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Russia Population and Religion Percentage

Russia is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country by area in the world 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 in 2021 is 146,171,015 (146 million) and as per the UN World  Populations Prospects report, the estimated population of Russia in 2023 is 144,444,359 (14.6 crores or 145 million)

Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service 

Russia’s population is equivalent to 1.87% of the total world population. The total Land Area of Russia is 16,377,742 sq. km (6,323,482 sq. mi). The population Density of Russia is 9 people per sq. km (23 people per sq. mi). Its population has seen a negative growth rate in the past decade.

Russia2021 Population
Total Population146,171,015
Global Rank9th
Share of World Pop.1.87%
Land Area  16,377,742 sq.km (6,323,482 sq. mi)
Area Rank1st

Density

9 person/km2

Fertility Rate in Russia 1.82
Infant mortality rate  in Russia4.9
Median Age in Russia39.6  Years
Life Expectancy in Russia 72.99 years
Urban Population of Russia73.7  %

SourceRussian Federal State Statistics Service 

Religion in Russia

Christianity is the largest religion in Russia, followed by 47.4% of the population. Among Russian Christians, most of its adherents follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity, chiefly represented by the Russian Orthodox Church. 

Non-Christian faiths account for 8%, and the remaining 43.7% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.” 

Other religions recognized by Russian law as the traditional religions of the country are Islam, Buddhism, and Paganism. Islam is the second largest religion in Russia followed by 6.5% of the population.  1.2% of Russia’s population follows Paganism and other religions are less than 1%.

Religion Percentage in Russia 

Religion / AffiliationsPop. 2012%
Christianity67,720,00047.4%
–Russian Orthodox Church58,750,00041.1%
–Other Orthodox Churches2,140,0001.5%
–Old Believers’ Orthodoxy460,0000.3%
–Unaffiliated Christianity5,800,0004.1%
–Protestantism and Pentecostalism390,0000.3%
–Catholicism180,0000.1%
Unaffiliated/No Religion  
Believers, but do not profess a particular religion35,920,00025.2%
Atheism18,590,00013%
Not stated7,790,0005.5%
Religion  
Islam9,320,0006.5%
Paganism1,740,0001.2%
– Rodnovery750,0000.5%
– Tengrism, Siberian shamanism, Assianism and other Paganisms950,0000.7%
Buddhism660,0000.5%
Hinduism90,0000.1%
Religious Jews90,0000.1%
Total population142,800,000 

Source: Wikipedia

Top Cities in Russia by Population

#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
Population of Russia 2024 | Religion in Russia

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