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Population of Russia and Religion Percentage

Russia is the largest country in the world and stretches across Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world. According to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, the population of Russia as of 1st January 2021 is 146,171,015 (146 million or 14.61 Crore) and the estimated population of Russia as on 01.01.2025 is 146 119,900 (146 million)

Russia Population in 2025: 146 million

Russia2025 Population
Total Population146 119,900 (146 million)
Europe Rank1st
Share of World Pop.1.87%
Land Area  6,323,482 sq. mi
Area Rank1st
Density23 people/sq mi
Median Age39.6  Years
Life Expectancy  72.99 years
Urban Population73.7  %
Fertility Rate1.52

Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service 

Religion in Russia

Religion in Russia is diverse, with Christianity followed as the majority Religion. Among Christians, Russian Orthodoxy is the most widely professed faith. In 2012, the Arena Atlas published a major survey on religion in Russia based on self-identification, covering most regions of the country.

Out of a population of approximately 142.8 million, about 47.4% identified as Christians, with the Russian Orthodox Church being the largest group (41.1%). Muslims made up 6.5%, while 1.2% followed pagan beliefs. A significant portion of the population, 25.2%, believed in God without following a specific religion, and 13% identified as atheists.

Religion Percentage in Russia

Religion / GroupPercentage (%)
Christianity (Total)47.40%
– Russian Orthodox Church41.10%
– Other Orthodox Churches1.50%
– Old Believers’ Orthodoxy0.30%
– Unaffiliated Christianity4.10%
– Protestantism and Pentecostalism0.30%
– Catholicism0.10%
Believers (No specific religion)25.20%
Islam6.50%
Paganism (Total)1.20%
– Rodnovery0.50%
– Other Paganism (Tengrism, Shamanism, etc.)0.70%
Buddhism0.50%
Hinduism0.10%
Religious Jews0.10%
Atheism13.00%
Not stated5.50%

Source: Arena Atlas 2012

Russian population shows a negative growth rate from 1990 to 2015. 2015 onwards growth rate was on positive trend due to increasing birth rate & declining death rate. 

But due to Covid-19, Its natural population has undergone its largest peacetime decline in recorded history in 2020-22. Let’s have a look at the Russian population from the year 1900 to 2020.

YearPopulationPercentage Change
189767,473,000—    
192693,459,0001.13%
1939108,377,0001.15%
1959117,534,0000.41%
1970130,079,0000.93%
1979137,552,0000.62%
1989147,386,0000.69%
2002145,166,731−0.12%
2010142,856,836−0.20%
2015144,985,0570.30%
2019146,764,6550.31%
2020146,171,015−0.40%
#CityPopulation
1Moscow10,381,222
2Saint Petersburg5,028,000
3Novosibirsk1,419,007
4Yekaterinburg1,349,772
5Nizhniy Novgorod1,284,164
6Samara1,134,730
7Omsk1,129,281
8Kazan1,104,738
9Rostov-na-Donu1,074,482
10Chelyabinsk1,062,919
Russian Diaspora

People of Russian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the US Census 2020, Russian ancestry is estimated at 2.5 million people in the United States. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada (622,445), Brazil (1.8 million), and Argentina (350,000). 

read more about Russian Ancestry in America

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