Urban population, per capita in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Urban population, per capita was 0.7525 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Russian Federation, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Russian Federation stood at 0.7525 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Russian Federation peaked at 0.7525 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5414 units per person, in 1960.
Russian Federation ranks 73rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5414 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5514 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5593 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5678 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.576 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5834 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.592 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6005 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6087 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6176 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6258 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6324 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6416 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6511 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6605 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6694 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6766 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6824 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6877 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6934 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6985 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7033 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7085 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7129 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7164 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7203 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7247 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7288 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7323 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7356 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7371 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7371 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7338 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7306 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7295 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7294 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7306 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7312 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7319 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7297 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7316 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7323 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7329 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7341 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7331 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7316 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7324 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7339 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7348 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7353 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7367 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7385 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7397 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7408 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7418 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7428 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7437 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7446 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7454 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7462 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7469 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7475 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7485 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7498 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7511 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7525 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5798 units per person | 0.5414 units per person | 0.6176 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6621 units per person | 0.6258 units per person | 0.6934 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7181 units per person | 0.6985 units per person | 0.7356 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.7294 units per person | 0.7371 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7332 units per person | 0.7316 units per person | 0.7353 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.742 units per person | 0.7367 units per person | 0.7462 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7494 units per person | 0.7469 units per person | 0.7525 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.076 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Russian Federation?
- Urban population, per capita in Russian Federation was 0.7525 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7525 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5414 units per person in 1960.
- How does Russian Federation rank for urban population, per capita?
- Russian Federation ranks 73rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.