Key demographics
- Population
- 146.1M
- Density
- 8.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.832 (Very High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 37.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.42
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.3%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 99.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 76.1%
- Gender wage gap (2021)
- 23.7%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 53.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 8.4 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 12.4 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 11.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.42
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 2.6%
- Tourism (2020)
- 6.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Russian | Русский |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Russian | 71.7% |
| Tatar | 3.2% |
| Bashkir | 1.1% |
| Chechen | 1.1% |
| Others | 11.3% |
| Not reported | 11.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Russian
- Demonym (female)
- Russian
- National anthem
- State Anthem of the Russian Federation
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.4 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 81/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 6.8/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 5.11/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 7.04/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,003
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 28.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 99.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 498
- Internet users (2024)
- 94.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 186.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 27.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 26,105/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 27.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 17,098,246 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
- Calling codes
- +7
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .ru
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Russia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red.
- National anthem
- State Anthem of the Russian Federation
- National holiday
- Russia Day