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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.28 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 2.23% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Russia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Yemen
2100 124,983,377 111,531,602
2099 125,086,144 111,216,538
2098 125,186,329 110,873,896
2097 125,264,415 110,513,248
2096 125,354,177 110,125,357
2095 125,422,006 109,718,989
2094 125,474,373 109,287,747
2093 125,529,632 108,834,256
2092 125,604,261 108,350,834
2091 125,652,742 107,845,139
2090 125,707,894 107,319,234
2089 125,760,026 106,769,903
2088 125,810,124 106,198,480
2087 125,858,116 105,606,248
2086 125,926,035 104,994,691
2085 126,001,913 104,356,315
2084 126,076,414 103,704,067
2083 126,151,046 103,033,111
2082 126,234,371 102,348,794
2081 126,317,768 101,642,012
2080 126,414,511 100,920,728
2079 126,534,688 100,179,245
2078 126,674,591 99,422,962
2077 126,830,956 98,654,481
2076 126,982,766 97,862,812
2075 127,165,304 97,057,105
2074 127,362,143 96,230,615
2073 127,576,856 95,389,748
2072 127,802,632 94,528,518
2071 128,080,998 93,646,094
2070 128,353,977 92,750,891
2069 128,642,208 91,836,719
2068 128,920,237 90,906,457
2067 129,203,483 89,961,778
2066 129,511,983 88,998,844
2065 129,842,007 88,022,210
2064 130,177,089 87,033,422
2063 130,522,107 86,020,867
2062 130,851,664 84,985,459
2061 131,200,160 83,934,120
2060 131,526,812 82,867,105
2059 131,884,461 81,781,887
2058 132,247,211 80,678,032
2057 132,584,941 79,563,835
2056 132,925,501 78,436,146
2055 133,271,436 77,296,391
2054 133,595,068 76,143,587
2053 133,914,243 74,985,186
2052 134,180,223 73,813,387
2051 134,443,510 72,631,340
2050 134,687,487 71,436,891
2049 134,909,323 70,243,074
2048 135,117,641 69,043,876
2047 135,311,492 67,843,741
2046 135,482,008 66,638,116
2045 135,664,379 65,433,874
2044 135,863,165 64,230,423
2043 136,085,277 63,031,296
2042 136,307,658 61,838,177
2041 136,557,818 60,651,763
2040 136,821,807 59,475,172
2039 137,122,219 58,303,694
2038 137,433,644 57,135,690
2037 137,770,811 55,973,689
2036 138,118,955 54,809,098
2035 138,478,809 53,641,994
2034 138,852,689 52,476,195
2033 139,237,595 51,307,469
2032 139,635,142 50,140,351
2031 140,058,187 48,969,961
2030 140,453,528 47,786,079
2029 140,840,370 46,594,926
2028 141,214,141 45,403,313
2027 141,580,416 44,203,683
2026 141,906,741 43,000,078
2025 142,772,403 41,792,731
2024 143,533,851 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
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 -0.53% 2.98%
2024 -0.2% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Russia Yemen
Current population
141906741
43325643
Population rank 9/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.52%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
25.5 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 13/197
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 - -178,042 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 (1960–2024, 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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