The population of Russian Federation is expected to decrease by 220,880 in 2026 and reach 143,026,288 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 324,924 people yearly. On average there are 1,201,650 births and 1,821,056 deaths in Russia per year. The population density of Russia has changed from 8.5 in 1980 to 8.8 in 2024.
| Current population | 143,063,478 people at present (Tuesday 10th of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 41.4 years |
| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | |
| Population density | 8.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143,292,448 | -220,880 (-0.2%) | 324,924 | 41.4 | 1.44 | 9 | 108,037,822 (75.4%) |
| 2025 | 143,513,328 | -156,320 (-0.1%) | -251,822 | 41.1 | 1.43 | 9 | 107,994,732 (75.3%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -178,042 | 40.9 | 1.42 | 9 | 107,913,022 (75.1%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 27,807 | 40.6 | 1.41 | 9 | 107,841,558 (75.0%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 765,629 | 40.4 | 1.42 | 9 | 107,967,820 (74.9%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 314,112 | 40.2 | 1.51 | 9 | 108,200,642 (74.8%) |
| 2020 | 145,245,148 | -208,143 (-0.1%) | 334,094 | 40.1 | 1.51 | 9 | 108,488,280 (74.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 336,494 | 40.0 | 1.50 | 9 | 108,540,571 (74.6%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 339,972 | 39.8 | 1.58 | 9 | 108,385,990 (74.5%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 396,619 | 39.6 | 1.62 | 9 | 108,185,415 (74.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 447,645 | 39.5 | 1.76 | 9 | 107,848,453 (74.4%) |
| 2015 | 144,640,716 | 403,493 (0.3%) | 384,756 | 39.4 | 1.78 | 9 | 107,433,221 (74.3%) |
| 2010 | 142,849,468 | 64,120 (0.0%) | 307,555 | 38.9 | 1.57 | 9 | 105,236,676 (73.7%) |
| 2005 | 143,518,814 | -548,502 (-0.4%) | 263,541 | 38.1 | 1.29 | 9 | 105,000,362 (73.2%) |
| 2000 | 146,596,869 | -617,907 (-0.4%) | 550,401 | 37.2 | 1.20 | 9 | 107,245,611 (73.2%) |
| 1995 | 148,375,787 | -32,125 (0.0%) | 723,875 | 36.0 | 1.34 | 9 | 108,218,295 (72.9%) |
| 1990 | 147,969,406 | 248,406 (0.2%) | 299,863 | 34.9 | 1.89 | 9 | 109,070,630 (73.7%) |
| 1985 | 143,858,000 | 1,113,000 (0.8%) | 280,614 | 34.4 | 2.05 | 9 | 103,623,539 (72.0%) |
| 1980 | 139,010,000 | 983,000 (0.7%) | 10,440 | 34.1 | 1.89 | 9 | 97,100,053 (69.9%) |
| 1975 | 134,200,000 | 768,000 (0.6%) | 80,069 | 33.2 | 1.98 | 8 | 89,829,777 (66.9%) |
| 1970 | 130,404,000 | 740,000 (0.6%) | -264,464 | 32.0 | 1.99 | 8 | 81,607,749 (62.6%) |
| 1965 | 126,745,000 | 1,400,000 (1.1%) | -138,078 | 30.6 | 2.13 | 8 | 73,944,310 (58.3%) |
| 1960 | 119,897,000 | 1,339,000 (1.1%) | -234,895 | 29.5 | 2.52 | 7 | 64,914,188 (54.1%) |
In 2025 the population of Russia was 143,513,328 and the average age increased from 29.5 in 1960 to 41.1. Urban population has increased from 107,245,611 (73.2%) in 2000 to 108,037,822 (75.4%) in the current year. The population density of Russia has changed from 8.5 in 1980 to 8.8 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 334,094 | 40.1 | 1.51 | 9 | 108,488,280 (74.7%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -251,822 | 41.1 | 1.43 | 9 | 107,994,732 (75.3%) |
| 2030 | 142,114,448 | -324,272 (-0.2%) | 305,075 | 42.2 | 1.49 | 9 | 108,083,318 (76.1%) |
| 2035 | 140,386,208 | -334,704 (-0.2%) | 315,953 | 43.1 | 1.50 | 9 | 108,149,043 (77.0%) |
| 2040 | 138,894,144 | -249,328 (-0.2%) | 322,698 | 43.6 | 1.52 | 8 | 108,611,058 (78.2%) |
| 2045 | 137,999,568 | -125,888 (-0.1%) | 341,940 | 43.7 | 1.53 | 8 | 109,753,001 (79.5%) |
| 2050 | 137,454,032 | -123,984 (-0.1%) | 322,727 | 43.7 | 1.54 | 8 | 111,388,759 (81.0%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 77.9 (73.2 years for male and 82.6 years for females). Population density will go up to 8.3 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is minus 0.15% (156,320 residents, including 1,781,504 deaths). The demographics of Russia constitutes of 76,880,477 women and 66,411,971 men, which means there are 864 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 22.6% of population (32,412,752) is 19 or younger, 59.0% of population (84,542,544) is between age 20 and 64 and 18.4% of population (26,294,164) is over 65.