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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.75 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Russia vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Uzbekistan
2100 125,631,984 74,913,683
2099 125,735,285 74,651,098
2098 125,835,990 74,375,923
2097 125,914,480 74,084,599
2096 126,004,709 73,786,478
2095 126,072,890 73,476,603
2094 126,125,529 73,151,709
2093 126,181,074 72,817,254
2092 126,256,091 72,474,468
2091 126,304,823 72,122,880
2090 126,360,262 71,760,077
2089 126,412,664 71,384,150
2088 126,463,022 71,002,449
2087 126,511,263 70,611,426
2086 126,579,534 70,216,014
2085 126,655,806 69,811,545
2084 126,730,694 69,396,198
2083 126,805,713 68,975,962
2082 126,889,471 68,557,881
2081 126,973,300 68,128,154
2080 127,070,546 67,696,442
2079 127,191,346 67,260,252
2078 127,331,975 66,816,984
2077 127,489,152 66,362,519
2076 127,641,749 65,913,810
2075 127,825,235 65,462,568
2074 128,023,096 65,009,654
2073 128,238,922 64,552,502
2072 128,465,870 64,095,245
2071 128,745,681 63,631,386
2070 129,020,076 63,166,693
2069 129,309,803 62,698,228
2068 129,589,275 62,225,674
2067 129,873,991 61,749,683
2066 130,184,092 61,266,762
2065 130,515,828 60,778,749
2064 130,852,649 60,281,212
2063 131,199,458 59,775,807
2062 131,530,725 59,261,881
2061 131,881,030 58,740,914
2060 132,209,377 58,208,824
2059 132,568,882 57,665,803
2058 132,933,515 57,114,037
2057 133,272,997 56,552,712
2056 133,615,325 55,985,589
2055 133,963,055 55,407,187
2054 134,288,366 54,818,525
2053 134,609,198 54,220,761
2052 134,876,558 53,615,713
2051 135,141,211 53,002,852
2050 135,386,454 52,386,166
2049 135,609,441 51,762,174
2048 135,818,840 51,134,317
2047 136,013,698 50,502,162
2046 136,185,098 49,868,057
2045 136,368,416 49,233,860
2044 136,568,234 48,605,591
2043 136,791,498 47,984,479
2042 137,015,033 47,370,990
2041 137,266,491 46,766,713
2040 137,531,851 46,174,827
2039 137,833,822 45,591,616
2038 138,146,863 45,011,890
2037 138,485,780 44,436,551
2036 138,835,731 43,862,840
2035 139,197,452 43,287,434
2034 139,573,272 42,708,536
2033 139,960,175 42,122,973
2032 140,359,785 41,529,468
2031 140,785,026 40,928,141
2030 141,182,418 40,314,175
2029 141,571,268 39,688,984
2028 141,946,979 39,055,901
2027 142,315,155 38,407,447
2026 142,643,173 37,740,059
2025 143,513,328 37,053,428
2024 143,669,648 36,361,859
2023 143,826,130 35,652,307
2022 144,236,933 34,938,955
2021 144,746,762 34,243,696
2020 145,245,148 33,586,372
2019 145,453,291 32,964,701
2018 145,398,106 32,373,490
2017 145,293,260 31,819,178
2016 145,015,460 31,284,568
2015 144,640,716 30,749,346
2014 144,237,223 30,222,994
2013 143,805,638 29,724,065
2012 143,378,447 29,261,903
2011 143,018,195 28,823,196
2010 142,849,468 28,385,506
2009 142,785,348 27,939,328
2008 142,742,366 27,494,774
2007 142,805,114 27,076,008
2006 143,049,637 26,699,043
2005 143,518,814 26,356,975
2004 144,067,316 26,029,350
2003 144,648,618 25,711,259
2002 145,306,497 25,399,980
2001 145,976,482 25,090,283
2000 146,596,869 24,787,054
1999 147,214,776 24,476,008
1998 147,670,784 24,134,929
1997 147,915,361 23,758,960
1996 148,160,129 23,351,981
1995 148,375,787 22,917,589
1994 148,407,912 22,463,291
1993 148,458,777 21,987,955
1992 148,538,197 21,485,090
1991 148,394,216 20,962,910
1990 147,969,406 20,464,956
1989 147,721,000 19,977,183
1988 146,857,000 19,460,630
1987 145,908,000 18,930,070
1986 144,894,000 18,395,621
1985 143,858,000 17,875,339
1984 142,745,000 17,378,846
1983 141,668,000 16,908,400
1982 140,823,000 16,462,736
1981 139,941,000 16,035,032
1980 139,010,000 15,619,936
1979 138,027,000 15,215,587
1978 137,060,000 14,816,349
1977 136,100,000 14,408,822
1976 135,147,000 13,998,620
1975 134,200,000 13,598,521
1974 133,432,000 13,209,011
1973 132,669,000 12,831,047
1972 131,909,000 12,465,106
1971 131,155,000 12,111,511
1970 130,404,000 11,762,638
1969 129,664,000 11,403,150
1968 128,928,000 11,032,155
1967 128,196,000 10,659,180
1966 127,468,000 10,289,294
1965 126,745,000 9,921,681
1964 125,345,000 9,557,611
1963 123,960,000 9,202,246
1962 122,591,000 8,854,368
1961 121,236,000 8,517,711
1960 119,897,000 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.9M 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

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Uzbekistan
2100 -0.08% 0.35%
2099 -0.08% 0.37%
2098 -0.06% 0.39%
2097 -0.07% 0.4%
2096 -0.05% 0.42%
2095 -0.04% 0.44%
2094 -0.04% 0.46%
2093 -0.06% 0.47%
2092 -0.04% 0.49%
2091 -0.04% 0.51%
2090 -0.04% 0.53%
2089 -0.04% 0.54%
2088 -0.04% 0.55%
2087 -0.05% 0.56%
2086 -0.06% 0.58%
2085 -0.06% 0.6%
2084 -0.06% 0.61%
2083 -0.07% 0.61%
2082 -0.07% 0.63%
2081 -0.08% 0.64%
2080 -0.09% 0.65%
2079 -0.11% 0.66%
2078 -0.12% 0.68%
2077 -0.12% 0.68%
2076 -0.14% 0.69%
2075 -0.15% 0.7%
2074 -0.17% 0.71%
2073 -0.18% 0.71%
2072 -0.22% 0.73%
2071 -0.21% 0.74%
2070 -0.22% 0.75%
2069 -0.22% 0.76%
2068 -0.22% 0.77%
2067 -0.24% 0.79%
2066 -0.25% 0.8%
2065 -0.26% 0.83%
2064 -0.26% 0.85%
2063 -0.25% 0.87%
2062 -0.27% 0.89%
2061 -0.25% 0.91%
2060 -0.27% 0.94%
2059 -0.27% 0.97%
2058 -0.25% 0.99%
2057 -0.26% 1.01%
2056 -0.26% 1.04%
2055 -0.24% 1.07%
2054 -0.24% 1.1%
2053 -0.2% 1.13%
2052 -0.2% 1.16%
2051 -0.18% 1.18%
2050 -0.16% 1.21%
2049 -0.15% 1.23%
2048 -0.14% 1.25%
2047 -0.13% 1.27%
2046 -0.13% 1.29%
2045 -0.15% 1.29%
2044 -0.16% 1.29%
2043 -0.16% 1.3%
2042 -0.18% 1.29%
2041 -0.19% 1.28%
2040 -0.22% 1.28%
2039 -0.23% 1.29%
2038 -0.24% 1.29%
2037 -0.25% 1.31%
2036 -0.26% 1.33%
2035 -0.27% 1.36%
2034 -0.28% 1.39%
2033 -0.28% 1.43%
2032 -0.3% 1.47%
2031 -0.28% 1.52%
2030 -0.27% 1.58%
2029 -0.26% 1.62%
2028 -0.26% 1.69%
2027 -0.23% 1.77%
2026 -0.61% 1.85%
2025 -0.11% 1.9%
2024 -0.11% 1.99%
2023 -0.28% 2.04%
2022 -0.35% 2.03%
2021 -0.34% 1.96%
2020 -0.14% 1.89%
2019 0.04% 1.83%
2018 0.07% 1.74%
2017 0.19% 1.71%
2016 0.26% 1.74%
2015 0.28% 1.74%
2014 0.3% 1.68%
2013 0.3% 1.58%
2012 0.25% 1.52%
2011 0.12% 1.54%
2010 0.04% 1.6%
2009 0.03% 1.62%
2008 -0.04% 1.55%
2007 -0.17% 1.41%
2006 -0.33% 1.3%
2005 -0.38% 1.26%
2004 -0.4% 1.24%
2003 -0.45% 1.23%
2002 -0.46% 1.23%
2001 -0.42% 1.22%
2000 -0.42% 1.27%
1999 -0.31% 1.41%
1998 -0.17% 1.58%
1997 -0.17% 1.74%
1996 -0.15% 1.9%
1995 -0.02% 2.02%
1994 -0.03% 2.16%
1993 -0.05% 2.34%
1992 0.1% 2.49%
1991 0.29% 2.43%
1990 0.17% 2.44%
1989 0.59% 2.65%
1988 0.65% 2.8%
1987 0.7% 2.91%
1986 0.72% 2.91%
1985 0.78% 2.86%
1984 0.76% 2.78%
1983 0.6% 2.71%
1982 0.63% 2.67%
1981 0.67% 2.66%
1980 0.71% 2.66%
1979 0.71% 2.69%
1978 0.71% 2.83%
1977 0.71% 2.93%
1976 0.71% 2.94%
1975 0.58% 2.95%
1974 0.58% 2.95%
1973 0.58% 2.94%
1972 0.57% 2.92%
1971 0.58% 2.97%
1970 0.57% 3.15%
1969 0.57% 3.36%
1968 0.57% 3.5%
1967 0.57% 3.59%
1966 0.57% 3.71%
1965 1.12% 3.81%
1964 1.12% 3.86%
1963 1.12% 3.93%
1962 1.12% 3.95%
1961 1.12% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Russia Uzbekistan
Current population
142643173
38082870
Population rank 9/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.46%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
26.1 seconds
33.9 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +1,895
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 54/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 -6,987
Net migration rank 187/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -6,987
2024 -574,678 -178,042 709,893 -7,066
2023 -503,392 27,807 722,280 -6,004
2022 -576,948 765,629 715,410 -5,007
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 689,325 -9,205
2020 -697,177 334,094 643,750 -9,208
2019 -319,997 336,494 618,154 -9,341
2018 -232,637 339,972 585,119 -11,516
2017 -130,764 396,619 548,372 -13,352
2016 0 447,645 549,045 -14,839
2015 43,392 384,756 552,781 -16,545
2014 28,848 264,698 536,881 -20,381
2013 28,761 289,872 501,742 -20,380
2012 0 285,977 463,333 -20,381
2011 -128,716 309,377 454,858 -20,380
2010 -242,844 307,555 461,293 -20,380
2009 -257,014 350,206 471,839 -20,378
2008 -356,856 360,840 461,665 -24,028
2007 -471,257 365,717 426,880 -27,013
2006 -686,638 308,370 383,265 -29,197
2005 -846,761 263,541 363,462 -33,386
2004 -792,370 261,519 363,994 -38,834
2003 -896,822 256,804 355,098 -44,092
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 359,231 -47,679
2001 -963,445 259,614 356,483 -48,642
2000 -967,540 550,401 365,138 -66,547
1999 -927,453 375,468 385,448 -61,955
1998 -694,053 528,135 408,532 -49,862
1997 -769,159 541,387 441,631 -48,360
1996 -785,248 587,171 471,010 -50,314
1995 -845,742 723,875 493,966 -45,876
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 502,279 -41,788
1993 -757,140 507,229 527,557 -37,377
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 548,793 -33,259
1991 103,876 125,505 557,886 -29,064
1990 325,533 299,863 540,581 -73,478
1989 576,112 89,400 522,323 -13,888
1988 778,343 269,862 525,126 -473
1987 977,583 275,611 537,292 -824
1986 985,279 283,553 533,234 -802
1985 762,447 280,614 508,893 -773
1984 756,548 247,026 485,617 -752
1983 906,676 200,159 454,464 1,568
1982 830,855 107,520 431,389 3,897
1981 713,700 36,686 413,897 6,223
1980 681,149 10,440 401,557 8,540
1979 690,135 -5,791 387,754 10,864
1978 812,766 108,882 372,068 27,783
1977 832,932 122,316 369,572 45,622
1976 852,237 113,851 363,110 42,094
1975 843,850 80,069 357,382 37,611
1974 883,186 -51,759 350,422 33,600
1973 846,561 -107,568 341,807 30,094
1972 872,050 -111,168 333,230 26,748
1971 854,999 -134,968 323,171 24,030
1970 785,554 -264,464 313,216 37,324
1969 753,088 -64,643 302,833 65,596
1968 787,621 -83,221 295,651 77,914
1967 854,554 -116,029 298,350 74,030
1966 989,279 -111,360 297,844 69,537
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 302,264 65,579
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 298,790 61,512
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 293,432 57,002
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 292,788 52,532
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 279,841 48,168
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 267,165 22,039

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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