As of January 1, 2024, 109.5 million inhabitants lived in Russian cities, opposed to 36.6 million people living in the countryside. The rural population of Russia saw a gradual decrease over the observed time period.
Urban and rural population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024
(in million inhabitants)
*Recalculated based on the results of the 2010 census. **Results of the 2020 census are not taken into account. The figures are as of January 1 of each year, except the national censuses on Jan 15, 1970, Jan 17, 1979, Jan 12, 1989, Oct 9, 2002, and Oct 14, 2010.
Since 2015, the figures include the population of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (April 27, 2024). Urban and rural population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024 (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009893/russian-urban-and-rural-population-size/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Urban and rural population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024 (in million inhabitants)." Chart. April 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009893/russian-urban-and-rural-population-size/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2024). Urban and rural population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024 (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009893/russian-urban-and-rural-population-size/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Urban and Rural Population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024 (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009893/russian-urban-and-rural-population-size/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Urban and rural population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024 (in million inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009893/russian-urban-and-rural-population-size/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Urban and rural population of Russia from January 1, 1970 to January 1, 2024 (in million inhabitants) [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, April 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009893/russian-urban-and-rural-population-size/
