Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Russian Federation in numbers

Russian Federation is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Moscow. Its population was 143.51 million in 2025, ranking 9 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$17,547 in 2025.

Population143.51 million2025
GDPUS$2.56 trillion2025
GDP per personUS$17,5472025
Life expectancy73.42024
Area17.13 million2024
Urban share75.3%2025

People

Population

143.51 million
2025 · -2% since 2000 · Rank 9 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.11%
2025 · -0.42% in 2000 · Rank 178 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

8.8
2024 · -2% since 2000 · Rank 203 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

75.3%
2025 · 73.2% in 2000 · Rank 73 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

17.0%
2025 · 18.0% in 2000 · Rank 154 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

17.8%
2025 · 12.3% in 2000 · Rank 50 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.42
2024 · +19% since 2000 · Rank 172 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

73.4
2024 · +12% since 2000 · Rank 122 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

5.2
2024 · -73% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,003
2023 · +954% since 2000 · Rank 65 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 97.8% in 2000 · Rank 28 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

94.4%
2024 · 2.0% in 2000 · Rank 31 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

97.7%
2023 · 110.8% in 2000 · Rank 116 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$2.56 trillion
2025 · +886% since 2000 · Rank 8 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$17,547
2025 · +890% since 2000 · Rank 84 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$49,568
2025 · +626% since 2000 · Rank 55 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

1.00%
2025 · 10.00% in 2000 · Rank 175 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

8.72%
2025 · 20.80% in 2000 · Rank 26 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

2.1%
2025 · 10.6% in 2000 · Rank 170 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

18.2%
2025 · 44.1% in 2000 · Rank 151 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.1%
2025 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 165 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

17.13 million
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 1 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

50.8%
2024 · 49.6% in 2000 · Rank 56 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

13.98
2024 · +22% since 2000 · Rank 14 of 203

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandChannel IslandsCyprus

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Russian Federation. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.