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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 102,486,146 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: 1.72% for Russia vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Russia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Vietnam
2100 125,631,984 92,225,380
2099 125,735,285 92,721,469
2098 125,835,990 93,212,742
2097 125,914,480 93,688,693
2096 126,004,709 94,163,950
2095 126,072,890 94,626,063
2094 126,125,529 95,083,879
2093 126,181,074 95,543,293
2092 126,256,091 96,000,019
2091 126,304,823 96,459,165
2090 126,360,262 96,922,871
2089 126,412,664 97,384,434
2088 126,463,022 97,843,001
2087 126,511,263 98,308,755
2086 126,579,534 98,773,008
2085 126,655,806 99,233,927
2084 126,730,694 99,695,401
2083 126,805,713 100,162,677
2082 126,889,471 100,634,653
2081 126,973,300 101,104,469
2080 127,070,546 101,568,526
2079 127,191,346 102,030,723
2078 127,331,975 102,480,219
2077 127,489,152 102,928,253
2076 127,641,749 103,358,352
2075 127,825,235 103,783,177
2074 128,023,096 104,197,814
2073 128,238,922 104,606,950
2072 128,465,870 105,005,673
2071 128,745,681 105,384,777
2070 129,020,076 105,757,144
2069 129,309,803 106,110,195
2068 129,589,275 106,454,379
2067 129,873,991 106,794,625
2066 130,184,092 107,126,965
2065 130,515,828 107,442,675
2064 130,852,649 107,744,261
2063 131,199,458 108,038,461
2062 131,530,725 108,322,712
2061 131,881,030 108,590,617
2060 132,209,377 108,842,045
2059 132,568,882 109,087,333
2058 132,933,515 109,320,301
2057 133,272,997 109,529,799
2056 133,615,325 109,715,196
2055 133,963,055 109,886,647
2054 134,288,366 110,035,740
2053 134,609,198 110,156,643
2052 134,876,558 110,253,026
2051 135,141,211 110,321,289
2050 135,386,454 110,344,733
2049 135,609,441 110,339,565
2048 135,818,840 110,296,602
2047 136,013,698 110,211,618
2046 136,185,098 110,090,837
2045 136,368,416 109,926,260
2044 136,568,234 109,731,512
2043 136,791,498 109,497,595
2042 137,015,033 109,225,525
2041 137,266,491 108,919,674
2040 137,531,851 108,594,542
2039 137,833,822 108,237,715
2038 138,146,863 107,861,117
2037 138,485,780 107,463,482
2036 138,835,731 107,058,359
2035 139,197,452 106,630,705
2034 139,573,272 106,189,495
2033 139,960,175 105,745,684
2032 140,359,785 105,283,013
2031 140,785,026 104,809,957
2030 141,182,418 104,314,150
2029 141,571,268 103,819,556
2028 141,946,979 103,300,347
2027 142,315,155 102,759,746
2026 142,643,173 102,197,177
2025 143,513,328 101,598,527
2024 143,669,648 100,987,686
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% 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 135,386,454 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 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 126M 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 -0.11% 0.6%
2024 -0.11% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Russia Vietnam
Current population
142643173
102486146
Population rank 9/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 1.23%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
26.1 seconds
23.3 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline -428 +1,674
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 122/197
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 -574,678 -178,042 684,393 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 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 (1960–2025, 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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