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Russia
The world's largest country by far, Russia spans eleven time zones from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean across Europe and Asia. Moscow, the capital, is home to the Kremlin and Red Square, while St. Petersburg is a cultural treasure with the Hermitage Museum. Russia is a major energy superpower with the world's largest natural gas reserves and vast mineral wealth.
Major cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg
2024
144.8M
UN
2050
136.1M
UN
2100
126.4M
UN
~2200
91.0M
GPU
~2500
43.0M
GPU
Population144.8M
Fertility (TFR)1.46
Life expectancy73.3
Median age39.5
Infant mortality3.7 per 1,000
Pop. density9/km²
Urbanization75%
Youth share (0-14)18%
Land area16,376,870 km²
LanguageRussian
ReligionChristian
HDI0.832 (#64)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 103M | 2.93 | 55.5 | 27.9 | 13.2 | -70K | 1.5% |
| 1955 | 111M | 2.81 | 62.1 | 26.2 | 10.0 | -96K | 1.6% |
| 1960 | 120M | 2.63 | 68.3 | 23.9 | 7.5 | -235K | 1.6% |
| 1965 | 127M | 2.11 | 69.3 | 15.9 | 7.6 | -138K | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 130M | 2.01 | 68.7 | 14.7 | 8.7 | -264K | 0.6% |
| 1975 | 134M | 2.00 | 68.3 | 16.0 | 9.7 | +80K | 0.6% |
| 1980 | 139M | 1.92 | 67.5 | 16.4 | 11.0 | +10K | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 144M | 2.09 | 68.3 | 17.1 | 11.2 | +281K | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 149M | 1.91 | 69.3 | 13.6 | 11.1 | +300K | 0.3% |
| 1995 | 148M | 1.35 | 64.0 | 9.4 | 15.5 | +724K | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 147M | 1.19 | 65.0 | 8.6 | 15.6 | +550K | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 145M | 1.30 | 65.2 | 10.2 | 16.2 | +264K | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 144M | 1.59 | 68.2 | 12.6 | 14.6 | +308K | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 145M | 1.79 | 71.3 | 13.3 | 12.9 | +385K | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 146M | 1.50 | 71.2 | 10.0 | 14.7 | +334K | -0.5% |
| 2024Now | 145M | 1.46 | 73.3 | 8.8 | 12.9 | -178K | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 144M | 1.46 | 73.5 | 8.6 | 13.0 | -252K | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 142M | 1.49 | 74.4 | 8.4 | 13.3 | +305K | -0.5% |
| 2035 | 140M | 1.50 | 75.3 | 8.9 | 13.8 | +316K | -0.5% |
| 2040 | 138M | 1.52 | 76.2 | 9.9 | 14.2 | +323K | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 137M | 1.53 | 77.1 | 10.5 | 14.3 | +342K | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 136M | 1.54 | 77.9 | 10.0 | 14.2 | +323K | -0.4% |
| 2055 | 135M | 1.55 | 78.8 | 9.2 | 14.0 | +296K | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 133M | 1.56 | 79.6 | 8.8 | 13.8 | +340K | -0.5% |
| 2065 | 131M | 1.56 | 80.3 | 9.1 | 13.9 | +303K | -0.5% |
| 2070 | 130M | 1.57 | 81.1 | 9.6 | 14.0 | +296K | -0.4% |
| 2075 | 129M | 1.57 | 81.8 | 9.9 | 13.7 | +303K | -0.4% |
| 2080 | 128M | 1.58 | 82.4 | 9.9 | 13.1 | +313K | -0.3% |
| 2085 | 127M | 1.58 | 83.1 | 9.5 | 12.3 | +284K | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 127M | 1.59 | 83.8 | 9.1 | 11.8 | +279K | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 127M | 1.59 | 84.4 | 9.0 | 11.8 | +285K | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 126M | 1.59 | 85.0 | 9.2 | 12.2 | +274K | -0.3% |