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Russian Federation

Russian Federation / RU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Russian Federation in numbers.

Area17,125,190 kmยฒWorld # 1 โ†’Population143.5MWorld # 9 โ†’Population density8.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 202 โ†’Life expectancy73.4 yearsWorld # 120 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 17,547World # 83 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Russian Federation across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area17,125,190 kmยฒWorld # 1 / 2023 โ†’Population143.5MWorld # 9 / 2025 โ†’Population density8.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 202 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 177 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 171 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 178 / 2024 โ†’Death rate12.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.5 yearsWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.8%World # 49 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Urban population75.3%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-251.8KWorld # 206 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 151 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share5.3%World # 109 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.4 yearsWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60.9 yearsWorld # 114 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people5.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 8 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate27%World # 40 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 17,547World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.6TWorld # 8 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 49,568World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1%World # 174 / 2025 โ†’Inflation8.7%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.1%World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment7.6%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,087 hours/yearWorld # 51 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33World # 106 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.2%World # 96 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people2,638.6 per million peopleWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 44 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people136.4 per million peopleWorld # 21 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,528 kcal/dayWorld # 20 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person84.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.3M tWorld # 39 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production82.6M tWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per person1.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 12 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area49.8%World # 53 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person7,285 kWh/personWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person12.3 tWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’Internet use94.4%World # 35 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions186.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 51 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate12 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)7.1%World # 5 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament16.4%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals6.4MWorld # 31 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 5BWorld # 32 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites33 sitesWorld # 9 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2006 / 19.5%Main languageRussianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal53,505 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightRussianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyRussian RubleRUBDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country