List of federal subjects of Russia by population

The following is a list of 83 of the 89^[1] federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2010 and 2021 Russian Census. The totals of all federal subjects do not include nationals living abroad at the time of census.

Most recent estimates

Legend

Colour	Type
	Republics
	Krais (territories)
	Oblasts (regions)
	Federal cities
	Autonomous oblast (autonomous region)
	Autonomous okrugs (autonomous areas with a substantial ethnic minority)

Federal subject	2025 estimate[2]	2021 Census[3]	% change	Area (km2)[4]	Density (/km2)
Russian Federation	143,569,049	144,699,673	−0.78%	17,098,246	8.40
Moscow	13,258,262	13,010,112	+1.91%	2,561	5176.99
Moscow Oblast	8,766,594	8,524,665	+2.84%	44,329	197.76
Krasnodar Krai	5,841,846	5,838,273	+0.06%	75,485	77.39
Saint Petersburg	5,645,943	5,601,911	+0.79%	1,403	4024.19
Sverdlovsk Oblast	4,218,204	4,268,998	−1.19%	194,307	21.71
Rostov Oblast	4,135,018	4,200,729	−1.56%	100,967	40.95
Bashkortostan	4,046,094	4,091,423	−1.11%	142,947	28.30
Tatarstan	4,016,571	4,004,809	+0.29%	67,847	59.20
Chelyabinsk Oblast	3,383,188	3,431,224	−1.40%	88,529	38.22
Dagestan	3,258,993	3,182,054	+2.42%	50,270	64.83
Samara Oblast	3,108,944	3,172,925	−2.02%	53,565	58.04
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	3,037,816	3,119,115	−2.61%	76,624	39.65
Stavropol Krai	2,883,494	2,907,593	−0.83%	66,160	43.58
Krasnoyarsk Krai	2,837,374	2,856,971	−0.69%	2,366,797	1.20
Novosibirsk Oblast	2,784,587	2,797,176	−0.45%	177,756	15.67
Kemerovo Oblast	2,526,384	2,600,923	−2.87%	95,725	26.39
Perm Krai	2,482,080	2,532,405	−1.99%	160,236	15.49
Volgograd Oblast	2,435,355	2,500,781	−2.62%	112,877	21.58
Saratov Oblast	2,368,387	2,442,575	−3.04%	101,240	23.39
Irkutsk Oblast	2,316,571	2,370,102	−2.26%	774,846	2.99
Voronezh Oblast	2,259,610	2,308,792	−2.13%	52,216	43.27
Altai Krai	2,098,979	2,163,693	−2.99%	167,996	12.49
Leningrad Oblast	2,057,708	2,000,997	+2.83%	83,908	24.52
Orenburg Oblast	1,815,655	1,862,767	−2.53%	123,702	14.68
Omsk Oblast	1,805,443	1,858,798	−2.87%	141,140	12.79
Primorsky Krai	1,798,047	1,845,165	−2.55%	164,673	10.92
Khanty–Mansi A.O. (Yugra)	1,779,510	1,711,480	+3.97%	534,801	3.33
Tyumen Oblast	1,625,129	1,601,940	+1.45%	160,122	10.15
Chechnya	1,575,819	1,510,824	+4.30%	16,165	97.48
Belgorod Oblast	1,481,098	1,540,486	−3.86%	27,134	54.58
Tula Oblast	1,455,911	1,501,214	−3.02%	25,679	56.70
Udmurtia	1,427,018	1,452,914	−1.78%	42,061	33.93
Vladimir Oblast	1,295,930	1,348,134	−3.87%	29,084	44.56
Khabarovsk Krai	1,273,093	1,292,944	−1.54%	787,633	1.62
Penza Oblast	1,225,984	1,266,348	−3.19%	43,352	28.28
Tver Oblast	1,189,685	1,230,171	−3.29%	84,201	14.13
Yaroslavl Oblast	1,179,301	1,209,811	−2.52%	36,177	32.60
Ulyanovsk Oblast	1,164,837	1,196,745	−2.67%	37,181	31.33
Chuvashia	1,159,757	1,186,909	−2.29%	18,343	63.23
Bryansk Oblast	1,132,475	1,169,161	−3.14%	34,857	32.49
Kirov Oblast	1,120,178	1,153,680	−2.90%	120,374	9.31
Vologda Oblast	1,114,639	1,142,827	−2.47%	144,527	7.71
Lipetsk Oblast	1,107,812	1,143,224	−3.10%	24,047	46.07
Ryazan Oblast	1,073,981	1,102,810	−2.61%	39,605	27.12
Kaluga Oblast	1,064,747	1,069,904	−0.48%	29,777	35.76
Kursk Oblast	1,050,134	1,082,458	−2.99%	29,997	35.01
Tomsk Oblast	1,039,458	1,062,666	−2.18%	314,391	3.31
Kaliningrad Oblast	1,033,128	1,029,966	+0.31%	15,125	68.31
Sakha (Yakutia)	1,007,058	995,686	+1.14%	3,083,523	0.33
Zabaykalsky Krai	982,525	1,004,125	−2.15%	431,892	2.27
Buryatia	970,679	978,588	−0.81%	351,334	2.76
Arkhangelsk Oblast[a]	947,192	978,873	−3.24%	413,103	2.29
Tambov Oblast	946,010	982,991	−3.76%	34,462	27.45
Astrakhan Oblast	945,991	960,142	−1.47%	49,024	19.30
Kabardino-Balkaria	908,090	904,200	+0.43%	12,470	72.82
Ivanovo Oblast	897,869	927,828	−3.23%	21,437	41.88
Smolensk Oblast	857,847	888,421	−3.44%	49,779	17.23
Mordovia	758,390	783,552	−3.21%	26,128	29.03
Amur Oblast	750,870	766,912	−2.09%	361,908	2.07
Kurgan Oblast	744,197	776,661	−4.18%	71,488	10.41
Komi Republic	714,391	737,853	−3.18%	416,774	1.71
Oryol Oblast	685,693	713,374	−3.88%	24,652	27.81
North Ossetia–Alania	678,454	687,357	−1.30%	7,987	84.94
Mari El	665,983	677,097	−1.64%	23,375	28.49
Murmansk Oblast	650,920	667,744	−2.52%	144,902	4.49
Pskov Oblast	574,199	599,084	−4.15%	55,399	10.36
Novgorod Oblast	566,745	583,387	−2.85%	54,501	10.40
Kostroma Oblast	560,758	580,976	−3.48%	60,211	9.31
Ingushetia	534,219	509,541	+4.84%	3,628	147.25
Khakassia	525,451	534,795	−1.75%	61,569	8.53
Yamalo Nenets A.O.	521,655	510,490	+2.19%	769,250	0.68
Karelia	518,644	533,121	−2.72%	180,520	2.87
Adygea	501,038	496,934	+0.83%	7,792	64.30
Karachay-Cherkessia	468,531	469,865	−0.28%	14,277	32.82
Sakhalin Oblast	456,792	466,609	−2.10%	87,101	5.24
Tuva	338,341	336,651	+0.50%	168,604	2.01
Kamchatka Krai	287,949	291,705	−1.29%	464,275	0.62
Kalmykia	267,376	267,133	+0.09%	74,731	3.58
Altai Republic	210,099	210,924	−0.39%	92,903	2.26
Jewish Autonomous Oblast	144,389	150,453	−4.03%	36,271	3.98
Magadan Oblast	134,202	136,085	−1.38%	462,464	0.29
Chukotka	47,902	47,490	+0.87%	721,481	0.07
Nenets Autonomous Okrug	41,829	41,434	+0.95%	176,810	0.24

See also

• List of federal subjects of Russia by area
• List of cities and towns in Russia by population
• List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy

Notes

1. Excluding Nenets Autonomous Okrug.