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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.24 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.99% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

Russia vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Zambia
2100 125,631,984 65,204,593
2099 125,735,285 64,858,778
2098 125,835,990 64,503,193
2097 125,914,480 64,136,110
2096 126,004,709 63,764,760
2095 126,072,890 63,380,692
2094 126,125,529 62,980,254
2093 126,181,074 62,578,008
2092 126,256,091 62,163,693
2091 126,304,823 61,738,437
2090 126,360,262 61,309,330
2089 126,412,664 60,868,166
2088 126,463,022 60,422,781
2087 126,511,263 59,958,303
2086 126,579,534 59,487,524
2085 126,655,806 59,011,423
2084 126,730,694 58,524,337
2083 126,805,713 58,029,088
2082 126,889,471 57,527,347
2081 126,973,300 57,016,267
2080 127,070,546 56,495,299
2079 127,191,346 55,972,223
2078 127,331,975 55,438,864
2077 127,489,152 54,895,964
2076 127,641,749 54,350,375
2075 127,825,235 53,796,265
2074 128,023,096 53,236,297
2073 128,238,922 52,666,980
2072 128,465,870 52,090,884
2071 128,745,681 51,509,551
2070 129,020,076 50,921,590
2069 129,309,803 50,324,793
2068 129,589,275 49,727,689
2067 129,873,991 49,125,817
2066 130,184,092 48,520,891
2065 130,515,828 47,909,160
2064 130,852,649 47,290,430
2063 131,199,458 46,668,252
2062 131,530,725 46,039,755
2061 131,881,030 45,407,718
2060 132,209,377 44,768,534
2059 132,568,882 44,128,619
2058 132,933,515 43,485,891
2057 133,272,997 42,843,489
2056 133,615,325 42,198,591
2055 133,963,055 41,550,105
2054 134,288,366 40,898,440
2053 134,609,198 40,247,706
2052 134,876,558 39,596,094
2051 135,141,211 38,942,292
2050 135,386,454 38,287,070
2049 135,609,441 37,626,787
2048 135,818,840 36,964,032
2047 136,013,698 36,302,603
2046 136,185,098 35,638,852
2045 136,368,416 34,974,927
2044 136,568,234 34,310,227
2043 136,791,498 33,645,797
2042 137,015,033 32,984,164
2041 137,266,491 32,323,084
2040 137,531,851 31,658,029
2039 137,833,822 30,995,204
2038 138,146,863 30,329,691
2037 138,485,780 29,662,721
2036 138,835,731 28,994,556
2035 139,197,452 28,327,922
2034 139,573,272 27,665,749
2033 139,960,175 27,006,658
2032 140,359,785 26,351,393
2031 140,785,026 25,697,754
2030 141,182,418 25,050,285
2029 141,571,268 24,409,600
2028 141,946,979 23,776,128
2027 142,315,155 23,146,922
2026 142,643,173 22,525,308
2025 143,513,328 21,913,874
2024 143,669,648 21,314,956
2023 143,826,130 20,723,965
2022 144,236,933 20,152,938
2021 144,746,762 19,603,607
2020 145,245,148 19,059,395
2019 145,453,291 18,513,839
2018 145,398,106 17,973,569
2017 145,293,260 17,441,320
2016 145,015,460 16,914,423
2015 144,640,716 16,399,089
2014 144,237,223 15,895,315
2013 143,805,638 15,398,997
2012 143,378,447 14,913,629
2011 143,018,195 14,437,796
2010 142,849,468 13,965,594
2009 142,785,348 13,490,389
2008 142,742,366 13,021,324
2007 142,805,114 12,565,085
2006 143,049,637 12,129,553
2005 143,518,814 11,718,819
2004 144,067,316 11,338,198
2003 144,648,618 10,983,595
2002 145,306,497 10,647,949
2001 145,976,482 10,325,185
2000 146,596,869 10,017,631
1999 147,214,776 9,740,005
1998 147,670,784 9,482,408
1997 147,915,361 9,237,063
1996 148,160,129 9,004,053
1995 148,375,787 8,785,763
1994 148,407,912 8,576,269
1993 148,458,777 8,373,921
1992 148,538,197 8,176,680
1991 148,394,216 7,981,650
1990 147,969,406 7,786,169
1989 147,721,000 7,589,216
1988 146,857,000 7,391,440
1987 145,908,000 7,191,282
1986 144,894,000 6,986,471
1985 143,858,000 6,780,953
1984 142,745,000 6,580,490
1983 141,668,000 6,381,038
1982 140,823,000 6,178,637
1981 139,941,000 5,983,289
1980 139,010,000 5,802,833
1979 138,027,000 5,631,728
1978 137,060,000 5,465,374
1977 136,100,000 5,302,480
1976 135,147,000 5,143,842
1975 134,200,000 4,990,086
1974 133,432,000 4,842,746
1973 132,669,000 4,702,693
1972 131,909,000 4,569,309
1971 131,155,000 4,442,525
1970 130,404,000 4,321,718
1969 129,664,000 4,197,116
1968 128,928,000 4,065,593
1967 128,196,000 3,936,343
1966 127,468,000 3,812,003
1965 126,745,000 3,692,086
1964 125,345,000 3,577,017
1963 123,960,000 3,465,907
1962 122,591,000 3,358,099
1961 121,236,000 3,254,086
1960 119,897,000 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Zambia
2100 -0.08% 0.53%
2099 -0.08% 0.55%
2098 -0.06% 0.57%
2097 -0.07% 0.58%
2096 -0.05% 0.61%
2095 -0.04% 0.64%
2094 -0.04% 0.64%
2093 -0.06% 0.67%
2092 -0.04% 0.69%
2091 -0.04% 0.7%
2090 -0.04% 0.72%
2089 -0.04% 0.74%
2088 -0.04% 0.77%
2087 -0.05% 0.79%
2086 -0.06% 0.81%
2085 -0.06% 0.83%
2084 -0.06% 0.85%
2083 -0.07% 0.87%
2082 -0.07% 0.9%
2081 -0.08% 0.92%
2080 -0.09% 0.93%
2079 -0.11% 0.96%
2078 -0.12% 0.99%
2077 -0.12% 1%
2076 -0.14% 1.03%
2075 -0.15% 1.05%
2074 -0.17% 1.08%
2073 -0.18% 1.11%
2072 -0.22% 1.13%
2071 -0.21% 1.15%
2070 -0.22% 1.19%
2069 -0.22% 1.2%
2068 -0.22% 1.23%
2067 -0.24% 1.25%
2066 -0.25% 1.28%
2065 -0.26% 1.31%
2064 -0.26% 1.33%
2063 -0.25% 1.37%
2062 -0.27% 1.39%
2061 -0.25% 1.43%
2060 -0.27% 1.45%
2059 -0.27% 1.48%
2058 -0.25% 1.5%
2057 -0.26% 1.53%
2056 -0.26% 1.56%
2055 -0.24% 1.59%
2054 -0.24% 1.62%
2053 -0.2% 1.65%
2052 -0.2% 1.68%
2051 -0.18% 1.71%
2050 -0.16% 1.75%
2049 -0.15% 1.79%
2048 -0.14% 1.82%
2047 -0.13% 1.86%
2046 -0.13% 1.9%
2045 -0.15% 1.94%
2044 -0.16% 1.97%
2043 -0.16% 2.01%
2042 -0.18% 2.05%
2041 -0.19% 2.1%
2040 -0.22% 2.14%
2039 -0.23% 2.19%
2038 -0.24% 2.25%
2037 -0.25% 2.3%
2036 -0.26% 2.35%
2035 -0.27% 2.39%
2034 -0.28% 2.44%
2033 -0.28% 2.49%
2032 -0.3% 2.54%
2031 -0.28% 2.58%
2030 -0.27% 2.62%
2029 -0.26% 2.66%
2028 -0.26% 2.72%
2027 -0.23% 2.76%
2026 -0.61% 2.79%
2025 -0.11% 2.81%
2024 -0.11% 2.85%
2023 -0.28% 2.83%
2022 -0.35% 2.8%
2021 -0.34% 2.86%
2020 -0.14% 2.95%
2019 0.04% 3.01%
2018 0.07% 3.05%
2017 0.19% 3.12%
2016 0.26% 3.14%
2015 0.28% 3.17%
2014 0.3% 3.22%
2013 0.3% 3.25%
2012 0.25% 3.3%
2011 0.12% 3.38%
2010 0.04% 3.52%
2009 0.03% 3.6%
2008 -0.04% 3.63%
2007 -0.17% 3.59%
2006 -0.33% 3.5%
2005 -0.38% 3.36%
2004 -0.4% 3.23%
2003 -0.45% 3.15%
2002 -0.46% 3.13%
2001 -0.42% 3.07%
2000 -0.42% 2.85%
1999 -0.31% 2.72%
1998 -0.17% 2.66%
1997 -0.17% 2.59%
1996 -0.15% 2.48%
1995 -0.02% 2.44%
1994 -0.03% 2.42%
1993 -0.05% 2.41%
1992 0.1% 2.44%
1991 0.29% 2.51%
1990 0.17% 2.6%
1989 0.59% 2.68%
1988 0.65% 2.78%
1987 0.7% 2.93%
1986 0.72% 3.03%
1985 0.78% 3.05%
1984 0.76% 3.13%
1983 0.6% 3.28%
1982 0.63% 3.26%
1981 0.67% 3.11%
1980 0.71% 3.04%
1979 0.71% 3.04%
1978 0.71% 3.07%
1977 0.71% 3.08%
1976 0.71% 3.08%
1975 0.58% 3.04%
1974 0.58% 2.98%
1973 0.58% 2.92%
1972 0.57% 2.85%
1971 0.58% 2.8%
1970 0.57% 2.97%
1969 0.57% 3.24%
1968 0.57% 3.28%
1967 0.57% 3.26%
1966 0.57% 3.25%
1965 1.12% 3.22%
1964 1.12% 3.21%
1963 1.12% 3.21%
1962 1.12% 3.2%
1961 1.12% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

Russia Zambia
Current population
142643173
22844606
Population rank 9/197 62/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.27%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
52.8 seconds
One birth every
26.1 seconds
45.2 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +1,641
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 19/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 +6,562
Net migration rank 187/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 6,562
2024 -574,678 -178,042 587,419 7,381
2023 -503,392 27,807 577,660 9,521
2022 -576,948 765,629 563,456 -8,566
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 535,629 8,143
2020 -697,177 334,094 536,484 8,156
2019 -319,997 336,494 528,089 18,385
2018 -232,637 339,972 515,644 18,431
2017 -130,764 396,619 504,630 25,789
2016 0 447,645 497,521 25,860
2015 43,392 384,756 491,021 16,261
2014 28,848 264,698 483,663 16,574
2013 28,761 289,872 476,846 15,542
2012 0 285,977 469,406 8,958
2011 -128,716 309,377 459,743 13,569
2010 -242,844 307,555 448,337 22,761
2009 -257,014 350,206 434,458 44,867
2008 -356,856 360,840 419,560 39,249
2007 -471,257 365,717 403,729 49,945
2006 -686,638 308,370 387,891 29,517
2005 -846,761 263,541 368,756 35,316
2004 -792,370 261,519 349,352 7,819
2003 -896,822 256,804 331,189 20,845
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 316,041 3,206
2001 -963,445 259,614 302,682 23,582
2000 -967,540 550,401 293,186 -4,338
1999 -927,453 375,468 283,297 -16,888
1998 -694,053 528,135 275,568 -26,796
1997 -769,159 541,387 268,198 -26,276
1996 -785,248 587,171 262,468 -38,358
1995 -845,742 723,875 257,897 -45,423
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 252,023 -45,504
1993 -757,140 507,229 245,917 -47,739
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 239,953 -43,656
1991 103,876 125,505 237,957 -44,203
1990 325,533 299,863 235,835 -38,619
1989 576,112 89,400 233,429 -36,736
1988 778,343 269,862 230,118 -31,270
1987 977,583 275,611 227,813 -26,338
1986 985,279 283,553 224,768 -16,610
1985 762,447 280,614 221,351 -18,474
1984 756,548 247,026 216,695 -18,652
1983 906,676 200,159 212,712 -11,849
1982 830,855 107,520 207,621 -3,676
1981 713,700 36,686 202,822 -16,072
1980 681,149 10,440 198,817 -24,664
1979 690,135 -5,791 197,578 -29,515
1978 812,766 108,882 194,933 -30,284
1977 832,932 122,316 191,557 -30,423
1976 852,237 113,851 186,762 -30,612
1975 843,850 80,069 182,258 -30,886
1974 883,186 -51,759 174,484 -31,178
1973 846,561 -107,568 168,258 -31,472
1972 872,050 -111,168 161,648 -31,672
1971 854,999 -134,968 155,249 -31,651
1970 785,554 -264,464 149,380 -31,370
1969 753,088 -64,643 142,660 -11,469
1968 787,621 -83,221 137,315 -5,447
1967 854,554 -116,029 131,938 -5,298
1966 989,279 -111,360 127,164 -5,129
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 122,814 -5,023
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 117,197 -4,851
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 114,555 -4,676
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 110,173 -4,428
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 106,318 -4,043
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 102,335 -3,898

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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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