List of federal subjects of Russia by population


The following is a list of the 85 federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2002 and 2010 Censuses. The totals of all federal subjects do not include nationals living abroad at the time of census.

Most recent estimates

a. Not recognized internationally as a part of Russia.
b. including YaNAO and Yugra Autonomous Okrugs.
c. including Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Ranked list according to census

Data excludes Khanty–Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs.
Data excludes Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Population history

Demographic evolution for the federal subjects and federal districts of Russia:
Federal subject199019921994199619982000200220042006200820101990-2010
% change
Belgorod Oblast1,387,4551,404,9591,434,5511,467,5621,485,8551,501,6991,508,1371,513,0961,511,4331,519,1371,530,12410.28%
Bryansk Oblast1,470,9531,456,0251,462,3081,466,7921,448,2751,423,1781,391,4301,361,1131,331,3631,308,4791,292,144-12.16%
Vladimir Oblast1,657,0681,647,7011,634,0281,623,6771,602,9111,575,5071,539,1791,503,7031,472,6211,449,4751,430,084-13.70%
Voronezh Oblast2,471,5692,467,3842,488,2282,490,6752,470,3082,441,3372,397,1112,353,5322,313,6482,280,4062,261,628-8.49%
Ivanovo Oblast1,295,2151,285,2991,269,2181,248,7931,222,6911,194,5951,161,8611,129,8331,099,9081,079,6051,066,541-17.66%
Kaluga Oblast1,068,4431,074,6731,080,6811,088,9821,084,4791,070,4261,049,6141,028,8291,014,2431,005,6481,001,559-6.26%
Kostroma Oblast804,999801,880796,563788,538775,987761,907743,967725,647708,988697,043688,331-14.49%
Kursk Oblast1,332,9571,325,1561,329,2661,325,4201,307,9631,281,7331,248,5881,214,4631,183,8841,162,4751,148,610-13.83%
Lipetsk Oblast1,231,4861,232,4091,242,9431,246,2321,242,6451,233,6791,220,4761,200,9291,180,8491,168,8141,157,852-5.98%
Moscow Oblast6,700,1806,719,1216,677,3076,660,1926,657,1496,628,1736,609,1526,622,0176,628,1076,672,7736,752,7270.78%
Oryol Oblast895,123899,207907,552905,510895,703884,269867,553850,016833,783821,934812,523-9.23%
Ryazan Oblast1,350,2631,344,3831,335,7351,321,5341,300,0051,274,5031,240,9581,208,1691,182,0111,164,5301,151,439-14.72%
Smolensk Oblast1,158,4291,152,1411,151,1901,150,6461,129,2201,099,3891,063,2691,032,4161,005,871983,227965,986-16.61%
Tambov Oblast1,319,3381,303,3601,301,2271,288,5031,261,6591,231,0541,193,3811,158,8581,130,3521,106,0351,088,437-17.50%
Tver Oblast1,666,5341,648,8801,627,2241,612,2731,583,7551,543,7961,491,4511,443,6821,406,5621,379,5421,360,257-18.38%
Tula Oblast1,856,2061,838,7001,826,6001,809,6571,782,0631,743,3681,694,0081,644,8021,599,8181,566,2951,540,384-17.01%
Yaroslavl Oblast1,472,1261,469,4491,456,9221,446,7971,428,6901,406,1111,378,4171,350,8961,327,8451,315,0051,306,320-11.26%
Moscow8,880,1249,067,8089,066,6129,246,7279,604,2979,932,93210,269,90010,391,47010,425,07510,470,31810,563,03818.95%
Central Federal District38,018,46838,138,53538,088,15538,188,51038,283,65538,227,65638,068,45237,733,47137,356,36137,150,74137,117,984-2.37%
Republic of Karelia791,719789,509778,118763,360749,837735,462721,538708,696697,521690,653684,212-13.58%
Komi Republic1,248,8911,222,1341,192,0631,132,6501,095,7231,057,8731,029,6441,005,706985,029968,164951,155-23.84%
Arkhangelsk Oblast1,575,5021,554,5841,517,9791,476,0641,433,8741,390,3341,350,4481,317,9231,291,3701,271,8771,254,449-20.38%
Nenets Autonomous Okrug51,99350,24546,50443,36741,77441,17440,89641,83241,98942,01942,293-18.66%
Vologda Oblast1,354,4711,353,2201,348,0631,332,5051,317,1441,299,6111,278,5431,255,5601,235,4251,222,8881,213,657-10.40%
Kaliningrad Oblast881,211898,578919,306940,242952,698958,782955,449949,657939,887937,404937,9146.43%
Leningrad Oblast1,667,2801,678,8621,676,1151,685,4801,692,9721,686,7161,672,6851,659,9171,643,8881,633,3501,629,595-2.26%
Murmansk Oblast1,191,4681,170,3711,100,5491,037,162987,936941,062905,735880,003864,607850,929836,672-29.78%
Novgorod Oblast753,369748,820742,100735,557729,747718,565700,859682,628665,365652,437640,613-14.97%
Pskov Oblast844,140837,683832,136826,283813,095793,239769,653747,555724,594705,289688,563-18.43%
St. Petersburg5,002,4444,986,4054,881,5634,820,2134,783,9824,741,9234,688,4144,624,0834,580,6204,568,0474,600,276-8.04%
Northwestern Federal District15,310,49515,240,16614,987,99214,749,51614,557,00814,323,56714,072,96813,831,72813,628,30613,501,03813,437,106-12.24%
Republic of Adygea434,788441,280448,480450,358450,810449,052446,628445,242442,735441,176443,1681.93%
Republic of Kalmykia325,040325,524318,032314,656312,031308,347297,583290,626288,675285,541283,166-12.88%
Krasnodar Krai4,638,1024,763,7414,940,7945,076,0035,128,4855,133,4495,131,6185,106,2595,096,5725,121,7995,160,65611.27%
Astrakhan Oblast997,5161,003,2531,006,0991,019,1711,019,8801,012,3851,005,5101,001,245994,2081,000,8741,007,1130.96%
Volgograd Oblast2,620,1472,656,1642,693,8872,738,0152,751,3852,738,5312,709,6102,673,0712,635,6402,608,7622,589,887-1.15%
Rostov Oblast4,307,9564,370,3894,438,2954,490,7594,487,8644,454,4464,417,6484,365,5944,303,5464,254,4214,229,505-1.82%
Southern Federal District 20,696,99321,367,35321,904,61622,455,21622,650,34222,742,54622,853,02222,849,96122,790,24622,835,21622,968,43510.97%
Southern Federal District ——————————13,713,495—
Republic of Dagestan1,820,1641,937,2972,033,5232,218,4272,332,8372,442,6092,536,0772,601,9802,640,9842,687,8222,737,31350.39%
Republic of Ingushetia189,340194,105194,171282,342296,294340,028455,519475,645486,970499,502516,693172.89%
Kabardino-Balkar Republic762,288794,380810,033834,504860,502878,990894,356898,948894,014891,338893,81917.25%
Karachay–Cherkess Republic419,136428,795433,470437,950440,354439,981439,803436,585431,488427,418427,0171.88%
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania646,348705,019661,144677,237681,150693,564709,630706,989702,338702,456700,8588.43%
Chechen Republic1,100,3341,224,7031,307,0711,224,9861,166,8961,110,2371,072,8671,121,4141,162,8011,209,0401,268,04215.24%
Stavropol Krai2,435,8342,522,7032,619,6172,690,8082,721,8542,740,9272,736,1732,726,3632,710,2752,705,0672,711,19811.30%
North Caucasian Federal District——————————9,254,940—
Republic of Bashkortostan3,941,3213,987,8844,037,1784,084,4734,107,7904,119,8104,108,2494,092,3124,063,4094,052,7314,065,9933.16%
Mari El Republic753,698757,351757,680756,329750,454743,828732,774721,913711,540703,220698,176-7.37%
Republic of Mordovia963,778960,443958,247949,061935,013918,443897,136876,105856,833840,391826,526-14.24%
Republic of Tatarstan3,653,9693,692,3343,740,8113,761,1783,780,3523,789,6883,781,8673,772,9453,761,5343,762,8093,778,5043.41%
Udmurt Republic1,611,4611,622,1491,620,1341,612,6181,603,9601,595,5711,578,1871,560,2601,544,4261,532,7361,526,304-5.28%
Chuvash Republic1,337,1821,344,0141,345,4891,343,9661,339,1941,334,2191,319,4981,304,9841,292,2361,282,5671,278,352-4.40%
Perm Krai3,027,9583,012,5242,982,2292,943,4912,909,6642,878,9032,837,1462,791,0362,748,2332,718,2272,701,174-10.79%
Komi-Permyak Okrug145,576146,670146,730143,570140,580138,877136,608134,414—128,736127,089-12.70%
Kirov Oblast1,651,7261,645,0911,632,4941,609,4801,581,4901,553,5951,518,3781,479,3421,442,9351,413,2571,391,059-15.78%
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast3,780,2563,762,3403,737,3643,711,1163,673,8963,628,2223,554,6963,479,2963,411,0303,359,8163,323,600-12.08%
Orenburg Oblast2,151,0972,168,2572,196,7852,218,0522,218,0822,211,2042,189,8762,162,5452,137,8502,119,0032,112,910-1.78%
Penza Oblast1,546,0791,547,7831,553,1781,545,5291,524,5991,500,1961,466,2151,435,9371,407,9711,388,0211,373,236-11.18%
Samara Oblast3,236,3703,253,2283,278,6483,306,7983,304,2843,291,5983,254,0553,217,6203,189,0033,172,7873,170,141-2.05%
Saratov Oblast2,697,7332,707,5472,724,6292,736,4612,721,7762,710,6452,682,0542,643,5532,608,3152,583,8082,564,835-4.93%
Ulyanovsk Oblast1,410,8781,432,1401,462,8241,470,3641,450,0801,427,3751,395,8821,364,4681,335,9211,312,2081,298,579-7.96%
Volga Federal District31,763,50631,893,08532,027,69032,048,91631,900,63431,703,29731,316,01330,902,31630,511,23630,241,58130,109,389-5.21%
Kurgan Oblast1,107,2801,106,5271,100,5631,090,3551,074,7891,059,5151,030,7481,003,965979,908960,410947,566-14.42%
Sverdlovsk Oblast4,765,8794,754,8974,700,5914,660,0224,625,0574,577,5154,514,0844,448,0974,409,7314,395,6174,393,797-7.81%
Tyumen Oblast3,150,2823,150,0393,140,8853,176,3983,212,5363,218,3563,251,4843,290,0823,323,3033,373,3653,430,3138.89%
Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug1,267,0301,271,5051,279,4831,303,2851,342,9911,359,6461,411,8671,456,5091,478,1781,505,2481,538,61621.43%
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug489,161477,111467,467487,050497,900496,292503,121515,097530,655542,732546,52611.73%
Chelyabinsk Oblast3,701,6943,703,5163,682,6733,679,3433,670,1743,660,1123,621,4263,573,5143,531,2723,510,9903,508,447-5.22%
Ural Federal District12,725,13512,714,97912,624,71212,606,11812,582,55612,515,49812,417,74212,315,65812,244,21412,240,38212,280,123-3.50%
Altai Republic193,275196,962196,977199,879200,461202,441202,945203,214204,474207,122210,7259.03%
Republic of Buryatia1,048,0631,052,0301,039,9461,033,2581,020,4681,004,808987,289974,267963,275959,892963,492-8.07%
Tuva Republic312,576303,300302,160305,042305,316306,152305,216306,448308,491311,619317,0561.43%
Republic of Khakassia570,934573,998573,123570,247564,318557,481549,489542,683538,221537,230539,151-5.57%
Altai Krai2,640,4192,664,8862,684,2972,688,0352,670,4542,651,6282,621,0502,583,4062,543,2652,508,4782,490,714-5.67%
Zabaykalsky Krai1,320,5621,307,8101,269,6901,247,6681,219,7951,192,8191,165,4351,143,8761,128,2381,118,9311,116,974-15.42%
Agin-Buryat Okrug70,28671,94773,30971,93271,04171,30771,77772,73374,23276,38378,28311.38%
Krasnoyarsk Krai3,155,9293,164,2193,139,4643,099,4243,067,8633,022,0922,981,7462,941,9932,906,1812,890,3502,893,926-8.30%
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District 51,86749,30845,18742,13740,00338,26339,16039,43538,98837,76836,640-29.36%
Evenkiysky District 24,00524,06722,13220,03419,55318,46917,75117,50017,27816,70516,302-32.09%
Irkutsk Oblast2,794,8582,793,8562,764,2252,727,3742,686,2842,644,0222,599,6752,560,8802,526,9772,507,6762,502,691-10.45%
Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug127,138129,981131,823132,552134,463134,694135,210134,574133,849134,320135,2946.42%
Kemerovo Oblast3,099,2363,098,6853,072,5153,047,5143,002,2972,963,4392,917,7692,872,0642,838,5332,823,5392,820,636-8.99%
Novosibirsk Oblast2,742,0752,749,2532,733,7382,732,7212,732,2452,725,4992,703,0122,672,8352,649,8802,635,6422,649,871-3.36%
Omsk Oblast2,152,5782,165,2622,164,1142,162,1782,157,3382,136,0582,094,7352,058,5102,034,5902,017,9972,012,092-6.53%
Tomsk Oblast1,075,1821,078,5961,067,9781,069,6031,064,2941,057,8461,049,7701,040,7521,034,1371,034,9851,043,759-2.92%
Siberian Federal District21,105,68721,148,85721,008,22720,882,94320,691,13320,464,28520,178,13119,900,92819,676,26219,553,46119,561,087-7.32%
Sakha Republic1,111,4801,100,3421,064,6171,020,320994,966962,507951,478948,967949,935951,436949,347-14.59%
Kamchatka Krai476,911475,987439,750406,393388,255372,308361,646354,714349,240345,669342,245-28.24%
Koryak Okrug37,62237,36633,07129,88128,32426,64525,68524,34823,18521,88620,396-45.79%
Primorsky Krai2,296,6842,314,5312,284,0702,241,7932,191,9522,141,0252,085,7432,051,3422,019,5291,995,8281,981,970-13.70%
Khabarovsk Krai1,619,6631,624,4161,591,4541,543,7011,509,5131,473,8761,446,1771,427,0481,412,2601,403,7121,400,425-13.54%
Amur Oblast1,055,3371,048,6491,018,407986,417962,023935,607911,381894,485881,091869,617860,686-18.44%
Magadan Oblast390,276365,311300,157240,215220,533201,974187,218178,339171,569165,820161,248-58.68%
Sakhalin Oblast713,981714,320688,638629,939595,594569,234552,155538,080526,235518,539510,834-28.45%
Jewish Autonomous Oblast218,330220,231215,960207,190201,724195,135191,899189,758186,541185,535185,039-15.25%
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug162,135147,930111,42284,45172,24561,61355,30951,41050,52650,26348,591-70.03%
Far Eastern Federal District8,044,7978,011,7177,714,4757,360,4197,136,8056,913,2796,743,0066,634,1436,546,9266,486,4196,440,385-19.94%
147,665,081148,514,692148,355,867148,291,638147,802,133146,890,128145,649,334144,168,205142,753,551142,008,838141,914,509-3.89%