Europe & Central Asia · High income
Russia: key statistics
Russia has 144m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $17,547. Below: 75 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Moscow
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Russian ruble RUB
- Languages
- Russian
- ISO codes
- RURUS
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, North Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, United States
Population144m2025 · rank 9 of 217GDP$2.6tn2025 · rank 8 of 211GDP per capita$17,5472025 · rank 84 of 211Life expectancy73.4 yrs2024 · rank 122 of 217Internet users94.4%2024 · rank 31 of 188Fertility1.422024 · rank 172 of 217CO₂ per person13.98 t2024 · rank 14 of 203Inflation8.7%2025 · rank 26 of 180
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Russia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 144m | 2025 | 9/217 | 1/58 | −0.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.11% | 2025 | 178/217 | 42/58 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 75.3% | 2025 | 73/217 | 21/58 | +1.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.42 | 2024 | 172/217 | 33/58 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 17.8% | 2025 | 50/217 | 39/58 | +4.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.0% | 2025 | 154/217 | 18/58 | +0.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 8.8 | 2024 | 203/216 | 54/57 | −0.4% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.4 | 2024 | 181/217 | 35/58 | −37% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 17,125,190 km² | 2024 | 1/216 | 1/57 | +0.2% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.6tn | 2025 | 8/211 | 4/57 | +88% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $17,547 | 2025 | 84/211 | 40/57 | +89% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $49,568 | 2025 | 55/199 | 31/53 | +107% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $15,960 | 2025 | 76/201 | 36/53 | +36% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.0% | 2025 | 175/210 | 41/56 | +3.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.1% | 2025 | 142/210 | 33/56 | +3.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.1% | 2025 | 127/198 | 24/56 | −0.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 29.7% | 2025 | 55/201 | 11/57 | −0.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 58.9% | 2025 | 95/201 | 40/57 | +2.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 25.9% | 2025 | 59/175 | 17/51 | +3.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 28.6% | 2025 | 45/163 | 11/49 | +2.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 8.7% | 2025 | 26/180 | 5/49 | −6.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 5.8% | 2024 | 57/136 | 7/24 | +2.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 17.1% | 2024 | 22/136 | 5/24 | +6.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 83.65 | 2025 | 71/210 | 9/57 | +37% | — | |
| Government debt | 17.9% | 2024 | 72/78 | 18/19 | +6.6 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 10.9% | 2024 | 118/142 | 46/48 | −2.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 30.0% | 2023 | 55/142 | 36/47 | +5.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 16.8% | 2022 | 108/119 | 19/20 | −10.9 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 7.50% | 2025 | 4/156 | 2/47 | +2.6 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 18.2% | 2025 | 152/184 | 50/52 | −10.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 15.5% | 2025 | 177/184 | 51/52 | −5.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 33.7% | 2025 | 174/184 | 51/52 | −15.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.5% | 2025 | 61/185 | 17/50 | −3.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.4% | 2025 | 161/197 | 38/51 | −0.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 167/178 | 49/50 | −0.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 6.4m | 2020 | 31/196 | 20/51 | −71% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.1% | 2025 | 170/187 | 48/49 | −3.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 7.6% | 2025 | 142/187 | 46/49 | −8.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 61.1% | 2025 | 97/187 | 19/49 | −1.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 54.5% | 2025 | 86/187 | 25/49 | −1.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2023 | 134/151 | 39/47 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.2% | 2023 | 133/151 | 35/47 | −0.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 7.2% | 2024 | 134/145 | 44/47 | −4.1 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.0 | 2023 | 96/151 | 17/47 | −19% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 153/167 | 39/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 16.4% | 2025 | 142/190 | 50/52 | +2.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.9% | 2021 | 3/141 | 2/27 | +0.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.9% | 2021 | 3/147 | 2/28 | +0.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 97.7% | 2023 | 117/191 | 41/53 | +0.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 92.5% | 2023 | 89/176 | 42/53 | −3.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 60.4% | 2024 | 62/172 | 37/52 | −24.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 100.0% | 2019 | — | — | +6.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.3 | 2017 | 74/173 | 4/48 | +24% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.2% | 2023 | 93/184 | 32/49 | +0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.4 yrs | 2024 | 122/217 | 52/58 | +3.8% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 | 2024 | 157/196 | 21/52 | −42% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.2 | 2024 | 156/196 | 20/52 | −42% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 9 | 2023 | 151/194 | 19/51 | −44% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.0% | 2023 | 85/193 | 37/52 | +2.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,003 | 2023 | 65/193 | 36/52 | +25% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 5.11 | 2022 | 8/180 | 6/50 | +28% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 38/193 | 12/51 | −1.0 pp | 84% | |
| Basic water | 96.9% | 2024 | 109/206 | 47/56 | +0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 92.2% | 2024 | 108/203 | 48/54 | +6.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.4% | 2024 | 31/188 | 16/51 | +23.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 186.1 | 2024 | 9/210 | 2/56 | +22% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 27.1 | 2024 | 70/208 | 44/55 | +58% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 86/215 | 44/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 33/192 | 15/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 13.98 t | 2024 | 14/203 | 2/49 | +15% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 3.5% | 2021 | 172/212 | 48/54 | +0.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 19.2% | 2021 | 118/206 | 39/51 | +3.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 50.8% | 2024 | 56/214 | 7/57 | +0.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 7.4% | 2024 | 117/206 | 41/53 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.5% | 2022 | 142/177 | 42/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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