Population

5.1. POPULATION ¹⁾
(as of January 1 of the corresponding year)

Years	Total population, mln. persons	of which		As percentage of total population
Years	Total population, mln. persons	urban	rural	urban	rural
1993	148.6	108.7	39.9	73	27
1996	148.3	108.3	40.0	73	27
2001	146.3	107.1	39.2	73	27
2002
as of January 1	145.6	106.7	38.9	73	27
as of October 9²⁾	145.2	106.4	38.8	73	27
2005	143.5	104.7	38.8	73	27
2007	142.2	103.8	38.4	73	27
2008	142.0	103.8	38.2	73	27
2009	141.9	103.7	38.2	73	27
2010
as of January 1	141.9	103.7	38.2	73	27
as of October 14²⁾	142.9	105.3	37.6	74	26
2011	142.9	105.4	37.5	74	26
2012	143.0	105.7	37.3	74	26

^{1) As of January 1, 1993-2001 - the estimation is given with account to the 2002 Russia population census; 2005-2010 - without account to results of the 2010 Russia population census.

²⁾ Data from Russia population censuses.
Russia in figures - 2012
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