Urban population growth in Russia
The urban population of Russia changed by 0.08% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Russia, 2025
0.08%
Change from 2024
+0.01percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
0.59%
Position in 2025
179th of 217
Urban population growth in Russia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.08% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.07% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | -0.12% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | -0.22% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -0.27% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | -0.05% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 0.14% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 0.19% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.31% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.39% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.41% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 0.44% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.44% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 0.41% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.37% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.24% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.09% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 0.09% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 0.02% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | -0.21% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | -0.58% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | -0.54% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | -0.30% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | -0.37% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | -0.32% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.01 percentage points from 0.07% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.41%, the figure has changed by −0.34 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Russia has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Russia
All statistics for Russia
Urban population share
75.3%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.11%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
143,666,931 people
2014 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
143,666,931 people
2014 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
12.6 per 1,000 people
2011 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
13.5 per 1,000 people
2011 · Eurostat