List of federal subjects of Russia by population
Here is a list of the 83[1] federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2002 Census. The total of all federal subjects is 145,166,731, which does not include nationals living abroad at the time of census.
| Rank |
Federal subject |
Population |
| — |
Russia |
145,166,731 |
| 1 |
Federal city of Moscow |
10,382,754 |
| 2 |
Moscow Oblast |
6,618,538 |
| 3 |
Krasnodar Krai |
5,125,221 |
| 4 |
Federal city of Saint Petersburg |
4,661,219 |
| 5 |
Sverdlovsk Oblast |
4,486,214 |
| 6 |
Rostov Oblast |
4,404,013 |
| 7 |
Republic of Bashkortostan |
4,104,336 |
| 8 |
Republic of Tatarstan |
3,779,265 |
| 9 |
Chelyabinsk Oblast |
3,603,339 |
| 10 |
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
3,524,028 |
| 11 |
Samara Oblast |
3,239,737 |
| 12 |
Krasnoyarsk Krai |
2,966,042 |
| 13 |
Kemerovo Oblast |
2,899,142 |
| 14 |
Perm Krai |
2,819,421 |
| 15 |
Stavropol Krai |
2,735,139 |
| 16 |
Volgograd Oblast |
2,699,223 |
| 17 |
Novosibirsk Oblast |
2,692,251 |
| 18 |
Saratov Oblast |
2,668,310 |
| 19 |
Altai Krai |
2,607,426 |
| 20 |
Irkutsk Oblast |
2,581,705 |
| 21 |
Republic of Dagestan |
2,576,531 |
| 22 |
Voronezh Oblast |
2,378,803 |
| 23 |
Orenburg Oblast |
2,179,551 |
| 24 |
Omsk Oblast |
2,079,220 |
| 25 |
Primorsky Krai |
2,071,210 |
| 26 |
Tula Oblast |
1,675,758 |
| 27 |
Leningrad Oblast |
1,669,205 |
| 28 |
Udmurt Republic |
1,570,316 |
| 29 |
Vladimir Oblast |
1,523,990 |
| 30 |
Belgorod Oblast |
1,511,620 |
| 31 |
Kirov Oblast |
1,503,529 |
| 32 |
Tver Oblast |
1,471,459 |
| 33 |
Penza Oblast |
1,452,941 |
| 34 |
Khabarovsk Krai |
1,436,570 |
| 35 |
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
1,432,817 |
| 36 |
Ulyanovsk Oblast |
1,382,811 |
| 37 |
Bryansk Oblast |
1,378,941 |
| 38 |
Yaroslavl Oblast |
1,367,398 |
| 39 |
Tyumen Oblast |
1,325,0181 |
| 40 |
Chuvash Republic |
1,313,754 |
| 41 |
Arkhangelsk Oblast |
1,294,9932 |
| 42 |
Vologda Oblast |
1,269,568 |
| 43 |
Kursk Oblast |
1,235,091 |
| 44 |
Ryazan Oblast |
1,227,910 |
| 45 |
Lipetsk Oblast |
1,213,499 |
| 46 |
Tambov Oblast |
1,178,443 |
| 47 |
Zabaykalsky Krai |
1,155,346 |
| 48 |
Ivanovo Oblast |
1,148,329 |
| 49 |
Chechen Republic |
1,103,686 |
| 50 |
Smolensk Oblast |
1,049,574 |
| 51 |
Tomsk Oblast |
1,046,039 |
| 52 |
Kaluga Oblast |
1,041,641 |
| 53 |
Kurgan Oblast |
1,019,532 |
| 54 |
Komi Republic |
1,018,674 |
| 55 |
Astrakhan Oblast |
1,005,276 |
| 56 |
Buryat Republic |
981,238 |
| 57 |
Kaliningrad Oblast |
955,281 |
| 58 |
Sakha Republic |
949,280 |
| 59 |
Amur Oblast |
902,844 |
| 60 |
Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
901,494 |
| 61 |
Murmansk Oblast |
892,534 |
| 62 |
Republic of Mordovia |
888,766 |
| 63 |
Oryol Oblast |
860,262 |
| 64 |
Pskov Oblast |
760,810 |
| 65 |
Kostroma Oblast |
736,641 |
| 66 |
Mari El Republic |
727,979 |
| 67 |
Republic of Karelia |
716,281 |
| 68 |
Republic of North Ossetia-Alania |
710,275 |
| 69 |
Novgorod Oblast |
694,355 |
| 70 |
Sakhalin Oblast |
546,695 |
| 71 |
Republic of Khakassia |
546,072 |
| 72 |
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
507,006 |
| 73 |
Republic of Ingushetia |
467,294 |
| 74 |
Republic of Adygea |
447,109 |
| 75 |
Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
439,470 |
| 76 |
Kamchatka Krai |
358,801 |
| 77 |
Tuva Republic |
305,510 |
| 78 |
Republic of Kalmykia |
292,410 |
| 79 |
Altai Republic |
202,947 |
| 80 |
Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
190,915 |
| 81 |
Magadan Oblast |
182,726 |
| 82 |
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
53,824 |
| 83 |
Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
41,546 |
Note 1: Data excludes Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs.
Note 2: Data excludes Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
See also
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