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Urban population, per capita in Russia

Russia: Urban population, per capita was 0.7525 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.7525 units per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.7525 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.5414 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Russia, 1960–2025

00.20.40.60.8196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Russia 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 Russia peaked at 0.7525 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5414 units per person, in 1960.

Russia 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 Russia, 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%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 0.7525 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8133 units per person, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 0.7525 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 70 Cuba 0.7723 units per person compare
  2. 71 Algeria 0.7582 units per person compare
  3. 72 El Salvador 0.7552 units per person compare
  4. 74 Brunei 0.7501 units per person compare
  5. 75 Finland 0.7452 units per person compare
  6. 76 Bulgaria 0.7417 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Russia?
Urban population, per capita in Russia was 0.7525 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7525 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5414 units per person in 1960.
How does Russia rank for urban population, per capita?
Russia ranks 73rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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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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

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.