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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.27 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 2.24% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Russia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Yemen
2100 125,631,984 111,481,288
2099 125,735,285 111,166,365
2098 125,835,990 110,823,878
2097 125,914,480 110,463,393
2096 126,004,709 110,075,677
2095 126,072,890 109,669,492
2094 126,125,529 109,238,445
2093 126,181,074 108,785,158
2092 126,256,091 108,301,955
2091 126,304,823 107,796,487
2090 126,360,262 107,270,820
2089 126,412,664 106,721,736
2088 126,463,022 106,150,572
2087 126,511,263 105,558,607
2086 126,579,534 104,947,326
2085 126,655,806 104,309,237
2084 126,730,694 103,657,284
2083 126,805,713 102,986,631
2082 126,889,471 102,302,622
2081 126,973,300 101,596,159
2080 127,070,546 100,875,201
2079 127,191,346 100,134,051
2078 127,331,975 99,378,110
2077 127,489,152 98,609,975
2076 127,641,749 97,818,664
2075 127,825,235 97,013,320
2074 128,023,096 96,187,203
2073 128,238,922 95,346,716
2072 128,465,870 94,485,874
2071 128,745,681 93,603,848
2070 129,020,076 92,709,049
2069 129,309,803 91,795,290
2068 129,589,275 90,865,447
2067 129,873,991 89,921,194
2066 130,184,092 88,958,695
2065 130,515,828 87,982,501
2064 130,852,649 86,994,159
2063 131,199,458 85,982,061
2062 131,530,725 84,947,120
2061 131,881,030 83,896,256
2060 132,209,377 82,829,722
2059 132,568,882 81,744,993
2058 132,933,515 80,641,636
2057 133,272,997 79,527,942
2056 133,615,325 78,400,761
2055 133,963,055 77,261,521
2054 134,288,366 76,109,237
2053 134,609,198 74,951,358
2052 134,876,558 73,780,088
2051 135,141,211 72,598,574
2050 135,386,454 71,404,664
2049 135,609,441 70,211,386
2048 135,818,840 69,012,729
2047 136,013,698 67,813,135
2046 136,185,098 66,608,054
2045 136,368,416 65,404,355
2044 136,568,234 64,201,447
2043 136,791,498 63,002,861
2042 137,015,033 61,810,280
2041 137,266,491 60,624,401
2040 137,531,851 59,448,342
2039 137,833,822 58,277,392
2038 138,146,863 57,109,914
2037 138,485,780 55,948,438
2036 138,835,731 54,784,372
2035 139,197,452 53,617,795
2034 139,573,272 52,452,522
2033 139,960,175 51,284,323
2032 140,359,785 50,117,732
2031 140,785,026 48,947,870
2030 141,182,418 47,764,521
2029 141,571,268 46,573,906
2028 141,946,979 45,382,831
2027 142,315,155 44,183,742
2026 142,643,173 42,980,680
2025 143,513,328 41,773,878
2024 143,669,648 40,583,164
2023 143,826,130 39,390,799
2022 144,236,933 38,222,876
2021 144,746,762 37,140,230
2020 145,245,148 36,134,863
2019 145,453,291 35,111,408
2018 145,398,106 34,085,182
2017 145,293,260 33,090,921
2016 145,015,460 32,109,010
2015 144,640,716 31,159,379
2014 144,237,223 30,226,309
2013 143,805,638 29,312,952
2012 143,378,447 28,433,647
2011 143,018,195 27,582,897
2010 142,849,468 26,754,387
2009 142,785,348 25,927,724
2008 142,742,366 25,111,941
2007 142,805,114 24,318,082
2006 143,049,637 23,543,083
2005 143,518,814 22,790,085
2004 144,067,316 22,095,167
2003 144,648,618 21,456,379
2002 145,306,497 20,835,086
2001 145,976,482 20,226,147
2000 146,596,869 19,624,141
1999 147,214,776 19,029,420
1998 147,670,784 18,446,013
1997 147,915,361 17,873,936
1996 148,160,129 17,313,177
1995 148,375,787 16,740,058
1994 148,407,912 16,149,147
1993 148,458,777 15,563,914
1992 148,538,197 14,989,494
1991 148,394,216 14,430,201
1990 147,969,406 13,887,862
1989 147,721,000 13,364,174
1988 146,857,000 12,859,708
1987 145,908,000 12,369,912
1986 144,894,000 11,901,040
1985 143,858,000 11,453,825
1984 142,745,000 11,025,597
1983 141,668,000 10,621,499
1982 140,823,000 10,241,006
1981 139,941,000 9,882,362
1980 139,010,000 9,543,358
1979 138,027,000 9,224,194
1978 137,060,000 8,926,586
1977 136,100,000 8,648,222
1976 135,147,000 8,384,113
1975 134,200,000 8,133,598
1974 133,432,000 7,896,783
1973 132,669,000 7,672,796
1972 131,909,000 7,460,068
1971 131,155,000 7,257,462
1970 130,404,000 7,065,279
1969 129,664,000 6,875,859
1968 128,928,000 6,690,524
1967 128,196,000 6,516,444
1966 127,468,000 6,351,494
1965 126,745,000 6,195,593
1964 125,345,000 6,048,006
1963 123,960,000 5,911,135
1962 122,591,000 5,782,221
1961 121,236,000 5,655,232
1960 119,897,000 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Yemen
2100 -0.08% 0.28%
2099 -0.08% 0.31%
2098 -0.06% 0.33%
2097 -0.07% 0.35%
2096 -0.05% 0.37%
2095 -0.04% 0.39%
2094 -0.04% 0.42%
2093 -0.06% 0.45%
2092 -0.04% 0.47%
2091 -0.04% 0.49%
2090 -0.04% 0.51%
2089 -0.04% 0.54%
2088 -0.04% 0.56%
2087 -0.05% 0.58%
2086 -0.06% 0.61%
2085 -0.06% 0.63%
2084 -0.06% 0.65%
2083 -0.07% 0.67%
2082 -0.07% 0.7%
2081 -0.08% 0.71%
2080 -0.09% 0.74%
2079 -0.11% 0.76%
2078 -0.12% 0.78%
2077 -0.12% 0.81%
2076 -0.14% 0.83%
2075 -0.15% 0.86%
2074 -0.17% 0.88%
2073 -0.18% 0.91%
2072 -0.22% 0.94%
2071 -0.21% 0.97%
2070 -0.22% 1%
2069 -0.22% 1.02%
2068 -0.22% 1.05%
2067 -0.24% 1.08%
2066 -0.25% 1.11%
2065 -0.26% 1.14%
2064 -0.26% 1.18%
2063 -0.25% 1.22%
2062 -0.27% 1.25%
2061 -0.25% 1.29%
2060 -0.27% 1.33%
2059 -0.27% 1.37%
2058 -0.25% 1.4%
2057 -0.26% 1.44%
2056 -0.26% 1.47%
2055 -0.24% 1.51%
2054 -0.24% 1.54%
2053 -0.2% 1.59%
2052 -0.2% 1.63%
2051 -0.18% 1.67%
2050 -0.16% 1.7%
2049 -0.15% 1.74%
2048 -0.14% 1.77%
2047 -0.13% 1.81%
2046 -0.13% 1.84%
2045 -0.15% 1.87%
2044 -0.16% 1.9%
2043 -0.16% 1.93%
2042 -0.18% 1.96%
2041 -0.19% 1.98%
2040 -0.22% 2.01%
2039 -0.23% 2.04%
2038 -0.24% 2.08%
2037 -0.25% 2.12%
2036 -0.26% 2.18%
2035 -0.27% 2.22%
2034 -0.28% 2.28%
2033 -0.28% 2.33%
2032 -0.3% 2.39%
2031 -0.28% 2.48%
2030 -0.27% 2.56%
2029 -0.26% 2.62%
2028 -0.26% 2.71%
2027 -0.23% 2.8%
2026 -0.61% 2.89%
2025 -0.11% 2.93%
2024 -0.11% 3.03%
2023 -0.28% 3.06%
2022 -0.35% 2.92%
2021 -0.34% 2.78%
2020 -0.14% 2.91%
2019 0.04% 3.01%
2018 0.07% 3%
2017 0.19% 3.06%
2016 0.26% 3.05%
2015 0.28% 3.09%
2014 0.3% 3.12%
2013 0.3% 3.09%
2012 0.25% 3.08%
2011 0.12% 3.1%
2010 0.04% 3.19%
2009 0.03% 3.25%
2008 -0.04% 3.26%
2007 -0.17% 3.29%
2006 -0.33% 3.3%
2005 -0.38% 3.15%
2004 -0.4% 2.98%
2003 -0.45% 2.98%
2002 -0.46% 3.01%
2001 -0.42% 3.07%
2000 -0.42% 3.13%
1999 -0.31% 3.16%
1998 -0.17% 3.2%
1997 -0.17% 3.24%
1996 -0.15% 3.42%
1995 -0.02% 3.66%
1994 -0.03% 3.76%
1993 -0.05% 3.83%
1992 0.1% 3.88%
1991 0.29% 3.91%
1990 0.17% 3.92%
1989 0.59% 3.92%
1988 0.65% 3.96%
1987 0.7% 3.94%
1986 0.72% 3.9%
1985 0.78% 3.88%
1984 0.76% 3.8%
1983 0.6% 3.72%
1982 0.63% 3.63%
1981 0.67% 3.55%
1980 0.71% 3.46%
1979 0.71% 3.33%
1978 0.71% 3.22%
1977 0.71% 3.15%
1976 0.71% 3.08%
1975 0.58% 3%
1974 0.58% 2.92%
1973 0.58% 2.85%
1972 0.57% 2.79%
1971 0.58% 2.72%
1970 0.57% 2.75%
1969 0.57% 2.77%
1968 0.57% 2.67%
1967 0.57% 2.6%
1966 0.57% 2.52%
1965 1.12% 2.44%
1964 1.12% 2.32%
1963 1.12% 2.23%
1962 1.12% 2.25%
1961 1.12% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Russia Yemen
Current population
142643173
43598646
Population rank 9/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.52%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
26.1 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 15/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -16,291
Net migration rank 187/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -16,291
2024 -574,678 -178,042 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -503,392 27,807 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -576,948 765,629 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -697,177 334,094 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -319,997 336,494 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -232,637 339,972 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -130,764 396,619 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 0 447,645 975,697 -6,492
2015 43,392 384,756 939,922 -9,883
2014 28,848 264,698 920,330 15,764
2013 28,761 289,872 884,929 5,697
2012 0 285,977 845,645 22,349
2011 -128,716 309,377 806,359 27,184
2010 -242,844 307,555 803,246 20,269
2009 -257,014 350,206 798,911 30,919
2008 -356,856 360,840 779,123 22,621
2007 -471,257 365,717 764,780 21,210
2006 -686,638 308,370 750,082 13,940
2005 -846,761 263,541 726,708 15,283
2004 -792,370 261,519 710,493 -62,641
2003 -896,822 256,804 694,457 -64,737
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 672,494 -59,648
2001 -963,445 259,614 658,704 -53,698
2000 -967,540 550,401 646,694 -47,713
1999 -927,453 375,468 633,166 -42,731
1998 -694,053 528,135 615,488 -39,096
1997 -769,159 541,387 604,443 -36,694
1996 -785,248 587,171 588,786 -35,043
1995 -845,742 723,875 607,966 -15,485
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 602,363 -13,040
1993 -757,140 507,229 595,459 -14,332
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 582,072 -14,372
1991 103,876 125,505 565,837 -14,964
1990 325,533 299,863 549,654 -15,847
1989 576,112 89,400 530,464 -16,876
1988 778,343 269,862 513,296 -17,952
1987 977,583 275,611 493,337 -9,097
1986 985,279 283,553 464,665 -11,151
1985 762,447 280,614 455,576 -14,660
1984 756,548 247,026 434,674 -19,143
1983 906,676 200,159 414,823 -22,152
1982 830,855 107,520 392,302 -23,981
1981 713,700 36,686 374,482 -25,499
1980 681,149 10,440 355,767 -26,740
1979 690,135 -5,791 336,378 -27,090
1978 812,766 108,882 312,439 -26,524
1977 832,932 122,316 296,115 -25,305
1976 852,237 113,851 281,078 -23,669
1975 843,850 80,069 266,815 -23,192
1974 883,186 -51,759 252,737 -22,726
1973 846,561 -107,568 240,235 -22,282
1972 872,050 -111,168 229,322 -21,826
1971 854,999 -134,968 219,095 -21,386
1970 785,554 -264,464 207,613 -20,966
1969 753,088 -64,643 196,305 -4,121
1968 787,621 -83,221 182,518 -4,031
1967 854,554 -116,029 173,637 -3,959
1966 989,279 -111,360 164,091 -3,874
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 155,398 -3,797
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 147,299 -3,712
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 133,781 -3,640
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 131,262 -3,572
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 129,787 -3,503
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/russia/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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