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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.39 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.95% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Russia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Vietnam
2100 124,983,377 92,239,801
2099 125,086,144 92,735,968
2098 125,186,329 93,227,318
2097 125,264,415 93,703,343
2096 125,354,177 94,178,675
2095 125,422,006 94,640,859
2094 125,474,373 95,098,747
2093 125,529,632 95,558,233
2092 125,604,261 96,015,030
2091 125,652,742 96,474,248
2090 125,707,894 96,938,026
2089 125,760,026 97,399,661
2088 125,810,124 97,858,300
2087 125,858,116 98,324,127
2086 125,926,035 98,788,452
2085 126,001,913 99,249,444
2084 126,076,414 99,710,990
2083 126,151,046 100,178,339
2082 126,234,371 100,650,389
2081 126,317,768 101,120,279
2080 126,414,511 101,584,408
2079 126,534,688 102,046,677
2078 126,674,591 102,496,244
2077 126,830,956 102,944,347
2076 126,982,766 103,374,514
2075 127,165,304 103,799,405
2074 127,362,143 104,214,107
2073 127,576,856 104,623,307
2072 127,802,632 105,022,092
2071 128,080,998 105,401,255
2070 128,353,977 105,773,681
2069 128,642,208 106,126,787
2068 128,920,237 106,471,025
2067 129,203,483 106,811,324
2066 129,511,983 107,143,716
2065 129,842,007 107,459,475
2064 130,177,089 107,761,108
2063 130,522,107 108,055,355
2062 130,851,664 108,339,650
2061 131,200,160 108,607,597
2060 131,526,812 108,859,065
2059 131,884,461 109,104,391
2058 132,247,211 109,337,395
2057 132,584,941 109,546,926
2056 132,925,501 109,732,352
2055 133,271,436 109,903,830
2054 133,595,068 110,052,946
2053 133,914,243 110,173,868
2052 134,180,223 110,270,266
2051 134,443,510 110,338,539
2050 134,687,487 110,361,987
2049 134,909,323 110,356,819
2048 135,117,641 110,313,849
2047 135,311,492 110,228,852
2046 135,482,008 110,108,051
2045 135,664,379 109,943,449
2044 135,863,165 109,748,671
2043 136,085,277 109,514,717
2042 136,307,658 109,242,604
2041 136,557,818 108,936,706
2040 136,821,807 108,611,523
2039 137,122,219 108,254,640
2038 137,433,644 107,877,983
2037 137,770,811 107,480,286
2036 138,118,955 107,075,099
2035 138,478,809 106,647,378
2034 138,852,689 106,206,100
2033 139,237,595 105,762,219
2032 139,635,142 105,299,476
2031 140,058,187 104,826,346
2030 140,453,528 104,330,461
2029 140,840,370 103,835,790
2028 141,214,141 103,316,499
2027 141,580,416 102,775,814
2026 141,906,741 102,213,157
2025 142,772,403 101,614,413
2024 143,533,851 100,987,686
2023 143,826,130 100,352,192
2022 144,236,933 99,680,655
2021 144,746,762 98,935,098
2020 145,245,148 98,079,191
2019 145,453,291 97,173,776
2018 145,398,106 96,237,319
2017 145,293,260 95,176,977
2016 145,015,460 94,000,117
2015 144,640,716 92,823,254
2014 144,237,223 91,679,578
2013 143,805,638 90,573,104
2012 143,378,447 89,510,356
2011 143,018,195 88,468,314
2010 142,849,468 87,455,152
2009 142,785,348 86,460,018
2008 142,742,366 85,175,788
2007 142,805,114 83,633,375
2006 143,049,637 82,167,897
2005 143,518,814 81,088,313
2004 144,067,316 80,338,971
2003 144,648,618 79,563,777
2002 145,306,497 78,772,224
2001 145,976,482 77,969,361
2000 146,596,869 77,154,011
1999 147,214,776 76,287,452
1998 147,670,784 75,299,660
1997 147,915,361 74,226,889
1996 148,160,129 73,156,447
1995 148,375,787 72,049,940
1994 148,407,912 70,854,391
1993 148,458,777 69,586,384
1992 148,538,197 68,260,337
1991 148,394,216 66,891,775
1990 147,969,406 65,504,552
1989 147,721,000 64,147,348
1988 146,857,000 62,843,228
1987 145,908,000 61,584,651
1986 144,894,000 60,347,048
1985 143,858,000 59,060,622
1984 142,745,000 57,706,067
1983 141,668,000 56,337,921
1982 140,823,000 55,011,289
1981 139,941,000 53,738,141
1980 139,010,000 52,490,101
1979 138,027,000 51,378,211
1978 137,060,000 50,249,552
1977 136,100,000 48,954,872
1976 135,147,000 47,684,931
1975 134,200,000 46,482,903
1974 133,432,000 45,413,537
1973 132,669,000 44,409,861
1972 131,909,000 43,429,168
1971 131,155,000 42,449,276
1970 130,404,000 41,475,230
1969 129,664,000 40,582,096
1968 128,928,000 39,734,609
1967 128,196,000 38,895,080
1966 127,468,000 38,024,836
1965 126,745,000 37,129,656
1964 125,345,000 36,201,563
1963 123,960,000 35,249,101
1962 122,591,000 34,288,560
1961 121,236,000 33,409,059
1960 119,897,000 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Vietnam
2100 -0.08% -0.54%
2099 -0.08% -0.53%
2098 -0.06% -0.51%
2097 -0.07% -0.5%
2096 -0.05% -0.49%
2095 -0.04% -0.48%
2094 -0.04% -0.48%
2093 -0.06% -0.48%
2092 -0.04% -0.48%
2091 -0.04% -0.48%
2090 -0.04% -0.47%
2089 -0.04% -0.47%
2088 -0.04% -0.47%
2087 -0.05% -0.47%
2086 -0.06% -0.46%
2085 -0.06% -0.46%
2084 -0.06% -0.47%
2083 -0.07% -0.47%
2082 -0.07% -0.46%
2081 -0.08% -0.46%
2080 -0.09% -0.45%
2079 -0.11% -0.44%
2078 -0.12% -0.44%
2077 -0.12% -0.42%
2076 -0.14% -0.41%
2075 -0.15% -0.4%
2074 -0.17% -0.39%
2073 -0.18% -0.38%
2072 -0.22% -0.36%
2071 -0.21% -0.35%
2070 -0.22% -0.33%
2069 -0.22% -0.32%
2068 -0.22% -0.32%
2067 -0.24% -0.31%
2066 -0.25% -0.29%
2065 -0.26% -0.28%
2064 -0.26% -0.27%
2063 -0.25% -0.26%
2062 -0.27% -0.25%
2061 -0.25% -0.23%
2060 -0.27% -0.22%
2059 -0.27% -0.21%
2058 -0.25% -0.19%
2057 -0.26% -0.17%
2056 -0.26% -0.16%
2055 -0.24% -0.14%
2054 -0.24% -0.11%
2053 -0.2% -0.09%
2052 -0.2% -0.06%
2051 -0.18% -0.02%
2050 -0.16% 0.005%
2049 -0.15% 0.04%
2048 -0.14% 0.08%
2047 -0.13% 0.11%
2046 -0.13% 0.15%
2045 -0.15% 0.18%
2044 -0.16% 0.21%
2043 -0.16% 0.25%
2042 -0.18% 0.28%
2041 -0.19% 0.3%
2040 -0.22% 0.33%
2039 -0.23% 0.35%
2038 -0.24% 0.37%
2037 -0.25% 0.38%
2036 -0.26% 0.4%
2035 -0.27% 0.42%
2034 -0.28% 0.42%
2033 -0.28% 0.44%
2032 -0.3% 0.45%
2031 -0.28% 0.48%
2030 -0.27% 0.48%
2029 -0.26% 0.5%
2028 -0.26% 0.53%
2027 -0.23% 0.55%
2026 -0.61% 0.59%
2025 -0.53% 0.62%
2024 -0.2% 0.63%
2023 -0.28% 0.67%
2022 -0.35% 0.75%
2021 -0.34% 0.87%
2020 -0.14% 0.93%
2019 0.04% 0.97%
2018 0.07% 1.11%
2017 0.19% 1.25%
2016 0.26% 1.27%
2015 0.28% 1.25%
2014 0.3% 1.22%
2013 0.3% 1.19%
2012 0.25% 1.18%
2011 0.12% 1.16%
2010 0.04% 1.15%
2009 0.03% 1.51%
2008 -0.04% 1.84%
2007 -0.17% 1.78%
2006 -0.33% 1.33%
2005 -0.38% 0.93%
2004 -0.4% 0.97%
2003 -0.45% 1%
2002 -0.46% 1.03%
2001 -0.42% 1.06%
2000 -0.42% 1.14%
1999 -0.31% 1.31%
1998 -0.17% 1.45%
1997 -0.17% 1.46%
1996 -0.15% 1.54%
1995 -0.02% 1.69%
1994 -0.03% 1.82%
1993 -0.05% 1.94%
1992 0.1% 2.05%
1991 0.29% 2.12%
1990 0.17% 2.12%
1989 0.59% 2.08%
1988 0.65% 2.04%
1987 0.7% 2.05%
1986 0.72% 2.18%
1985 0.78% 2.35%
1984 0.76% 2.43%
1983 0.6% 2.41%
1982 0.63% 2.37%
1981 0.67% 2.38%
1980 0.71% 2.16%
1979 0.71% 2.25%
1978 0.71% 2.64%
1977 0.71% 2.66%
1976 0.71% 2.59%
1975 0.58% 2.35%
1974 0.58% 2.26%
1973 0.58% 2.26%
1972 0.57% 2.31%
1971 0.58% 2.35%
1970 0.57% 2.2%
1969 0.57% 2.13%
1968 0.57% 2.16%
1967 0.57% 2.29%
1966 0.57% 2.41%
1965 1.12% 2.56%
1964 1.12% 2.7%
1963 1.12% 2.8%
1962 1.12% 2.63%
1961 1.12% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Russia Vietnam
Current population
141906741
102365351
Population rank 9/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 1.24%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
25.5 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -801 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -48,171
Net migration rank 187/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -48,171
2024 - -178,042 - -59,645
2023 -503,392 27,807 727,955 -81,789
2022 -576,948 765,629 775,914 -78,977
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 799,593 -5,418
2020 -697,177 334,094 924,004 -6,457
2019 -319,997 336,494 895,262 -2,051
2018 -232,637 339,972 882,977 96,650
2017 -130,764 396,619 1,001,833 139,245
2016 0 447,645 1,045,094 167,652
2015 43,392 384,756 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 28,848 264,698 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 28,761 289,872 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 0 285,977 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -128,716 309,377 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -242,844 307,555 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -257,014 350,206 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -356,856 360,840 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -471,257 365,717 981,689 523,784
2006 -686,638 308,370 943,041 482,399
2005 -846,761 263,541 942,084 -208,337
2004 -792,370 261,519 985,438 -220,458
2003 -896,822 256,804 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 991,427 -193,766
2001 -963,445 259,614 985,610 -177,586
2000 -967,540 550,401 966,894 -144,298
1999 -927,453 375,468 925,519 -15,010
1998 -694,053 528,135 959,016 106,091
1997 -769,159 541,387 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -785,248 587,171 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -845,742 723,875 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -757,140 507,229 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 103,876 125,505 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 325,533 299,863 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 576,112 89,400 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 778,343 269,862 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 977,583 275,611 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 985,279 283,553 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 762,447 280,614 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 756,548 247,026 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 906,676 200,159 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 830,855 107,520 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 713,700 36,686 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 681,149 10,440 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 690,135 -5,791 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 812,766 108,882 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 832,932 122,316 1,259,315 49,655
1976 852,237 113,851 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 843,850 80,069 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 883,186 -51,759 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 846,561 -107,568 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 872,050 -111,168 921,524 -1,920
1971 854,999 -134,968 963,259 76,961
1970 785,554 -264,464 905,902 1,997
1969 753,088 -64,643 878,359 0
1968 787,621 -83,221 815,116 1,489
1967 854,554 -116,029 862,071 394
1966 989,279 -111,360 876,283 1,769
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 913,761 -1,438
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 950,219 -6,328
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 961,067 0
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 960,046 0
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 798,978 0
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/russia/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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