What is the population of Russian Federation?

The population of Russian Federation is 146,028,325.

Where is Russian Federation located?

Russian Federation is located at latitude 60.0 and longitude 100.0.

What time zone is Russian Federation in?

Russian Federation is in the Asia/Krasnoyarsk time zone.

How has the population of Russian Federation changed?

The population of Russian Federation has increased from 119,897,000 (1960) to 146,028,325 (2026), a change of 21.8%.

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Russia: Located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, it is the largest country in the world by area, spanning eleven time zones.

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Moscow

Population 12,692,466

Quick Facts about Russian Federation

Population	146,028,325
Country	Russia
Different from	Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia
Plate code	RUS
Official name	Российская Федерация, Россия, Venemaa Föderatsioon, la Fédération de Russie
Speed limit	110, 90, 60
Continent	Europe, Asia
Easternmost point	Point(-169.65294084 66.08017854)
Northernmost point	Point(59.23 81.85)
Latitude & Longitude	60.0000,100.0000
Legislative body	Congress of People's Deputies of Russia, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Named for	Kievan Rus'
Official language	Russian, Erzya, Azerbaijani, Karachay-Balkar, Abaza, Udmurt, Komi, Kumyk, Ukrainian, Rutul, Tabasaran, Adyghe, Bashkir, Moksha, Tat, Nogai, Chuvash, Kalmyk Oirat, Dargwa, Chechen, Ingush, Tsakhur, Tatar, Buryat, Altai, Lak, Mari, Avaric, Lezgian, Ossetian, Tuvan, Sakha, Nogai, Kabardian, Aghul, Khakas, Crimean Tatar
Capital	Moscow, Saint Petersburg
Time Zone	UTC+12:00, UTC+02:00, Eastern European Time, Irkutsk Time, Kaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Srednekolymsk Time, Omsk Time, Kamchatka Time, Magadan Time
Local time	23:59:54 (15th April 2026)

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Geography

Russian Federation is located at 60°0'0"N 100°0'0"E (60.0, 100.0). It has 18 neighbors: Estonia, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, South Ossetia, Georgia, Belarus, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, North Korea, Mongolia, Norway, Union and United States.

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The largest city of Russian Federation is Moscow with a population of 12,692,466. Other cities include, Chelyabinsk population 1,202,371, Omsk population 1,172,070, Samara population 1,156,644 and Rostov-na-Donu population 1,130,305. See all Russian Federation cities & populated places.

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Russian Federation has 18 neighbours.

Republic of Estonia Located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, it is characterized by its diverse landscapes, more than 2, 000 islands, and a heavily forested terrain.
Republic of Latvia Situated in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, this country is bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus.
Republic of Azerbaijan Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, this transcontinental country is rich in oil and natural gas.
Republic of Lithuania Located in the Baltic region of Europe, it is one of the three Baltic states.
South Ossetia [provisional]
Georgia Located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, this country is characterized by its diverse landscapes, ranging from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black Sea coast.
Republic of Belarus This Eastern European country, with its capital at Minsk, is landlocked and borders Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Republic of Finland Located in Northern Europe, this parliamentary republic shares borders with Sweden, Norway, and Russia.
Ukraine Located in Eastern Europe, it is the largest country entirely within Europe, sharing borders with Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, and Romania and Moldova to the southwest.
Republic of Poland Located in Central Europe, it's the fifth-most populous member of the European Union.
Republic of Kazakhstan This Central Asian nation, the world's largest landlocked country by land area, spans parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
People’s Republic of China This East Asian country is the world's most populous, with a diverse landscape spanning deserts, mountains, and coastlines.
Japan Independent country in East Asia, situated on an archipelago of five main and over 6, 800 smaller islands
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea This East Asian nation, with a population of approximately 25, 950, 000 and covering an area of 120, 540 km², is located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, bordering China, Russia, and South Korea.
Mongolia This landlocked country in East Asia is characterized by vast, rugged expanses and a nomadic culture.
Kingdom of Norway Located in Northern Europe, the Kingdom of Norway occupies the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Union A city in Union County, New Jersey.
United States Located in North America, this country spans a vast area with diverse landscapes, from coastlines to mountain ranges.

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Tuva Republic
Kaluga Oblast
Mari El Republic
Sakha Republic
Udmurt Republic
Republic of Ingushetia
Murmansk Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Belgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Bryansk Oblast
Republic of Mordovia
Ivanovo Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Tula Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Perm Krai
Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug
Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Chita Oblast
Kamchatka Oblast
Perm Oblast
Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug
Koryak Autonomous Okrug
Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug
Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
Sevastopol
Zabaykalsky Krai
Kamchatka Krai
Republic of Crimea
Amur Oblast
Krasnodar Krai
Stavropol Krai
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Republic of Khakassia
Kirov Oblast
Tyumen Oblast
Chechen Republic
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast
Karelia
Tambov Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Komi Republic
Republic of Buryatia
Primorsky Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Novgorod Oblast
Tver Oblast
Ryazan Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai
Tomsk Oblast
Smolensk Region
Vladimir Oblast
Samara Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Kursk Oblast
Sakhalin Oblast
Saint Petersburg
Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Magadan Oblast
Republic of Bashkortostan
Republic of Dagestan
Kurgan Oblast
Republic of Tatarstan
Astrakhan Oblast
Omsk Oblast
Orenburg Oblast
Oryol Oblast
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Lipetsk Oblast
Pskov Oblast
Moscow
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Altai Republic
Saratov Oblast
Kabardino-Balkaria
Vologda Oblast
Altai Krai
Volgograd Oblast
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Voronezh Oblast
Republic of Adygea
Kostroma Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Penza Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast
Chuvash Republic
Republic of Kalmykia
Rostov Oblast

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	119,897,000	-	(Worldbank)
1961	121,236,000	1.1%	(Worldbank)
1962	122,591,000	1.11%	(Worldbank)
1963	123,960,000	1.1%	(Worldbank)
1964	125,345,000	1.1%	(Worldbank)
1965	126,745,000	1.1%	(Worldbank)
1966	127,468,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1967	128,196,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1968	128,928,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1969	129,664,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1970	130,404,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1971	131,155,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1972	131,909,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1973	132,669,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1974	133,432,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1975	134,200,000	0.57%	(Worldbank)
1976	135,147,000	0.7%	(Worldbank)
1977	136,100,000	0.7%	(Worldbank)
1978	137,060,000	0.7%	(Worldbank)
1979	138,027,000	0.7%	(Worldbank)
1980	139,010,000	0.71%	(Worldbank)
1981	139,941,000	0.67%	(Worldbank)
1982	140,823,000	0.63%	(Worldbank)
1983	141,668,000	0.6%	(Worldbank)
1984	142,745,000	0.75%	(Worldbank)
1985	143,858,000	0.77%	(Worldbank)
1986	144,894,000	0.72%	(Worldbank)
1987	145,908,000	0.69%	(Worldbank)
1988	146,857,000	0.65%	(Worldbank)
1989	147,721,000	0.58%	(Worldbank)
1990	147,969,407	0.17%	(Worldbank)
1991	148,394,216	0.29%	(Worldbank)
1992	148,538,197	0.1%	(Worldbank)
1993	148,458,777	-0.05%	(Worldbank)
1994	148,407,912	-0.03%	(Worldbank)
1995	148,375,787	-0.02%	(Worldbank)
1996	148,160,129	-0.15%	(Worldbank)
1997	147,915,361	-0.17%	(Worldbank)
1998	147,670,784	-0.17%	(Worldbank)
1999	147,214,776	-0.31%	(Worldbank)
2000	146,596,869	-0.42%	(Worldbank)
2001	145,976,482	-0.42%	(Worldbank)
2002	145,306,497	-0.46%	(Worldbank)
2003	144,648,618	-0.45%	(Worldbank)
2004	144,067,316	-0.4%	(Worldbank)
2005	143,518,814	-0.38%	(Worldbank)
2006	143,049,637	-0.33%	(Worldbank)
2007	142,805,114	-0.17%	(Worldbank)
2008	142,742,366	-0.04%	(Worldbank)
2009	142,785,349	0.03%	(Worldbank)
2010	142,849,468	0.04%	(Worldbank)
2011	142,960,908	0.08%	(Worldbank)
2012	143,056,383	0.07%	Sevastopol
2013	143,347,059	0.2%	Sevastopol
2014	143,666,931	0.22%	Sevastopol
2015	144,096,870	0.3%	(Worldbank)
2016	144,342,396	0.17%	(Worldbank)
2017	144,496,740	0.11%	(Worldbank)
2018	144,477,860	-0.01%	(Worldbank)
2019	144,373,535	-0.07%	(Worldbank)
2026	146,028,325	1.13%

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