List of cities and towns in Russia by population
This is a list of cities and towns in Russia with a population of over 50,000 at the 2010 census. These numbers are the population within the limits of the city/town proper, not the urban area or metropolitan area figures.

The list includes the city of Sevastopol and locations within the Republic of Crimea, which are de facto administered by Russia but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Those were not subject to the 2010 census as constituent parts of Ukraine. The city of Zelenograd (a part of the federal city of Moscow) and the municipal cities/towns of the federal city of St. Petersburg are also excluded, as they are not enumerated in the 2010 census as stand-alone localities. Note that the sixteen largest cities have a total population of 35,798,844, or roughly 24.4% of the country's total population.
Cities and towns
Cities in bold symbolize the capital city of its respective federal subject. Three capitals are too small to make the list: Naryan-Mar (pop. 25,536), Anadyr (pop. 15,240), and Magas (pop. 13,601). Pyatigorsk is the administrative centre of North Caucasian Federal District but not of any federal subject.
Rank | City / Town | Russian | Federal subject | Federal district | Population |
Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 estimate[1] | 2010 Census[2] | ||||||
1 | Moscow | Москва | ![]() |
Central | 12,655,050 | 11,503,501 | +10.01% |
2 | Saint Petersburg | Санкт-Петербург | ![]() |
Northwest | 5,384,342 | 4,879,566 | +10.34% |
3 | Novosibirsk | Новосибирск | ![]() |
Siberia | 1,620,162 | 1,473,754 | +9.93% |
4 | Yekaterinburg | Екатеринбург | ![]() |
Ural | 1,495,066 | 1,349,772 | +10.76% |
5 | Kazan | Казань | ![]() |
Volga | 1,257,341 | 1,143,535 | +9.95% |
6 | Nizhny Novgorod | Нижний Новгород | ![]() |
Volga | 1,244,254 | 1,250,619 | −0.51% |
7 | Chelyabinsk | Челябинск | ![]() |
Ural | 1,187,960 | 1,130,132 | +5.12% |
8 | Samara | Самара | ![]() |
Volga | 1,144,759 | 1,164,685 | −1.71% |
9 | Omsk | Омск | ![]() |
Siberia | 1,139,897 | 1,154,119 | −1.23% |
10 | Rostov-on-Don | Ростов-на-Дону | ![]() |
South[5] | 1,137,704 | 1,089,261 | +4.45% |
11 | Ufa | Уфа | ![]() |
Volga | 1,125,933 | 1,062,319 | +5.99% |
12 | Krasnoyarsk | Красноярск | ![]() |
Siberia | 1,092,851 | 973,826 | +12.22% |
13 | Voronezh | Воронеж | ![]() |
Central | 1,050,602 | 889,680 | +18.09% |
14 | Perm | Пермь | ![]() |
Volga | 1,049,199 | 991,162 | +5.86% |
15 | Volgograd | Волгоград | ![]() |
South | 1,004,763 | 1,021,215 | −1.61% |
16 | Krasnodar | Краснодар | ![]() |
South | 948,827 | 744,995 | +27.36% |
17 | Saratov | Саратов | ![]() |
Volga | 830,155 | 837,900 | −0.92% |
18 | Tyumen | Тюмень | ![]() |
Ural | 816,700 | 581,907 | +40.35% |
19 | Tolyatti | Тольятти | ![]() |
Volga | 693,072 | 719,632 | −3.69% |
20 | Izhevsk | Ижевск | ![]() |
Volga | 646,468 | 627,734 | +2.98% |
21 | Barnaul | Барнаул | ![]() |
Siberia | 631,124 | 612,401 | +3.06% |
22 | Ulyanovsk | Ульяновск | ![]() |
Volga | 625,462 | 614,786 | +1.74% |
23 | Irkutsk | Иркутск | ![]() |
Siberia | 617,515 | 587,891 | +5.04% |
24 | Khabarovsk | Хабаровск | ![]() |
Far East | 610,305 | 577,441 | +5.69% |
25 | Makhachkala | Махачкала | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 604,266 | 572,076 | +5.63% |
26 | Yaroslavl | Ярославль | ![]() |
Central | 601,403 | 591,486 | +1.68% |
27 | Vladivostok | Владивосток | ![]() |
Far East | 600,871 | 592,034 | +1.49% |
28 | Orenburg | Оренбург | ![]() |
Volga | 572,819 | 548,331 | +4.47% |
29 | Tomsk | Томск | ![]() |
Siberia | 568,508 | 524,669 | +8.36% |
30 | Kemerovo | Кемерово | ![]() |
Siberia | 552,546 | 532,981 | +3.67% |
31 | Novokuznetsk | Новокузнецк | ![]() |
Siberia | 544,583 | 547,904 | −0.61% |
32 | Ryazan | Рязань | ![]() |
Central | 534,801 | 524,927 | +1.88% |
33 | Naberezhnye Chelny | Набережные Челны | ![]() |
Volga | 532,074 | 513,193 | +3.68% |
34 | Astrakhan | Астрахань | ![]() |
South | 524,371 | 520,339 | +0.77% |
35 | Kirov | Киров | ![]() |
Volga | 521,091 | 473,695 | +10.01% |
36 | Penza | Пенза | ![]() |
Volga | 516,450 | 517,311 | −0.17% |
37 | Balashikha | Балашиха | ![]() |
Central | 507,307 | 215,494 | +135.42% |
38 | Lipetsk | Липецк | ![]() |
Central | 503,216 | 508,887 | −1.11% |
39 | Cheboksary | Чебоксары | ![]() |
Volga | 495,810 | 453,721 | +9.28% |
40 | Kaliningrad | Калининград | ![]() |
Northwest | 493,256 | 431,902 | +14.21% |
41 | Tula | Тула | ![]() |
Central | 467,955 | 501,169 | −6.63% |
— | Sevastopol | Севастополь | ![]() |
South | 464,349 | 342,451 | +35.60% [lower-alpha 2] |
42 | Stavropol | Ставрополь | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 454,488 | 398,539 | +14.04% |
43 | Kursk | Курск | ![]() |
Central | 450,977 | 415,159 | +8.63% |
44 | Ulan-Ude | Улан-Удэ | ![]() |
Far East | 437,514 | 404,426 | +8.18% |
45 | Sochi | Сочи | ![]() |
South | 432,322 | 343,334 | +25.92% |
46 | Tver | Тверь | ![]() |
Central | 424,969 | 403,606 | +5.29% |
47 | Magnitogorsk | Магнитогорск | ![]() |
Ural | 413,251 | 407,775 | +1.34% |
48 | Ivanovo | Иваново | ![]() |
Central | 401,505 | 408,330 | −1.67% |
49 | Bryansk | Брянск | ![]() |
Central | 399,579 | 415,721 | −3.88% |
50 | Belgorod | Белгород | ![]() |
Central | 391,702 | 356,402 | +9.90% |
51 | Surgut | Сургут | ![]() |
Ural | 387,235 | 306,675 | +26.27% |
52 | Vladimir | Владимир | ![]() |
Central | 352,347 | 345,373 | +2.02% |
53 | Chita | Чита | ![]() |
Far East | 350,861 | 324,444 | +8.14% |
54 | Arkhangelsk | Архангельск | ![]() |
Northwest | 344,927 | 348,783 | −1.11% |
55 | Nizhny Tagil | Нижний Тагил | ![]() |
Ural | 344,656 | 361,811 | −4.74% |
— | Simferopol | Симферопoль | ![]() |
South | 336,212 | 343,644 | −2.16% [lower-alpha 2] |
56 | Kaluga | Калуга | ![]() |
Central | 331,842 | 324,698 | +2.20% |
57 | Yakutsk | Якутск | ![]() |
Far East | 330,615 | 269,601 | +22.63% |
58 | Grozny | Грозный | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 324,602 | 271,573 | +19.53% |
59 | Volzhsky | Волжский | ![]() |
South | 323,853 | 314,255 | +3.05% |
60 | Smolensk | Смоленск | ![]() |
Central | 320,170 | 326,861 | −2.05% |
61 | Saransk | Саранск | ![]() |
Volga | 317,432 | 297,415 | +6.73% |
62 | Cherepovets | Череповец | ![]() |
Northwest | 312,091 | 312,310 | −0.07% |
63 | Kurgan | Курган | ![]() |
Ural | 309,285 | 333,606 | −7.29% |
64 | Podolsk | Подольск | ![]() |
Central | 309,250 | 187,961 | +64.53% |
65 | Vologda | Вологда | ![]() |
Northwest | 308,530 | 301,755 | +2.25% |
66 | Oryol | Орёл | ![]() |
Central | 303,696 | 317,747 | −4.42% |
67 | Vladikavkaz | Владикавказ | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 301,543 | 311,693 | −3.26% |
68 | Tambov | Тамбов | ![]() |
Central | 289,701 | 280,161 | +3.41% |
69 | Murmansk | Мурманск | ![]() |
Northwest | 282,851 | 307,257 | −7.94% |
70 | Petrozavodsk | Петрозаводск | ![]() |
Northwest | 280,711 | 261,987 | +7.15% |
71 | Nizhnevartovsk | Нижневартовск | ![]() |
Ural | 278,725 | 251,694 | +10.74% |
72 | Kostroma | Кострома | ![]() |
Central | 277,393 | 268,742 | +3.22% |
73 | Yoshkar-Ola | Йошкар-Ола | ![]() |
Volga | 276,155 | 248,782 | +11.00% |
74 | Novorossiysk | Новороссийск | ![]() |
South | 275,795 | 241,952 | +13.99% |
75 | Sterlitamak | Стерлитамак | ![]() |
Volga | 274,134 | 273,486 | +0.24% |
76 | Khimki | Химки | ![]() |
Central | 257,757 | 207,425 | +24.27% |
77 | Taganrog | Таганрог | ![]() |
South | 248,269 | 257,681 | −3.65% |
78 | Mytishchi | Мытищи | ![]() |
Central | 245,643 | 173,160 | +41.86% |
79 | Syktyvkar | Сыктывкар | ![]() |
Northwest | 243,926 | 235,006 | +3.80% |
80 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | Комсомольск-на-Амуре | ![]() |
Far East | 241,072 | 263,906 | −8.65% |
81 | Nizhnekamsk | Нижнекамск | ![]() |
Volga | 240,097 | 234,044 | +2.59% |
82 | Nalchik | Нальчик | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 239,054 | 240,203 | −0.48% |
83 | Shakhty | Шахты | ![]() |
South | 228,816 | 239,987 | −4.65% |
84 | Dzerzhinsk | Дзержинск | ![]() |
Volga | 227,326 | 240,742 | −5.57% |
85 | Engels | Энгельс | ![]() |
Volga | 226,143 | 202,419 | +11.72% |
86 | Blagoveshchensk | Благовещенск | ![]() |
Far East | 225,757 | 214,390 | +5.30% |
87 | Korolyov | Королёв | ![]() |
Central | 225,299 | 183,402 | +22.84% |
88 | Bratsk | Братск | ![]() |
Siberia | 225,037 | 246,319 | −8.64% |
89 | Veliky Novgorod | Великий Новгород | ![]() |
Northwest | 225,019 | 218,717 | +2.88% |
90 | Orsk | Орск | ![]() |
Volga | 224,814 | 239,800 | −6.25% |
91 | Stary Oskol | Старый Оскол | ![]() |
Central | 223,711 | 221,085 | +1.19% |
92 | Angarsk | Ангарск | ![]() |
Siberia | 222,855 | 233,567 | −4.59% |
93 | Pskov | Псков | ![]() |
Northwest | 209,426 | 203,279 | +3.02% |
94 | Lyubertsy | Люберцы | ![]() |
Central | 208,397 | 172,525 | +20.79% |
95 | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Южно-Сахалинск | ![]() |
Far East | 200,235 | 181,728 | +10.18% |
96 | Biysk | Бийск | ![]() |
Siberia | 198,433 | 210,115 | −5.56% |
97 | Prokopyevsk | Прокопьевск | ![]() |
Siberia | 187,877 | 210,130 | −10.59% |
98 | Abakan | Абакан | ![]() |
Siberia | 187,239 | 165,214 | +13.33% |
99 | Armavir | Армавир | ![]() |
South | 187,215 | 188,832 | −0.86% |
100 | Balakovo | Балаково | ![]() |
Volga | 186,012 | 199,690 | −6.85% |
101 | Norilsk | Норильск | ![]() |
Siberia | 182,701 | 175,365 | +4.18% |
102 | Rybinsk | Рыбинск | ![]() |
Central | 182,383 | 200,771 | −9.16% |
103 | Severodvinsk | Северодвинск | ![]() |
Northwest | 180,806 | 192,353 | −6.00% |
104 | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Петропавловск-Камчатский | ![]() |
Far East | 179,367 | 179,780 | −0.23% |
105 | Krasnogorsk | Красногорск | ![]() |
Central | 175,812 | 116,896 | +50.40% |
106 | Ussuriysk | Уссурийск | ![]() |
Far East | 172,942 | 158,004 | +9.45% |
107 | Volgodonsk | Волгодонск | ![]() |
South | 169,953 | 170,841 | −0.52% |
108 | Novocherkassk | Новочеркасск | ![]() |
South | 166,312 | 168,746 | −1.44% |
109 | Syzran | Сызрань | ![]() |
Volga | 165,199 | 178,750 | −7.58% |
110 | Kamensk-Uralsky | Каменск-Уральский | ![]() |
Ural | 163,990 | 174,689 | −6.12% |
111 | Zlatoust | Златоуст | ![]() |
Ural | 162,148 | 174,962 | −7.32% |
112 | Almetyevsk | Альметьевск | ![]() |
Volga | 158,019 | 146,393 | +7.94% |
113 | Elektrostal | Электросталь | ![]() |
Central | 152,607 | 155,196 | −1.67% |
— | Kerch | Керчь | ![]() |
South | 151,996 | 157,007 | −3.19% [lower-alpha 2] |
114 | Miass | Миасс | ![]() |
Ural | 150,914 | 151,751 | −0.55% |
115 | Salavat | Салават | ![]() |
Volga | 148,947 | 156,095 | −4.58% |
116 | Khasavyurt | Хасавюрт | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 146,394 | 131,187 | +11.59% |
117 | Pyatigorsk | Пятигорск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 146,267 | 142,511 | +2.64% |
118 | Kopeysk | Копейск | ![]() |
Ural | 145,961 | 137,601 | +6.08% |
119 | Nakhodka | Находка | ![]() |
Far East | 142,673 | 159,719 | −10.67% |
120 | Rubtsovsk | Рубцовск | ![]() |
Siberia | 139,565 | 147,002 | −5.06% |
121 | Maykop | Майкоп | ![]() |
South | 139,084 | 144,249 | −3.58% |
122 | Kolomna | Коломна | ![]() |
Central | 138,693 | 144,589 | −4.08% |
123 | Berezniki | Березники | ![]() |
Volga | 137,091 | 156,466 | −12.38% |
124 | Odintsovo | Одинцово | ![]() |
Central | 135,867 | 138,930 | −2.20% |
125 | Domodedovo | Домодедово | ![]() |
Central | 135,070 | 96,145 | +40.49% |
126 | Kovrov | Ковров | ![]() |
Central | 134,074 | 145,214 | −7.67% |
127 | Neftekamsk | Нефтекамск | ![]() |
Volga | 131,945 | 121,733 | +8.39% |
128 | Kaspiysk | Каспийск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 128,663 | 100,129 | +28.50% |
129 | Nefteyugansk | Нефтеюганск | ![]() |
Ural | 128,159 | 122,855 | +4.32% |
130 | Kislovodsk | Кисловодск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 127,919 | 128,553 | −0.49% |
131 | Novocheboksarsk | Новочебоксарск | ![]() |
Volga | 127,586 | 124,097 | +2.81% |
132 | Bataysk | Батайск | ![]() |
South | 127,444 | 111,843 | +13.95% |
133 | Shchyolkovo | Щёлково | ![]() |
Central | 127,292 | 110,411 | +15.29% |
134 | Derbent | Дербент | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 126,606 | 119,200 | +6.21% |
135 | Serpukhov | Серпухов | ![]() |
Central | 125,473 | 127,041 | −1.23% |
136 | Nazran | Назрань | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 124,169 | 93,335 | +33.04% |
137 | Ramenskoye | Раменское | ![]() |
Central | 123,590 | 96,317 | +28.32% |
138 | Cherkessk | Черкесск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 123,148 | 129,069 | −4.59% |
139 | Novomoskovsk | Новомосковск | ![]() |
Central | 121,674 | 131,386 | −7.39% |
140 | Kyzyl | Кызыл | ![]() |
Siberia | 120,067 | 109,918 | +9.23% |
141 | Pervouralsk | Первоуральск | ![]() |
Ural | 119,365 | 124,528 | −4.15% |
142 | Novy Urengoy | Новый Уренгой | ![]() |
Ural | 118,115 | 104,107 | +13.46% |
143 | Orekhovo-Zuyevo | Орехово-Зуево | ![]() |
Central | 117,966 | 120,670 | −2.24% |
144 | Dolgoprudny | Долгопрудный | ![]() |
Central | 117,778 | 90,956 | +29.49% |
145 | Obninsk | Обнинск | ![]() |
Central | 116,179 | 104,739 | +10.92% |
146 | Nevinnomyssk | Невинномысск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 115,627 | 118,360 | −2.31% |
147 | Yessentuki | Ессентуки | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 114,824 | 100,996 | +13.69% |
148 | Oktyabrsky | Октябрьский | ![]() |
Volga | 113,737 | 109,474 | +3.89% |
149 | Dimitrovgrad | Димитровград | ![]() |
Volga | 112,388 | 122,580 | −8.31% |
150 | Pushkino | Пушкино | ![]() |
Central | 108,741 | 102,874 | +5.70% |
151 | Kamyshin | Камышин | ![]() |
South | 108,665 | 119,565 | −9.12% |
152 | Noyabrsk | Ноябрьск | ![]() |
Ural | 108,376 | 110,620 | −2.03% |
— | Yevpatoria | Евпатория | ![]() |
South | 108,149 | 105,915 | +2.11% [lower-alpha 2] |
153 | Reutov | Реутов | ![]() |
Central | 108,000 | 87,314 | +23.69% |
154 | Zhukovsky | Жуковский | ![]() |
Central | 107,558 | 104,736 | +2.69% |
155 | Seversk | Северск | ![]() |
Siberia | 105,858 | 108,590 | −2.52% |
156 | Murom | Муром | ![]() |
Central | 105,572 | 116,075 | −9.05% |
157 | Novoshakhtinsk | Новошахтинск | ![]() |
South | 105,038 | 111,075 | −5.44% |
158 | Artyom | Артём | ![]() |
Far East | 104,926 | 102,603 | +2.26% |
159 | Achinsk | Ачинск | ![]() |
Siberia | 104,850 | 109,155 | −3.94% |
160 | Berdsk | Бердск | ![]() |
Siberia | 103,561 | 97,296 | +6.44% |
161 | Elista | Элиста | ![]() |
South | 103,535 | 103,749 | −0.21% |
162 | Arzamas | Арзамас | ![]() |
Volga | 103,396 | 106,362 | −2.79% |
163 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Ханты-Мансийск | ![]() |
Ural | 103,117 | 80,151 | +28.65% |
164 | Noginsk | Ногинск | ![]() |
Central | 103,063 | 100,072 | +2.99% |
165 | Yelets | Елец | ![]() |
Central | 101,306 | 108,404 | −6.55% |
166 | Zheleznogorsk | Железногорск | ![]() |
Central | 100,554 | 95,049 | +5.79% |
167 | Zelenodolsk | Зеленодольск | ![]() |
Volga | 100,009 | 97,674 | +2.39% |
168 | Novokuybyshevsk | Новокуйбышевск | ![]() |
Volga | 99,469 | 108,438 | −8.27% |
169 | Sergiyev Posad | Сергиев Посад | ![]() |
Central | 98,784 | 111,179 | −11.15% |
170 | Tobolsk | Тобольск | ![]() |
Ural | 98,772 | 99,694 | −0.92% |
171 | Votkinsk | Воткинск | ![]() |
Volga | 96,861 | 99,022 | −2.18% |
172 | Sarov | Саров | ![]() |
Volga | 96,479 | 92,047 | +4.81% |
173 | Mezhdurechensk | Междуреченск | ![]() |
Siberia | 96,088 | 101,678 | −5.50% |
174 | Mikhaylovsk | Михайловск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 95,525 | 70,981 | +34.58% |
175 | Serov | Серов | ![]() |
Ural | 95,141 | 99,373 | −4.26% |
176 | Sarapul | Сарапул | ![]() |
Volga | 94,554 | 101,381 | −6.73% |
177 | Anapa | Анапа | ![]() |
South | 94,340 | 58,990 | +59.93% |
178 | Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Ленинск-Кузнецкий | ![]() |
Siberia | 93,288 | 101,666 | −8.24% |
179 | Ukhta | Ухта | ![]() |
Northwest | 92,479 | 99,591 | −7.14% |
180 | Voskresensk | Воскресенск | ![]() |
Central | 92,196 | 91,464 | +0.80% |
181 | Solikamsk | Соликамск | ![]() |
Volga | 91,959 | 97,384 | −5.57% |
182 | Glazov | Глазов | ![]() |
Volga | 91,921 | 95,854 | −4.10% |
183 | Magadan | Магадан | ![]() |
Far East | 91,797 | 95,982 | −4.36% |
184 | Velikiye Luki | Великие Луки | ![]() |
Northwest | 90,485 | 98,778 | −8.40% |
185 | Michurinsk | Мичуринск | ![]() |
Central | 89,876 | 98,758 | −8.99% |
186 | Lobnya | Лобня | ![]() |
Central | 89,522 | 74,252 | +20.57% |
187 | Gatchina | Гатчина | ![]() |
Northwest | 89,311 | 92,937 | −3.90% |
188 | Kansk | Канск | ![]() |
Siberia | 88,362 | 94,226 | −6.22% |
189 | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky | Каменск-Шахтинский | ![]() |
South | 87,113 | 95,296 | −8.59% |
190 | Gubkin | Губкин | ![]() |
Central | 86,073 | 88,560 | −2.81% |
191 | Buzuluk | Бузулук | ![]() |
Volga | 86,042 | 82,904 | +3.79% |
192 | Kiselyovsk | Киселёвск | ![]() |
Siberia | 85,339 | 98,365 | −13.24% |
193 | Yeysk | Ейск | ![]() |
South | 83,127 | 87,769 | −5.29% |
194 | Ivanteyevka | Ивантеевка | ![]() |
Central | 82,779 | 58,626 | +41.20% |
195 | Novotroitsk | Новотроицк | ![]() |
Volga | 82,463 | 98,173 | −16.00% |
196 | Chaykovsky | Чайковский | ![]() |
Volga | 81,855 | 82,895 | −1.25% |
197 | Bugulma | Бугульма | ![]() |
Volga | 81,678 | 89,204 | −8.44% |
198 | Zheleznogorsk | Железногорск | ![]() |
Siberia | 81,619 | 84,795 | −3.75% |
199 | Yurga | Юрга | ![]() |
Siberia | 80,367 | 81,533 | −1.43% |
200 | Kineshma | Кинешма | ![]() |
Central | 79,936 | 88,164 | −9.33% |
201 | Azov | Азов | ![]() |
South | 79,857 | 82,937 | −3.71% |
202 | Kuznetsk | Кузнецк | ![]() |
Volga | 79,800 | 88,839 | −10.17% |
203 | Ust-Ilimsk | Усть-Илимск | ![]() |
Siberia | 79,746 | 86,610 | −7.93% |
204 | Novouralsk | Новоуральск | ![]() |
Ural | 79,638 | 85,522 | −6.88% |
205 | Klin | Клин | ![]() |
Central | 79,635 | 80,585 | −1.18% |
206 | Vidnoye | Видное | ![]() |
Central | 78,635 | 56,752 | +38.56% |
207 | Murino | Мурино | ![]() |
Northwest | 78,184 | 7,949 | +883.57% |
— | Yalta | Ялта | ![]() |
South | 78,171 | 81,654 | −4.27% [lower-alpha 2] |
208 | Ozyorsk | Озёрск | ![]() |
Ural | 78,128 | 82,164 | −4.91% |
209 | Kropotkin | Кропоткин | ![]() |
South | 77,074 | 80,765 | −4.57% |
210 | Bor | Бор | ![]() |
Volga | 76,732 | 78,058 | −1.70% |
211 | Vsevolozhsk | Всеволожск | ![]() |
Northwest | 75,660 | 59,704 | +26.73% |
212 | Gelendzhik | Геленджик | ![]() |
South | 75,504 | 54,980 | +37.33% |
213 | Chernogorsk | Черногорск | ![]() |
Siberia | 75,348 | 72,147 | +4.44% |
214 | Usolye-Sibirskoye | Усолье-Сибирское | ![]() |
Siberia | 75,062 | 83,327 | −9.92% |
215 | Balashov | Балашов | ![]() |
Volga | 74,981 | 82,227 | −8.81% |
216 | Novoaltaysk | Новоалтайск | ![]() |
Siberia | 74,586 | 70,437 | +5.89% |
217 | Dubna | Дубна | ![]() |
Central | 74,499 | 70,663 | +5.43% |
218 | Shadrinsk | Шадринск | ![]() |
Ural | 74,400 | 77,756 | −4.32% |
219 | Verkhnyaya Pyshma | Верхняя Пышма | ![]() |
Ural | 74,262 | 59,749 | +24.29% |
220 | Vyborg | Выборг | ![]() |
Northwest | 74,054 | 79,962 | −7.39% |
221 | Yelabuga | Елабуга | ![]() |
Volga | 73,866 | 70,728 | +4.44% |
222 | Mineralnye Vody | Минеральные Воды | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 73,183 | 76,728 | −4.62% |
223 | Yegoryevsk | Егорьевск | ![]() |
Central | 73,046 | 70,081 | +4.23% |
224 | Troitsk | Троицк | ![]() |
Ural | 72,723 | 78,372 | −7.21% |
225 | Chekhov | Чехов | ![]() |
Central | 71,077 | 60,720 | +17.06% |
226 | Chapayevsk | Чапаевск | ![]() |
Volga | 70,944 | 72,692 | −2.40% |
227 | Belovo | Белово | ![]() |
Siberia | 70,611 | 76,764 | −8.02% |
228 | Birobidzhan | Биробиджан | ![]() |
Far East | 70,433 | 75,413 | −6.60% |
229 | Kogalym | Когалым | ![]() |
Ural | 68,700 | 58,181 | +18.08% |
230 | Kirovo-Chepetsk | Кирово-Чепецк | ![]() |
Volga | 68,588 | 80,921 | −15.24% |
231 | Dmitrov | Дмитров | ![]() |
Central | 68,397 | 61,305 | +11.57% |
232 | Tuymazy | Туймазы | ![]() |
Volga | 68,108 | 66,836 | +1.90% |
233 | Slavyansk-na-Kubani | Славянск-на-Кубани | ![]() |
South | 67,777 | 63,842 | +6.16% |
— | Feodosia | Феодосия | ![]() |
South | 67,750 | 74,669 | −9.27% [lower-alpha 2] |
234 | Minusinsk | Минусинск | ![]() |
Siberia | 67,234 | 71,170 | −5.53% |
235 | Sosnovy Bor | Сосновый Бор | ![]() |
Northwest | 67,054 | 65,788 | +1.92% |
236 | Naro-Fominsk | Наро-Фоминск | ![]() |
Central | 67,009 | 64,665 | +3.62% |
237 | Anzhero-Sudzhensk | Анжеро-Судженск | ![]() |
Siberia | 66,933 | 76,646 | −12.67% |
238 | Kstovo | Кстово | ![]() |
Volga | 66,928 | 66,657 | +0.41% |
239 | Sunzha | Сунжа | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 66,807 | 61,598 | +8.46% |
240 | Buynaksk | Буйнакск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 66,422 | 62,623 | +6.07% |
241 | Stupino | Ступино | ![]() |
Central | 65,660 | 66,816 | −1.73% |
242 | Georgiyevsk | Георгиевск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 65,633 | 72,153 | −9.04% |
243 | Zarechny | Заречный | ![]() |
Volga | 65,493 | 63,601 | +2.97% |
244 | Gorno-Altaysk | Горно-Алтайск | ![]() |
Siberia | 64,504 | 56,933 | +13.30% |
245 | Belogorsk | Белогорск | ![]() |
Far East | 64,502 | 68,249 | −5.49% |
246 | Beloretsk | Белорецк | ![]() |
Volga | 64,479 | 68,806 | −6.29% |
247 | Kungur | Кунгур | ![]() |
Volga | 64,259 | 66,074 | −2.75% |
248 | Ishim | Ишим | ![]() |
Ural | 64,010 | 65,243 | −1.89% |
249 | Urus-Martan | Урус-Мартан | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 63,955 | 49,070 | +30.33% |
250 | Ishimbay | Ишимбай | ![]() |
Volga | 63,849 | 66,259 | −3.64% |
251 | Pavlovsky Posad | Павловский Посад | ![]() |
Central | 62,718 | 63,711 | −1.56% |
252 | Klintsy | Клинцы | ![]() |
Central | 62,704 | 62,510 | +0.31% |
253 | Gukovo | Гуково | ![]() |
South | 62,658 | 67,278 | −6.87% |
254 | Rossosh | Россошь | ![]() |
Central | 62,290 | 62,865 | −0.91% |
255 | Asbest | Асбест | ![]() |
Ural | 62,285 | 68,893 | −9.59% |
256 | Kotlas | Котлас | ![]() |
Northwest | 62,284 | 60,562 | +2.84% |
257 | Zelenogorsk | Зеленогорск | ![]() |
Siberia | 61,821 | 66,056 | −6.41% |
258 | Donskoy | Донской | ![]() |
Central | 61,477 | 64,552 | −4.76% |
259 | Leninogorsk | Лениногорск | ![]() |
Volga | 61,321 | 64,127 | −4.38% |
260 | Izberbash | Избербаш | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 61,296 | 55,646 | +10.15% |
261 | Tuapse | Туапсе | ![]() |
South | 60,987 | 63,292 | −3.64% |
262 | Volsk | Вольск | ![]() |
Volga | 60,948 | 66,508 | −8.36% |
263 | Revda | Ревда | ![]() |
Ural | 60,761 | 61,875 | −1.80% |
264 | Budyonnovsk | Будённовск | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 60,504 | 64,624 | −6.38% |
265 | Beryozovsky | Берёзовский | ![]() |
Ural | 60,334 | 51,651 | +16.81% |
266 | Sibay | Сибай | ![]() |
Volga | 60,017 | 62,763 | −4.38% |
267 | Polevskoy | Полевской | ![]() |
Ural | 60,012 | 64,220 | −6.55% |
268 | Lytkarino | Лыткарино | ![]() |
Central | 59,937 | 55,237 | +8.51% |
269 | Lysva | Лысьва | ![]() |
Volga | 59,610 | 65,918 | −9.57% |
270 | Kumertau | Кумертау | ![]() |
Volga | 59,129 | 62,851 | −5.92% |
271 | Belebey | Белебей | ![]() |
Volga | 59,093 | 60,188 | −1.82% |
272 | Neryungri | Нерюнгри | ![]() |
Far East | 58,969 | 61,747 | −4.50% |
273 | Lesosibirsk | Лесосибирск | ![]() |
Siberia | 58,949 | 61,139 | −3.58% |
274 | Fryazino | Фрязино | ![]() |
Central | 58,938 | 55,369 | +6.45% |
275 | Sertolovo | Сертолово | ![]() |
Northwest | 58,802 | 47,457 | +23.91% |
276 | Chistopol | Чистополь | ![]() |
Volga | 58,771 | 60,755 | −3.27% |
277 | Prokhladny | Прохладный | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 58,747 | 59,601 | −1.43% |
278 | Borisoglebsk | Борисоглебск | ![]() |
Central | 58,742 | 65,585 | −10.43% |
279 | Nyagan | Нягань | ![]() |
Ural | 58,733 | 54,890 | +7.00% |
280 | Labinsk | Лабинск | ![]() |
South | 58,498 | 62,864 | −6.95% |
281 | Krymsk | Крымск | ![]() |
South | 58,051 | 57,382 | +1.17% |
282 | Tikhvin | Тихвин | ![]() |
Northwest | 57,327 | 58,459 | −1.94% |
283 | Gudermes | Гудермес | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 57,179 | 45,631 | +25.31% |
284 | Aleksin | Алексин | ![]() |
Central | 57,102 | 61,732 | −7.50% |
285 | Alexandrov | Александров | ![]() |
Central | 57,073 | 61,551 | −7.28% |
286 | Mikhaylovka | Михайловка | ![]() |
South | 56,981 | 59,132 | −3.64% |
287 | Rzhev | Ржев | ![]() |
Central | 56,399 | 61,982 | −9.01% |
288 | Shchyokino | Щёкино | ![]() |
Central | 56,263 | 58,139 | −3.23% |
289 | Tikhoretsk | Тихорецк | ![]() |
South | 56,262 | 61,823 | −9.00% |
290 | Salsk | Сальск | ![]() |
South | 56,247 | 61,316 | −8.27% |
291 | Shali | Шали | ![]() |
North Caucasus | 56,226 | 47,708 | +17.85% |
292 | Pavlovo | Павлово | ![]() |
Volga | 56,129 | 60,698 | −7.53% |
293 | Shuya | Шуя | ![]() |
Central | 56,041 | 58,486 | −4.18% |
294 | Meleuz | Мелеуз | ![]() |
Volga | 56,036 | 61,390 | −8.72% |
295 | Krasnoturyinsk | Краснотурьинск | ![]() |
Ural | 55,910 | 59,633 | −6.24% |
296 | Iskitim | Искитим | ![]() |
Siberia | 55,433 | 60,078 | −7.73% |
297 | Severomorsk | Североморск | ![]() |
Northwest | 54,473 | 50,060 | +8.82% |
298 | Apatity | Апатиты | ![]() |
Northwest | 53,847 | 59,672 | −9.76% |
299 | Svobodny | Свободный | ![]() |
Far East | 52,918 | 58,778 | −9.97% |
300 | Vyksa | Выкса | ![]() |
Volga | 52,892 | 56,201 | −5.89% |
301 | Liski | Лиски | ![]() |
Central | 52,823 | 55,864 | −5.44% |
302 | Dzerzhinsky | Дзержинский | ![]() |
Central | 52,797 | 47,163 | +11.95% |
303 | Volzhsk | Волжск | ![]() |
Volga | 52,703 | 55,659 | −5.31% |
304 | Vyazma | Вязьма | ![]() |
Central | 52,434 | 57,101 | −8.17% |
305 | Vorkuta | Воркута | ![]() |
Northwest | 52,292 | 70,548 | −25.88% |
306 | Gus-Khrustalny | Гусь-Хрустальный | ![]() |
Central | 51,998 | 60,784 | −14.45% |
307 | Snezhinsk | Снежинск | ![]() |
Ural | 51,921 | 48,810 | +6.37% |
308 | Krasnokamsk | Краснокамск | ![]() |
Volga | 51,815 | 51,916 | −0.19% |
309 | Arsenyev | Арсеньев | ![]() |
Far East | 52,723 | 56,750 | −7.10% |
310 | Krasnokamensk | Краснокаменск | ![]() |
Far East | 51,451 | 55,666 | −7.57% |
311 | Belorechensk | Белореченск | ![]() |
South | 51,405 | 53,892 | −4.61% |
312 | Salekhard | Салехард | ![]() |
Ural | 51,186 | 42,544 | +20.31% |
313 | Zhigulyovsk | Жигулёвск | ![]() |
Volga | 50,782 | 55,565 | −8.61% |
314 | Kotelniki | Котельники | ![]() |
Central | 50,723 | 32,338 | +56.85% |
315 | Timashyovsk | Тимашёвск | ![]() |
South | 50,566 | 53,924 | −6.23% |
316 | Kirishi | Кириши | ![]() |
Northwest | 50,079 | 52,309 | −4.26% |
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- Saint Petersburg, the cultural capital of the country.
- Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia.
- Yekaterinburg, the largest city in the Urals.
- Rostov-on-Don, the largest city in Southern Russia
Location of most populous cities in Russia

See also
- Demographics of Russia
- List of cities and towns in Russia, a complete list of all cities and towns in Russia
- List of federal subjects of Russia by population
Notes
- Annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized as a part of Ukraine by most of the international community.
- Census figure is from 2001 Ukrainian Census
References
- "Russia". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- The city of Moscow, though a separate entity from the surrounding Moscow Oblast, also serves as its capital
- The city of Saint Petersburg, though a separate entity from the surrounding Leningrad Oblast, also serves as its capital
- Includes Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized as a part of Ukraine by most of the international community.