% 0.21%
2047 -0.13% 0.22%
2046 -0.13% 0.24%
2045 -0.15% 0.25%
2044 -0.16% 0.27%
2043 -0.16% 0.27%
2042 -0.18% 0.28%
2041 -0.19% 0.28%
2040 -0.22% 0.29%
2039 -0.23% 0.3%
2038 -0.24% 0.3%
2037 -0.25% 0.32%
2036 -0.26% 0.34%
2035 -0.27% 0.35%
2034 -0.28% 0.38%
2033 -0.28% 0.38%
2032 -0.3% 0.4%
2031 -0.28% 0.44%
2030 -0.27% 0.45%
2029 -0.26% 0.48%
2028 -0.26% 0.51%
2027 -0.23% 0.52%
2026 -0.61% 0.57%
2025 -0.53% 0.62%
2024 -0.2% 1.07%
2023 -0.28% 1.31%
2022 -0.35% 0.93%
2021 -0.34% 0.36%
2020 -0.14% 0.17%
2019 0.04% 0.52%
2018 0.07% 0.49%
2017 0.19% 0.55%
2016 0.26% 0.8%
2015 0.28% 0.72%
2014 0.3% 0.75%
2013 0.3% 0.67%
2012 0.25% 0.71%
2011 0.12% 0.78%
2010 0.04% 0.79%
2009 0.03% 0.76%
2008 -0.04% 0.79%
2007 -0.17% 0.78%
2006 -0.33% 0.74%
2005 -0.38% 0.69%
2004 -0.4% 0.57%
2003 -0.45% 0.47%
2002 -0.46% 0.42%
2001 -0.42% 0.39%
2000 -0.42% 0.36%
1999 -0.31% 0.33%
1998 -0.17% 0.29%
1997 -0.17% 0.26%
1996 -0.15% 0.25%
1995 -0.02% 0.26%
1994 -0.03% 0.25%
1993 -0.05% 0.24%
1992 0.1% 0.27%
1991 0.29% 0.31%
1990 0.17% 0.3%
1989 0.59% 0.26%
1988 0.65% 0.22%
1987 0.7% 0.21%
1986 0.72% 0.23%
1985 0.78% 0.23%
1984 0.76% 0.16%
1983 0.6% 0.03%
1982 0.63% -0.04%
1981 0.67% 0.03%
1980 0.71% 0.12%
1979 0.71% 0.09%
1978 0.71% 0.005%
1977 0.71% -0.03%
1976 0.71% -0.02%
1975 0.58% -0.007%
1974 0.58% 0.06%
1973 0.58% 0.19%
1972 0.57% 0.34%
1971 0.58% 0.42%
1970 0.57% 0.4%
1969 0.57% 0.42%
1968 0.57% 0.49%
1967 0.57% 0.54%
1966 0.57% 0.55%
1965 1.12% 0.64%
1964 1.12% 0.65%
1963 1.12% 0.75%
1962 1.12% 0.85%
1961 1.12% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Russia United Kingdom
Current population
141906741
70154914
Population rank 9/197 22/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.85%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
25.5 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -801 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 97/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +389,911
Net migration rank 187/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 389,911
2024 - -178,042 - 417,114
2023 -503,392 27,807 34,589 445,523
2022 -576,948 765,629 39,751 487,029
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 30,612 462,967
2020 -697,177 334,094 -4,272 144,221
2019 -319,997 336,494 108,342 232,727
2018 -232,637 339,972 119,321 259,744
2017 -130,764 396,619 145,125 272,311
2016 0 447,645 177,139 324,649
2015 43,392 384,756 175,738 347,839
2014 28,848 264,698 206,784 306,091
2013 28,761 289,872 198,830 237,272
2012 0 285,977 248,473 172,088
2011 -128,716 309,377 259,361 228,773
2010 -242,844 307,555 251,066 274,811
2009 -257,014 350,206 230,422 249,639
2008 -356,856 360,840 216,325 263,390
2007 -471,257 365,717 196,232 309,385
2006 -686,638 308,370 176,455 288,923
2005 -846,761 263,541 144,963 308,279
2004 -792,370 261,519 131,974 276,077
2003 -896,822 256,804 89,471 211,846
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 65,308 203,577
2001 -963,445 259,614 65,032 175,133
2000 -967,540 550,401 70,671 153,917
1999 -927,453 375,468 64,551 152,653
1998 -694,053 528,135 87,730 125,541
1997 -769,159 541,387 99,138 59,723
1996 -785,248 587,171 98,884 54,964
1995 -845,742 723,875 87,028 61,385
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 127,304 45,339
1993 -757,140 507,229 103,893 27,403
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 149,709 17,846
1991 103,876 125,505 143,562 27,601
1990 325,533 299,863 154,569 57,132
1989 576,112 89,400 119,861 49,586
1988 778,343 269,862 136,628 13,952
1987 977,583 275,611 136,325 8,266
1986 985,279 283,553 90,690 41,836
1985 762,447 280,614 79,170 83,164
1984 756,548 247,026 84,633 71,107
1983 906,676 200,159 61,966 27,063
1982 830,855 107,520 56,314 -61,152
1981 713,700 36,686 73,234 -83,876
1980 681,149 10,440 95,734 -25,187
1979 690,135 -5,791 61,872 11,255
1978 812,766 108,882 16,859 3,783
1977 832,932 122,316 0 -21,636
1976 852,237 113,851 -5,621 -19,135
1975 843,850 80,069 33,735 -40,241
1974 883,186 -51,759 67,476 -65,710
1973 846,561 -107,568 112,389 -33,840
1972 872,050 -111,168 162,650 -1,406
1971 854,999 -134,968 257,123 1,175
1970 785,554 -264,464 244,918 -15,254
1969 753,088 -64,643 260,577 -60,655
1968 787,621 -83,221 292,622 -38,852
1967 854,554 -116,029 346,145 -39,659
1966 989,279 -111,360 333,356 -27,935
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 364,132 -24,955
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 405,000 -23,885
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 337,995 8,271
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 340,800 76,443
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 311,519 52,295
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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