Urban population — all countries

Urban population — CIS

Urban population in the CIS in 2025 — 161,574,449 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 103.5%.

2025 162M people +0.5% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 162M people2025
Period minimum 79.38M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — CIS, 1960–202575M100M125M150M175M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 79,384,218 people1962: 84,455,234 people1964: 89,489,251 people1966: 94,179,892 people1968: 98,682,731 people1970: 103,217,306 people1972: 107,652,173 people1974: 112,680,932 people1976: 117,547,033 people1978: 122,111,451 people1980: 126,336,794 people1982: 130,322,622 people1984: 134,149,045 people1986: 138,259,441 people1988: 142,343,642 people1990: 145,042,306 people1992: 145,805,141 people1994: 145,437,925 people1996: 145,702,972 people1998: 145,655,173 people2000: 145,511,963 people2002: 145,599,322 people2004: 145,595,313 people2006: 145,580,569 people2008: 146,621,777 people2010: 147,869,938 people2012: 149,862,965 people2014: 152,078,558 people2016: 154,384,097 people2018: 156,469,549 people2020: 158,321,086 people2022: 159,366,373 people2024: 160,766,485 people2025: 161,574,449 people
Change over the period: +82.19M (+103.53%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: CIS

CIS 162M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 162M +807,964 +0.5%
2024 161M +824,403 +0.52%
2023 160M +575,709 +0.36%
2022 159M +478,048 +0.3%
2021 159M +567,239 +0.36%
2020 158M +829,186 +0.53%
2019 157M +1.02M +0.65%
2018 156M +971,312 +0.62%
2017 155M +1.11M +0.72%
2016 154M +1.18M +0.77%
2015 153M +1.12M +0.74%
2014 152M +1.13M +0.75%
2013 151M +1.09M +0.72%
2012 150M +1.05M +0.7%
2011 149M +945,882 +0.64%
2010 148M +673,573 +0.46%
2009 147M +574,588 +0.39%
2008 147M +580,466 +0.4%
2007 146M +460,742 +0.32%
2006 146M +196,539 +0.14%
2005 145M −211,283 −0.15%
2004 146M −124,044 −0.09%
2003 146M +120,035 +0.08%
2002 146M +29,093 +0.02%
2001 146M +58,266 +0.04%
2000 146M +298,408 +0.21%
1999 145M −441,618 −0.3%
1998 146M −78,975 −0.05%
1997 146M +31,176 +0.02%
1996 146M +184,753 +0.13%
1995 146M +80,294 +0.06%
1994 145M −54,007 −0.04%
1993 145M −313,209 −0.21%
1992 146M −22,635 −0.02%
1991 146M +785,470 +0.54%
1990 145M +937,941 +0.65%
1989 144M +1.76M +1.24%
1988 142M +1.97M +1.4%
1987 140M +2.12M +1.53%
1986 138M +2.1M +1.54%
1985 136M +2.01M +1.5%
1984 134M +1.92M +1.46%
1983 132M +1.9M +1.46%
1982 130M +2M +1.56%
1981 128M +1.98M +1.57%
1980 126M +2.07M +1.66%
1979 124M +2.16M +1.77%
1978 122M +2.31M +1.93%
1977 120M +2.26M +1.92%
1976 118M +2.41M +2.09%
1975 115M +2.46M +2.18%
1974 113M +2.5M +2.27%
1973 110M +2.52M +2.35%
1972 108M +2.43M +2.31%
1971 105M +2M +1.94%
1970 103M +2.22M +2.19%
1969 101M +2.32M +2.35%
1968 98.68M +2.26M +2.34%
1967 96.43M +2.25M +2.39%
1966 94.18M +2.23M +2.42%
1965 91.95M +2.46M +2.75%
1964 89.49M +2.51M +2.88%
1963 86.98M +2.53M +2.99%
1962 84.46M +2.39M +2.91%
1961 82.07M +2.68M +3.38%
1960 79.38M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.