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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 41.9 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Russia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Uruguay
2100 124,983,377 2,256,741
2099 125,086,144 2,279,899
2098 125,186,329 2,303,351
2097 125,264,415 2,326,987
2096 125,354,177 2,350,799
2095 125,422,006 2,374,835
2094 125,474,373 2,398,960
2093 125,529,632 2,423,269
2092 125,604,261 2,447,646
2091 125,652,742 2,472,126
2090 125,707,894 2,496,514
2089 125,760,026 2,520,852
2088 125,810,124 2,545,052
2087 125,858,116 2,569,100
2086 125,926,035 2,592,974
2085 126,001,913 2,616,629
2084 126,076,414 2,640,001
2083 126,151,046 2,663,150
2082 126,234,371 2,686,021
2081 126,317,768 2,708,594
2080 126,414,511 2,730,883
2079 126,534,688 2,752,831
2078 126,674,591 2,774,432
2077 126,830,956 2,795,709
2076 126,982,766 2,816,677
2075 127,165,304 2,837,308
2074 127,362,143 2,857,709
2073 127,576,856 2,877,721
2072 127,802,632 2,897,543
2071 128,080,998 2,917,097
2070 128,353,977 2,936,478
2069 128,642,208 2,955,616
2068 128,920,237 2,974,445
2067 129,203,483 2,992,987
2066 129,511,983 3,011,309
2065 129,842,007 3,029,441
2064 130,177,089 3,047,343
2063 130,522,107 3,065,064
2062 130,851,664 3,082,642
2061 131,200,160 3,100,006
2060 131,526,812 3,117,149
2059 131,884,461 3,133,952
2058 132,247,211 3,150,250
2057 132,584,941 3,166,055
2056 132,925,501 3,181,373
2055 133,271,436 3,196,072
2054 133,595,068 3,210,110
2053 133,914,243 3,223,395
2052 134,180,223 3,235,973
2051 134,443,510 3,247,888
2050 134,687,487 3,259,108
2049 134,909,323 3,269,675
2048 135,117,641 3,279,610
2047 135,311,492 3,288,969
2046 135,482,008 3,297,696
2045 135,664,379 3,305,917
2044 135,863,165 3,313,556
2043 136,085,277 3,320,565
2042 136,307,658 3,326,955
2041 136,557,818 3,332,884
2040 136,821,807 3,338,277
2039 137,122,219 3,343,295
2038 137,433,644 3,347,790
2037 137,770,811 3,351,911
2036 138,118,955 3,355,671
2035 138,478,809 3,359,126
2034 138,852,689 3,362,276
2033 139,237,595 3,365,250
2032 139,635,142 3,368,057
2031 140,058,187 3,370,727
2030 140,453,528 3,373,273
2029 140,840,370 3,375,805
2028 141,214,141 3,378,198
2027 141,580,416 3,380,504
2026 141,906,741 3,382,789
2025 142,772,403 3,384,805
2024 143,533,851 3,386,588
2023 143,826,130 3,388,081
2022 144,236,933 3,390,913
2021 144,746,762 3,396,695
2020 145,245,148 3,398,968
2019 145,453,291 3,397,206
2018 145,398,106 3,394,534
2017 145,293,260 3,388,438
2016 145,015,460 3,379,283
2015 144,640,716 3,368,017
2014 144,237,223 3,356,334
2013 143,805,638 3,345,337
2012 143,378,447 3,335,401
2011 143,018,195 3,326,825
2010 142,849,468 3,318,580
2009 142,785,348 3,310,091
2008 142,742,366 3,302,177
2007 142,805,114 3,295,153
2006 143,049,637 3,289,506
2005 143,518,814 3,285,771
2004 144,067,316 3,283,148
2003 144,648,618 3,281,186
2002 145,306,497 3,278,867
2001 145,976,482 3,274,251
2000 146,596,869 3,266,206
1999 147,214,776 3,254,015
1998 147,670,784 3,239,280
1997 147,915,361 3,223,345
1996 148,160,129 3,206,324
1995 148,375,787 3,189,440
1994 148,407,912 3,172,834
1993 148,458,777 3,156,345
1992 148,538,197 3,139,702
1991 148,394,216 3,122,354
1990 147,969,406 3,104,403
1989 147,721,000 3,086,255
1988 146,857,000 3,067,961
1987 145,908,000 3,049,896
1986 144,894,000 3,032,845
1985 143,858,000 3,017,037
1984 142,745,000 3,002,488
1983 141,668,000 2,988,778
1982 140,823,000 2,975,492
1981 139,941,000 2,963,246
1980 139,010,000 2,951,953
1979 138,027,000 2,939,903
1978 137,060,000 2,925,715
1977 136,100,000 2,909,461
1976 135,147,000 2,891,392
1975 134,200,000 2,872,320
1974 133,432,000 2,853,944
1973 132,669,000 2,837,133
1972 131,909,000 2,821,644
1971 131,155,000 2,806,462
1970 130,404,000 2,790,807
1969 129,664,000 2,773,974
1968 128,928,000 2,754,606
1967 128,196,000 2,732,277
1966 127,468,000 2,707,646
1965 126,745,000 2,681,169
1964 125,345,000 2,653,180
1963 123,960,000 2,623,766
1962 122,591,000 2,593,298
1961 121,236,000 2,562,044
1960 119,897,000 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 10.5% of the population in Russia and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Uruguay
2100 -0.08% -1.02%
2099 -0.08% -1.02%
2098 -0.06% -1.02%
2097 -0.07% -1.01%
2096 -0.05% -1.01%
2095 -0.04% -1.01%
2094 -0.04% -1%
2093 -0.06% -1%
2092 -0.04% -0.99%
2091 -0.04% -0.98%
2090 -0.04% -0.97%
2089 -0.04% -0.95%
2088 -0.04% -0.94%
2087 -0.05% -0.92%
2086 -0.06% -0.9%
2085 -0.06% -0.89%
2084 -0.06% -0.87%
2083 -0.07% -0.85%
2082 -0.07% -0.83%
2081 -0.08% -0.82%
2080 -0.09% -0.8%
2079 -0.11% -0.78%
2078 -0.12% -0.76%
2077 -0.12% -0.74%
2076 -0.14% -0.73%
2075 -0.15% -0.71%
2074 -0.17% -0.7%
2073 -0.18% -0.68%
2072 -0.22% -0.67%
2071 -0.21% -0.66%
2070 -0.22% -0.65%
2069 -0.22% -0.63%
2068 -0.22% -0.62%
2067 -0.24% -0.61%
2066 -0.25% -0.6%
2065 -0.26% -0.59%
2064 -0.26% -0.58%
2063 -0.25% -0.57%
2062 -0.27% -0.56%
2061 -0.25% -0.55%
2060 -0.27% -0.54%
2059 -0.27% -0.52%
2058 -0.25% -0.5%
2057 -0.26% -0.48%
2056 -0.26% -0.46%
2055 -0.24% -0.44%
2054 -0.24% -0.41%
2053 -0.2% -0.39%
2052 -0.2% -0.37%
2051 -0.18% -0.34%
2050 -0.16% -0.32%
2049 -0.15% -0.3%
2048 -0.14% -0.28%
2047 -0.13% -0.26%
2046 -0.13% -0.25%
2045 -0.15% -0.23%
2044 -0.16% -0.21%
2043 -0.16% -0.19%
2042 -0.18% -0.18%
2041 -0.19% -0.16%
2040 -0.22% -0.15%
2039 -0.23% -0.13%
2038 -0.24% -0.12%
2037 -0.25% -0.11%
2036 -0.26% -0.1%
2035 -0.27% -0.09%
2034 -0.28% -0.09%
2033 -0.28% -0.08%
2032 -0.3% -0.08%
2031 -0.28% -0.08%
2030 -0.27% -0.08%
2029 -0.26% -0.07%
2028 -0.26% -0.07%
2027 -0.23% -0.07%
2026 -0.61% -0.06%
2025 -0.53% -0.05%
2024 -0.2% -0.04%
2023 -0.28% -0.08%
2022 -0.35% -0.17%
2021 -0.34% -0.07%
2020 -0.14% 0.05%
2019 0.04% 0.08%
2018 0.07% 0.18%
2017 0.19% 0.27%
2016 0.26% 0.33%
2015 0.28% 0.35%
2014 0.3% 0.33%
2013 0.3% 0.3%
2012 0.25% 0.26%
2011 0.12% 0.25%
2010 0.04% 0.26%
2009 0.03% 0.24%
2008 -0.04% 0.21%
2007 -0.17% 0.17%
2006 -0.33% 0.11%
2005 -0.38% 0.08%
2004 -0.4% 0.06%
2003 -0.45% 0.07%
2002 -0.46% 0.14%
2001 -0.42% 0.25%
2000 -0.42% 0.37%
1999 -0.31% 0.45%
1998 -0.17% 0.49%
1997 -0.17% 0.53%
1996 -0.15% 0.53%
1995 -0.02% 0.52%
1994 -0.03% 0.52%
1993 -0.05% 0.53%
1992 0.1% 0.56%
1991 0.29% 0.58%
1990 0.17% 0.59%
1989 0.59% 0.6%
1988 0.65% 0.59%
1987 0.7% 0.56%
1986 0.72% 0.52%
1985 0.78% 0.48%
1984 0.76% 0.46%
1983 0.6% 0.45%
1982 0.63% 0.41%
1981 0.67% 0.38%
1980 0.71% 0.41%
1979 0.71% 0.48%
1978 0.71% 0.56%
1977 0.71% 0.62%
1976 0.71% 0.66%
1975 0.58% 0.64%
1974 0.58% 0.59%
1973 0.58% 0.55%
1972 0.57% 0.54%
1971 0.58% 0.56%
1970 0.57% 0.61%
1969 0.57% 0.7%
1968 0.57% 0.82%
1967 0.57% 0.91%
1966 0.57% 0.99%
1965 1.12% 1.05%
1964 1.12% 1.12%
1963 1.12% 1.17%
1962 1.12% 1.22%
1961 1.12% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Russia Uruguay
Current population
141906741
3382789
Population rank 9/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.04%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
25.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 -4
Annual growth/decline -292,279 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 -1,338
Net migration rank 187/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -1,338
2024 - -178,042 - -1,348
2023 -503,392 27,807 298 -1,501
2022 -576,948 765,629 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -697,177 334,094 4,048 -1,482
2019 -319,997 336,494 3,873 -2,899
2018 -232,637 339,972 7,322 -2,963
2017 -130,764 396,619 10,907 -3,091
2016 0 447,645 14,008 -3,506
2015 43,392 384,756 16,194 -4,157
2014 28,848 264,698 16,238 -4,919
2013 28,761 289,872 16,318 -5,647
2012 0 285,977 15,520 -6,317
2011 -128,716 309,377 14,934 -6,982
2010 -242,844 307,555 16,231 -7,696
2009 -257,014 350,206 16,947 -8,510
2008 -356,856 360,840 16,838 -9,458
2007 -471,257 365,717 17,422 -10,750
2006 -686,638 308,370 17,783 -13,161
2005 -846,761 263,541 18,926 -16,086
2004 -792,370 261,519 18,067 -15,668
2003 -896,822 256,804 18,628 -17,105
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 20,073 -16,957
2001 -963,445 259,614 20,729 -14,620
2000 -967,540 550,401 21,060 -11,076
1999 -927,453 375,468 21,844 -7,441
1998 -694,053 528,135 22,114 -7,048
1997 -769,159 541,387 23,737 -6,938
1996 -785,248 587,171 24,635 -7,397
1995 -845,742 723,875 24,872 -8,339
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 24,637 -7,955
1993 -757,140 507,229 24,212 -7,922
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 24,847 -7,850
1991 103,876 125,505 25,422 -7,714
1990 325,533 299,863 25,699 -7,499
1989 576,112 89,400 25,322 -7,229
1988 778,343 269,862 25,071 -6,582
1987 977,583 275,611 24,469 -6,833
1986 985,279 283,553 24,505 -8,046
1985 762,447 280,614 23,988 -8,832
1984 756,548 247,026 23,684 -9,730
1983 906,676 200,159 24,146 -10,671
1982 830,855 107,520 25,224 -12,131
1981 713,700 36,686 24,968 -13,577
1980 681,149 10,440 25,451 -14,252
1979 690,135 -5,791 27,456 -14,552
1978 812,766 108,882 30,076 -14,611
1977 832,932 122,316 31,321 -14,280
1976 852,237 113,851 33,199 -14,096
1975 843,850 80,069 33,393 -14,350
1974 883,186 -51,759 32,221 -14,512
1973 846,561 -107,568 30,213 -14,312
1972 872,050 -111,168 28,896 -13,817
1971 854,999 -134,968 28,584 -13,288
1970 785,554 -264,464 28,737 -12,727
1969 753,088 -64,643 28,805 -11,149
1968 787,621 -83,221 29,103 -8,028
1967 854,554 -116,029 29,514 -5,938
1966 989,279 -111,360 30,293 -4,599
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 30,807 -3,542
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 31,340 -2,623
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 31,824 -1,707
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 31,441 -623
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 30,975 703
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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