Cities with a population of 100,000 or more, 2024 edition
thousand persons / thou. persons
The population of Russian cities with 100 thousand or more people is growing unevenly: some centers are increasing while others remain stable. This table shows the number of residents in each such city in 2002 and 2024, and how this indicator changed over twenty-two years. Data is provided in thousands of people; the annual series covers all cities in the country meeting the threshold
Chart of the population of Russian cities with 100 thousand or more people, 2002–2024, thousands of people
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 172 series in thousand persons / thou. persons shown across 7 breakdowns. 1,020 values in total.
The largest value belongs to “Volgograd” — 1,019 thousand persons / thou. persons; the smallest is “Achinsk” at 100 thousand persons / thou. persons. The gap between them is 10.2-fold.
All table numbers are series: 172
| Series | 2002 | 2010 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Норильск | 135,00 | 175,00 | 174,00 | 184,00 | 175,00 | 177,00 | — |
| Ноябрьск | 96,00 | 111,00 | 100,00 | 109,00 | 101,00 | 103,00 | — |
| Обнинск | 106,00 | 105,00 | 125,00 | 122,00 | 130,00 | 132,00 | — |
| Одинцово | 135,00 | 139,00 | 181,00 | 139,00 | 186,00 | 187,00 | — |
| Октябрьский | 109,00 | 109,00 | 116,00 | 114,00 | 116,00 | 116,00 | — |
| Омск | 1 134,00 | 1 154,00 | 1 126,00 | 1 126,00 | 1 111,00 | 1 104,00 | — |
| Орел | 333,00 | 318,00 | 303,00 | 298,00 | 297,00 | 292,00 | — |
| Оренбург | 549,00 | 548,00 | 544,00 | 572,00 | 539,00 | 537,00 | — |
| Орехово-Зуево | 122,00 | 121,00 | 106,00 | 118,00 | 106,00 | 105,00 | — |
| Орск | 251,00 | 240,00 | 189,00 | 223,00 | 188,00 | 188,00 | — |
| Пенза | 518,00 | 517,00 | 501,00 | 510,00 | 492,00 | 488,00 | — |
| Первоуральск | 132,00 | 125,00 | 114,00 | 118,00 | 113,00 | 112,00 | — |
| Пермь | 1 002,00 | 991,00 | 1 034,00 | 1 043,00 | 1 027,00 | 1 027,00 | — |
| Петрозаводск | 266,00 | 262,00 | 235,00 | 281,00 | 236,00 | 236,00 | — |
| Петропавловск-Камчатский | 198,00 | 180,00 | 165,00 | 181,00 | 163,00 | 163,00 | — |
| Подольск | 181,00 | 188,00 | 315,00 | 310,00 | 312,00 | 313,00 | — |
| Прокопьевск | 225,00 | 210,00 | 178,00 | 185,00 | 175,00 | 173,00 | — |
| Псков | 203,00 | 203,00 | 193,00 | 209,00 | 189,00 | 187,00 | — |
| Пушкино | 72,00 | 103,00 | 111,00 | 110,00 | 112,00 | 112,00 | — |
| Пятигорск | 141,00 | 143,00 | 146,00 | 145,00 | 145,00 | 143,00 | — |
| Раменское | 82,00 | 96,00 | 115,00 | 125,00 | 114,00 | 114,00 | — |
| Реутов | 77,00 | 87,00 | 114,00 | 108,00 | 113,00 | 112,00 | — |
| Ростов-на-Дону | 1 068,00 | 1 089,00 | 1 142,00 | 1 135,00 | 1 136,00 | 1 140,00 | — |
| Рубцовск | 163,00 | 147,00 | 127,00 | 138,00 | 125,00 | 123,00 | — |
| Рыбинск | 223,00 | 201,00 | 177,00 | 180,00 | 174,00 | 172,00 | — |
| Рязань | 522,00 | 525,00 | 529,00 | 529,00 | 523,00 | 521,00 | — |
| Салават | 159,00 | 156,00 | 149,00 | 148,00 | 147,00 | 147,00 | — |
| Самара | 1 158,00 | 1 165,00 | 1 173,00 | 1 137,00 | 1 164,00 | 1 159,00 | — |
| Санкт-Петербург | 4 661,00 | 4 880,00 | 5 602,00 | 5 378,00 | 5 600,00 | 5 598,00 | — |
| Саранск | 305,00 | 297,00 | 315,00 | 318,00 | 312,00 | 311,00 | — |
| Саратов | 873,00 | 838,00 | 901,00 | 818,00 | 892,00 | 887,00 | — |
| Севастополь | — | — | 548,00 | 522,00 | 558,00 | 561,00 | — |
| Северодвинск | 202,00 | 192,00 | 157,00 | 180,00 | 156,00 | 156,00 | — |
| Северск | 109,00 | 109,00 | 107,00 | 105,00 | 106,00 | 105,00 | — |
| Серпухов | 131,00 | 127,00 | 134,00 | 125,00 | 134,00 | 134,00 | — |
| Симферополь | — | — | 341,00 | 335,00 | 338,00 | 337,00 | — |
| Смоленск | 325,00 | 327,00 | 317,00 | 317,00 | 313,00 | 311,00 | — |
| Сочи | 329,00 | 343,00 | 466,00 | 434,00 | 447,00 | 445,00 | — |
| Ставрополь | 355,00 | 399,00 | 547,00 | 458,00 | 550,00 | 557,00 | — |
| Старый Оскол | 216,00 | 221,00 | 222,00 | 223,00 | 218,00 | 217,00 | — |
| Стерлитамак | 264,00 | 273,00 | 277,00 | 275,00 | 279,00 | 280,00 | — |
| Сургут | 285,00 | 307,00 | 396,00 | 396,00 | 407,00 | 420,00 | — |
| Сызрань | 188,00 | 179,00 | 166,00 | 163,00 | 163,00 | 162,00 | — |
| Сыктывкар | 230,00 | 235,00 | 221,00 | 243,00 | 220,00 | 220,00 | — |
| Таганрог | 282,00 | 258,00 | 245,00 | 246,00 | 242,00 | 242,00 | — |
| Тамбов | 294,00 | 280,00 | 262,00 | 287,00 | 259,00 | 256,00 | — |
| Тверь | 409,00 | 404,00 | 416,00 | 425,00 | 415,00 | 413,00 | — |
| Тольятти | 703,00 | 720,00 | 685,00 | 686,00 | 675,00 | 668,00 | — |
| Томск | 488,00 | 525,00 | 556,00 | 571,00 | 552,00 | 545,00 | — |
| Тула | 481,00 | 501,00 | 474,00 | 461,00 | 467,00 | 462,00 | — |
| Тюмень | 511,00 | 582,00 | 847,00 | 829,00 | 856,00 | 861,00 | — |
| Улан-Удэ | 359,00 | 404,00 | 438,00 | 436,00 | 436,00 | 436,00 | — |
| Ульяновск | 636,00 | 615,00 | 617,00 | 623,00 | 613,00 | 612,00 | — |
| Уссурийск | 158,00 | 158,00 | 180,00 | 172,00 | 180,00 | 180,00 | — |
| Уфа | 1 042,00 | 1 062,00 | 1 145,00 | 1 135,00 | 1 158,00 | 1 163,00 | — |
| Хабаровск | 583,00 | 577,00 | 617,00 | 613,00 | 617,00 | 616,00 | — |
| Ханты-Мансийск | — | — | 107,00 | 106,00 | 110,00 | 112,00 | — |
| Хасавюрт | 122,00 | 131,00 | 155,00 | 148,00 | 157,00 | 159,00 | — |
| Химки | 141,00 | 207,00 | 257,00 | 256,00 | 257,00 | 257,00 | — |
| Чебоксары | 441,00 | 454,00 | 498,00 | 498,00 | 496,00 | 496,00 | — |
| Челябинск | 1 077,00 | 1 130,00 | 1 190,00 | 1 179,00 | 1 183,00 | 1 177,00 | — |
| Череповец | 312,00 | 312,00 | 305,00 | 309,00 | 301,00 | 299,00 | — |
| Черкесск | 116,00 | 129,00 | 113,00 | 123,00 | 113,00 | 113,00 | — |
| Чита | 317,00 | 324,00 | 334,00 | 350,00 | 334,00 | 333,00 | — |
| Шахты | 223,00 | 240,00 | 226,00 | 226,00 | 222,00 | 221,00 | — |
| Щелково | 113,00 | 110,00 | 134,00 | 129,00 | 136,00 | 136,00 | — |
| Электросталь | 146,00 | 155,00 | 146,00 | 149,00 | 143,00 | 142,00 | — |
| Элиста | 104,00 | 104,00 | 103,00 | 104,00 | 103,00 | 103,00 | — |
| Энгельс | 194,00 | 202,00 | 225,00 | 225,00 | 223,00 | 223,00 | — |
| Южно-Сахалинск | 175,00 | 182,00 | 182,00 | 202,00 | 180,00 | 180,00 | — |
| Якутск | 211,00 | 270,00 | 355,00 | 341,00 | 361,00 | 368,00 | — |
| Ярославль | 613,00 | 591,00 | 577,00 | 594,00 | 571,00 | 567,00 | — |
How to read this table
Table rows are categorized by city name, allowing for a comparison of population growth or decline dynamics in each. For example, in Abakan, the population grew from 165 to 186 thousand, while other cities may have shown different trends. All data is provided in a single unit of measurement—thousands of people—enabling comparison without additional recalculations
What is visible in these numbers
The table is 86% filled: Rosstat does not publish every cell, and the gaps are left as they are rather than interpolated.
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Period and application
Rosstat publishes data on the population of Russian cities with 100 thousand or more people for 2002–2024. The annual table update was completed in 2024. This information is useful for urbanists and specialists in demography and regional statistics
1) Данные приведены: 2002 г. – по переписи населения на 9 октября, 2010 г. – по переписи населения на 14 октября, 2021 г. – по переписи населения на 1 октября; за остальные годы – оценка на 1 января соответствующего года.
2) Данные по городу Балашиха приведены с учетом изменения его границы в 2015 году в соответствии с законом Московской области от 30 декабря 2014 года N 208/2014-ОЗ с изменениями от 13 апреля 2015 года N 52/2015-ОЗ.
3) Данные по городу федерального значения Москве приведены с учетом изменения его границы с 1 июля 2012 года в соответствии с постановлением Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации от 27 декабря 2011 г. No 560-СФ.
1) Data are presented as follows: 2002 – according to the population census as of October 9; 2010 – according to the population census as of October 14; 2021 – according to the population census as of October 1; for the other years – estimates as of January 1 of the relevant year.
2) Data for Balashikha city are given taking into account the changes in its borders in 2015 in accordance with the Law of the Moscow Region of December 30, 2014 No. 208/2014-OZ, with amendments of April 13, 2015 No. 52 / 2015- OZ.
3) Data on Moscow – city of federal importance – are given taking into account the change in its borders since July 1, 2012 in accordance with the resolution of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of December 27, 2011 No. 560-SF.
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