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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 8.17 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.92% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Russia vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Zimbabwe
2100 124,983,377 37,483,053
2099 125,086,144 37,412,398
2098 125,186,329 37,328,255
2097 125,264,415 37,235,542
2096 125,354,177 37,142,915
2095 125,422,006 37,032,129
2094 125,474,373 36,912,747
2093 125,529,632 36,810,893
2092 125,604,261 36,688,511
2091 125,652,742 36,567,262
2090 125,707,894 36,425,606
2089 125,760,026 36,280,973
2088 125,810,124 36,141,446
2087 125,858,116 35,977,638
2086 125,926,035 35,808,135
2085 126,001,913 35,637,092
2084 126,076,414 35,456,207
2083 126,151,046 35,268,035
2082 126,234,371 35,078,904
2081 126,317,768 34,873,129
2080 126,414,511 34,658,962
2079 126,534,688 34,439,720
2078 126,674,591 34,217,295
2077 126,830,956 33,982,909
2076 126,982,766 33,739,228
2075 127,165,304 33,495,867
2074 127,362,143 33,244,838
2073 127,576,856 32,978,488
2072 127,802,632 32,706,059
2071 128,080,998 32,445,747
2070 128,353,977 32,181,119
2069 128,642,208 31,906,793
2068 128,920,237 31,631,000
2067 129,203,483 31,345,338
2066 129,511,983 31,062,884
2065 129,842,007 30,766,830
2064 130,177,089 30,479,939
2063 130,522,107 30,176,104
2062 130,851,664 29,867,679
2061 131,200,160 29,557,068
2060 131,526,812 29,252,423
2059 131,884,461 28,945,088
2058 132,247,211 28,631,679
2057 132,584,941 28,307,305
2056 132,925,501 27,990,713
2055 133,271,436 27,658,887
2054 133,595,068 27,331,920
2053 133,914,243 26,986,935
2052 134,180,223 26,643,553
2051 134,443,510 26,287,592
2050 134,687,487 25,934,893
2049 134,909,323 25,585,239
2048 135,117,641 25,228,082
2047 135,311,492 24,874,649
2046 135,482,008 24,513,443
2045 135,664,379 24,147,637
2044 135,863,165 23,783,088
2043 136,085,277 23,401,965
2042 136,307,658 23,035,288
2041 136,557,818 22,647,950
2040 136,821,807 22,273,520
2039 137,122,219 21,902,980
2038 137,433,644 21,530,130
2037 137,770,811 21,159,664
2036 138,118,955 20,791,034
2035 138,478,809 20,413,656
2034 138,852,689 20,048,019
2033 139,237,595 19,676,339
2032 139,635,142 19,311,985
2031 140,058,187 18,959,300
2030 140,453,528 18,613,738
2029 140,840,370 18,270,049
2028 141,214,141 17,933,466
2027 141,580,416 17,600,984
2026 141,906,741 17,273,208
2025 142,772,403 16,949,303
2024 143,533,851 16,634,373
2023 143,826,130 16,340,822
2022 144,236,933 16,069,056
2021 144,746,762 15,797,210
2020 145,245,148 15,526,888
2019 145,453,291 15,271,368
2018 145,398,106 15,034,452
2017 145,293,260 14,812,482
2016 145,015,460 14,600,294
2015 144,640,716 14,399,013
2014 144,237,223 14,207,359
2013 143,805,638 14,013,808
2012 143,378,447 13,817,887
2011 143,018,195 13,595,424
2010 142,849,468 13,356,548
2009 142,785,348 13,142,790
2008 142,742,366 12,959,149
2007 142,805,114 12,804,058
2006 143,049,637 12,636,445
2005 143,518,814 12,483,432
2004 144,067,316 12,365,896
2003 144,648,618 12,232,323
2002 145,306,497 12,087,653
2001 145,976,482 11,971,901
2000 146,596,869 11,892,055
1999 147,214,776 11,783,458
1998 147,670,784 11,594,297
1997 147,915,361 11,369,827
1996 148,160,129 11,158,360
1995 148,375,787 10,974,599
1994 148,407,912 10,873,148
1993 148,458,777 10,860,288
1992 148,538,197 10,702,700
1991 148,394,216 10,404,816
1990 147,969,406 10,137,281
1989 147,721,000 9,864,798
1988 146,857,000 9,583,094
1987 145,908,000 9,284,644
1986 144,894,000 8,982,578
1985 143,858,000 8,686,813
1984 142,745,000 8,391,488
1983 141,668,000 8,098,404
1982 140,823,000 7,796,496
1981 139,941,000 7,498,635
1980 139,010,000 7,041,303
1979 138,027,000 6,647,556
1978 137,060,000 6,543,575
1977 136,100,000 6,449,512
1976 135,147,000 6,287,105
1975 134,200,000 6,098,658
1974 133,432,000 5,908,328
1973 132,669,000 5,720,404
1972 131,909,000 5,542,445
1971 131,155,000 5,374,712
1970 130,404,000 5,215,918
1969 129,664,000 5,058,181
1968 128,928,000 4,900,440
1967 128,196,000 4,748,307
1966 127,468,000 4,601,217
1965 126,745,000 4,458,462
1964 125,345,000 4,320,006
1963 123,960,000 4,185,877
1962 122,591,000 4,055,959
1961 121,236,000 3,930,401
1960 119,897,000 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.5M 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
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Zimbabwe
2100 -0.08% 0.19%
2099 -0.08% 0.23%
2098 -0.06% 0.25%
2097 -0.07% 0.25%
2096 -0.05% 0.3%
2095 -0.04% 0.32%
2094 -0.04% 0.28%
2093 -0.06% 0.33%
2092 -0.04% 0.33%
2091 -0.04% 0.39%
2090 -0.04% 0.4%
2089 -0.04% 0.39%
2088 -0.04% 0.46%
2087 -0.05% 0.47%
2086 -0.06% 0.48%
2085 -0.06% 0.51%
2084 -0.06% 0.53%
2083 -0.07% 0.54%
2082 -0.07% 0.59%
2081 -0.08% 0.62%
2080 -0.09% 0.64%
2079 -0.11% 0.65%
2078 -0.12% 0.69%
2077 -0.12% 0.72%
2076 -0.14% 0.73%
2075 -0.15% 0.76%
2074 -0.17% 0.81%
2073 -0.18% 0.83%
2072 -0.22% 0.8%
2071 -0.21% 0.82%
2070 -0.22% 0.86%
2069 -0.22% 0.87%
2068 -0.22% 0.91%
2067 -0.24% 0.91%
2066 -0.25% 0.96%
2065 -0.26% 0.94%
2064 -0.26% 1.01%
2063 -0.25% 1.03%
2062 -0.27% 1.05%
2061 -0.25% 1.04%
2060 -0.27% 1.06%
2059 -0.27% 1.09%
2058 -0.25% 1.15%
2057 -0.26% 1.13%
2056 -0.26% 1.2%
2055 -0.24% 1.2%
2054 -0.24% 1.28%
2053 -0.2% 1.29%
2052 -0.2% 1.35%
2051 -0.18% 1.36%
2050 -0.16% 1.37%
2049 -0.15% 1.42%
2048 -0.14% 1.42%
2047 -0.13% 1.47%
2046 -0.13% 1.51%
2045 -0.15% 1.53%
2044 -0.16% 1.63%
2043 -0.16% 1.59%
2042 -0.18% 1.71%
2041 -0.19% 1.68%
2040 -0.22% 1.69%
2039 -0.23% 1.73%
2038 -0.24% 1.75%
2037 -0.25% 1.77%
2036 -0.26% 1.85%
2035 -0.27% 1.82%
2034 -0.28% 1.89%
2033 -0.28% 1.89%
2032 -0.3% 1.86%
2031 -0.28% 1.86%
2030 -0.27% 1.88%
2029 -0.26% 1.88%
2028 -0.26% 1.89%
2027 -0.23% 1.9%
2026 -0.61% 1.91%
2025 -0.53% 1.89%
2024 -0.2% 1.8%
2023 -0.28% 1.69%
2022 -0.35% 1.72%
2021 -0.34% 1.74%
2020 -0.14% 1.67%
2019 0.04% 1.58%
2018 0.07% 1.5%
2017 0.19% 1.45%
2016 0.26% 1.4%
2015 0.28% 1.35%
2014 0.3% 1.38%
2013 0.3% 1.42%
2012 0.25% 1.64%
2011 0.12% 1.79%
2010 0.04% 1.63%
2009 0.03% 1.42%
2008 -0.04% 1.21%
2007 -0.17% 1.33%
2006 -0.33% 1.23%
2005 -0.38% 0.95%
2004 -0.4% 1.09%
2003 -0.45% 1.2%
2002 -0.46% 0.97%
2001 -0.42% 0.67%
2000 -0.42% 0.92%
1999 -0.31% 1.63%
1998 -0.17% 1.97%
1997 -0.17% 1.9%
1996 -0.15% 1.67%
1995 -0.02% 0.93%
1994 -0.03% 0.12%
1993 -0.05% 1.47%
1992 0.1% 2.86%
1991 0.29% 2.64%
1990 0.17% 2.76%
1989 0.59% 2.94%
1988 0.65% 3.21%
1987 0.7% 3.36%
1986 0.72% 3.4%
1985 0.78% 3.52%
1984 0.76% 3.62%
1983 0.6% 3.87%
1982 0.63% 3.97%
1981 0.67% 6.49%
1980 0.71% 5.92%
1979 0.71% 1.59%
1978 0.71% 1.46%
1977 0.71% 2.58%
1976 0.71% 3.09%
1975 0.58% 3.22%
1974 0.58% 3.29%
1973 0.58% 3.21%
1972 0.57% 3.12%
1971 0.58% 3.04%
1970 0.57% 3.12%
1969 0.57% 3.22%
1968 0.57% 3.2%
1967 0.57% 3.2%
1966 0.57% 3.2%
1965 1.12% 3.2%
1964 1.12% 3.2%
1963 1.12% 3.2%
1962 1.12% 3.19%
1961 1.12% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Russia Zimbabwe
Current population
141906741
17361868
Population rank 9/197 74/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.21%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +804
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 60/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -54,555
Net migration rank 187/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -54,555
2024 - -178,042 - -60,528
2023 -503,392 27,807 372,505 -97,380
2022 -576,948 765,629 371,243 -102,828
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 349,908 -74,623
2020 -697,177 334,094 354,790 -89,440
2019 -319,997 336,494 348,798 -103,107
2018 -232,637 339,972 345,883 -117,758
2017 -130,764 396,619 344,035 -128,241
2016 0 447,645 348,772 -140,181
2015 43,392 384,756 356,203 -162,220
2014 28,848 264,698 366,350 -177,029
2013 28,761 289,872 374,757 -176,972
2012 0 285,977 371,135 -177,061
2011 -128,716 309,377 359,572 -108,714
2010 -242,844 307,555 335,570 -108,671
2009 -257,014 350,206 309,316 -108,689
2008 -356,856 360,840 280,527 -113,858
2007 -471,257 365,717 261,805 -118,299
2006 -686,638 308,370 248,963 -57,257
2005 -846,761 263,541 248,545 -134,212
2004 -792,370 261,519 248,307 -127,550
2003 -896,822 256,804 243,057 -96,667
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 244,170 -101,212
2001 -963,445 259,614 227,909 -139,361
2000 -967,540 550,401 236,343 -165,181
1999 -927,453 375,468 232,393 -86,343
1998 -694,053 528,135 225,614 6,645
1997 -769,159 541,387 216,288 395
1996 -785,248 587,171 205,269 978
1995 -845,742 723,875 206,695 -45,428
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 216,343 -174,723
1993 -757,140 507,229 228,045 -243,947
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 255,291 75,788
1991 103,876 125,505 260,943 3,749
1990 325,533 299,863 265,444 4,948
1989 576,112 89,400 270,838 3,736
1988 778,343 269,862 277,498 11,327
1987 977,583 275,611 286,766 21,308
1986 985,279 283,553 289,894 6,154
1985 762,447 280,614 290,756 4,718
1984 756,548 247,026 290,052 5,124
1983 906,676 200,159 286,545 4,456
1982 830,855 107,520 279,934 32,899
1981 713,700 36,686 271,361 11,523
1980 681,149 10,440 241,179 390,593
1979 690,135 -5,791 223,657 -67,937
1978 812,766 108,882 222,979 -170,727
1977 832,932 122,316 225,139 -89,270
1976 852,237 113,851 221,419 -32,495
1975 843,850 80,069 216,947 -28,988
1974 883,186 -51,759 208,806 -16,105
1973 846,561 -107,568 201,885 -18,733
1972 872,050 -111,168 193,725 -20,959
1971 854,999 -134,968 185,427 -22,719
1970 785,554 -264,464 178,979 -24,102
1969 753,088 -64,643 172,626 -12,028
1968 787,621 -83,221 166,865 -11,997
1967 854,554 -116,029 161,205 -11,814
1966 989,279 -111,360 156,014 -11,211
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 151,164 -10,465
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 145,848 -9,631
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 140,984 -8,936
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 136,317 -8,529
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 131,531 -8,204
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 126,959 -8,260

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

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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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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