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Largest Cities in Russia

Top 100 cities ranked by largest cities

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Largest Cities — Russia

1 Moscow 48 10,381,222
2 Saint Petersburg 66 5,351,935
3 Novosibirsk 53 1,612,833
4 Yekaterinburg 71 1,495,066
5 Nizhniy Novgorod 51 1,259,013
6 Kazan 73 1,243,500
7 Chelyabinsk 13 1,202,371
8 Omsk 54 1,172,070
9 Samara 65 1,163,399
10 Rostov-na-Donu 61 1,130,305
11 Ufa 08 1,120,547
12 Krasnoyarsk 91 1,090,811
13 Voronezh 86 1,047,549
14 Volgograd 84 1,013,533
15 Perm 90 982,419
16 Krasnodar 38 899,541
17 Saratov 67 844,858
18 Tyumen 78 768,358
19 Tolyatti 65 702,879
20 Izhevsk 80 648,213
21 Barnaul 04 632,372
22 Ulyanovsk 81 626,540
23 Irkutsk 20 623,869
24 Khabarovsk 30 618,150
25 Yaroslavl 88 608,722
26 Vladivostok 59 604,901
27 Makhachkala 17 596,356
28 Khabarovsk Vtoroy 30 578,303
29 Tomsk 75 574,002
30 Orenburg 55 564,773
31 Kemerovo 29 558,973
32 Novokuznetsk 29 539,616
33 Ryazan’ 62 538,962
34 Astrakhan 07 533,925
35 Penza 57 523,553
36 Naberezhnyye Chelny 73 509,870
37 Lipetsk 43 509,735
38 Kirov 33 507,155
39 Kalininskiy 66 504,641
40 Cheboksary 16 492,331
41 Tula 76 482,873
42 Kaliningrad 23 475,056
43 Kursk 41 448,733
44 Stavropol’ 70 433,931
45 Bryansk 10 427,236
46 Tver 77 420,065
47 Magnitogorsk 13 413,351
48 Ivanovo 21 406,113
49 Nizhny Tagil 71 381,116
50 Ulan-Ude 11 360,278
51 Vladimir 83 357,024
52 Arkhangel’sk 06 349,742
53 Chita 93 349,005
54 Belgorod 09 345,289
55 Kaluga 25 340,851
56 Krasnogvargeisky 66 337,091
57 Smolensk 69 330,025
58 Sochi 38 327,608
59 Volzhsky 84 323,293
60 Saransk 46 318,841
61 Cherepovets 85 315,738
62 Vologda 85 312,420
63 Kurgan 40 309,285
64 Vladikavkaz 68 306,258
65 Orël 56 303,696
66 Surgut 32 300,367
67 Grozny 12 297,137
68 Murmansk 49 295,374
69 Tambov 72 293,661
70 Petrozavodsk 28 279,190
71 Taganrog 61 279,056
72 Kostroma 37 277,280
73 Komsomolsk-on-Amur 30 275,908
74 Yoshkar-Ola 45 268,272
75 Sterlitamak 08 267,231
76 Bratsk 20 256,600
77 Orsk 55 246,836
78 Syktyvkar 34 245,083
79 Nizhnevartovsk 32 244,937
80 Angarsk 20 243,158
81 Mar’ino 48 243,000
82 Novorossiysk 38 241,856
83 Khimki 47 239,967
84 Nalchik 22 239,300
85 Yakutsk 63 235,600
86 Nizhnekamsk 73 234,297
87 Dzerzhinsk 51 233,126
88 Staryy Oskol 09 226,977
89 Blagoveshchensk 05 225,091
90 Velikiy Novgorod 52 222,868
91 Shakhty 61 221,312
92 Prokop’yevsk 29 219,000
93 Rybinsk 88 216,724
94 Vykhino-Zhulebino 48 216,000
95 Zelenograd 48 215,727
96 Biysk 04 215,430
97 Centralniy 66 214,625
98 Pskov 60 210,501
99 Vasyl'evsky Ostrov 66 203,058
100 Severnyy 48 200,000

The largest cities in Russia represent major centers of economic activity, cultural influence, and population growth. Moscow leads with a population of 10,381,222, followed by Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk. These cities serve as hubs for employment, education, and innovation, attracting residents from across the country and around the world.

Population size is a key indicator of a city's economic influence and infrastructure capacity. Larger cities typically offer more diverse job markets, extensive public transit systems, and a wider range of cultural amenities. The top 10 cities span multiple states, showing that urban growth is distributed across different regions.

While large populations bring economic advantages, they also present challenges including higher costs of living, traffic congestion, and housing affordability concerns. Many of these cities have experienced significant growth over the past decade, driven by job opportunities in technology, healthcare, and professional services.

Did You Know?

  • 1. Moscow's population is larger than that of more than 30 U.S. states.
  • 2. The 50th largest city still has a population of 360,278 — larger than most cities worldwide.
  • 3. The top 5 cities combined have a population of 20,100,069.

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