Rural population in Russia in 2025 — 35,518,596 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 35.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.52M | −238,030 | −0.67% |
| 2024 | 35.76M | −227,946 | −0.63% |
| 2023 | 35.98M | −284,541 | −0.78% |
| 2022 | 36.27M | −277,007 | −0.76% |
| 2021 | 36.55M | −210,748 | −0.57% |
| 2020 | 36.76M | −155,852 | −0.42% |
| 2019 | 36.91M | −99,396 | −0.27% |
| 2018 | 37.01M | −95,729 | −0.26% |
| 2017 | 37.11M | −59,162 | −0.16% |
| 2016 | 37.17M | −40,488 | −0.11% |
| 2015 | 37.21M | −37,949 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.25M | −34,305 | −0.09% |
| 2013 | 37.28M | −37,852 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.32M | −76,673 | −0.21% |
| 2011 | 37.39M | −218,518 | −0.58% |
| 2010 | 37.61M | −184,104 | −0.49% |
| 2009 | 37.8M | −55,173 | −0.15% |
| 2008 | 37.85M | −154,648 | −0.41% |
| 2007 | 38.01M | −267,759 | −0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.27M | −243,976 | −0.63% |
| 2005 | 38.52M | +61,958 | +0.16% |
| 2004 | 38.46M | −11,737 | −0.03% |
| 2003 | 38.47M | −338,919 | −0.87% |
| 2002 | 38.81M | −270,783 | −0.69% |
| 2001 | 39.08M | −273,325 | −0.69% |
| 2000 | 39.35M | −447,768 | −1.13% |
| 1999 | 39.8M | +210,273 | +0.53% |
| 1998 | 39.59M | −177,313 | −0.45% |
| 1997 | 39.77M | −144,851 | −0.36% |
| 1996 | 39.91M | −246,575 | −0.61% |
| 1995 | 40.16M | +19,250 | +0.05% |
| 1994 | 40.14M | +142,107 | +0.36% |
| 1993 | 40M | +458,674 | +1.16% |
| 1992 | 39.54M | +523,896 | +1.34% |
| 1991 | 39.01M | +114,789 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 38.9M | −165,208 | −0.42% |
| 1989 | 39.06M | −244,969 | −0.62% |
| 1988 | 39.31M | −268,113 | −0.68% |
| 1987 | 39.58M | −317,855 | −0.8% |
| 1986 | 39.89M | −339,540 | −0.84% |
| 1985 | 40.23M | −251,006 | −0.62% |
| 1984 | 40.49M | −185,447 | −0.46% |
| 1983 | 40.67M | −376,436 | −0.92% |
| 1982 | 41.05M | −469,565 | −1.13% |
| 1981 | 41.52M | −393,032 | −0.94% |
| 1980 | 41.91M | −408,102 | −0.96% |
| 1979 | 42.32M | −484,539 | −1.13% |
| 1978 | 42.8M | −429,649 | −0.99% |
| 1977 | 43.23M | −472,493 | −1.08% |
| 1976 | 43.7M | −665,493 | −1.5% |
| 1975 | 44.37M | −924,979 | −2.04% |
| 1974 | 45.3M | −990,420 | −2.14% |
| 1973 | 46.29M | −989,230 | −2.09% |
| 1972 | 47.27M | −933,196 | −1.94% |
| 1971 | 48.21M | −588,203 | −1.21% |
| 1970 | 48.8M | −784,584 | −1.58% |
| 1969 | 49.58M | −867,557 | −1.72% |
| 1968 | 50.45M | −771,848 | −1.51% |
| 1967 | 51.22M | −781,763 | −1.5% |
| 1966 | 52M | −798,687 | −1.51% |
| 1965 | 52.8M | −348,236 | −0.66% |
| 1964 | 53.15M | −426,020 | −0.8% |
| 1963 | 53.57M | −456,351 | −0.84% |
| 1962 | 54.03M | −360,085 | −0.66% |
| 1961 | 54.39M | −591,430 | −1.08% |
| 1960 | 54.98M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
