Ivanovo: population and official figures
What is the population of Ivanovo?
Ivanovo had 408,952 inhabitants (city proper) on 1 July 2012, according to an official estimate (usual residents) reported to the United Nations.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow does Ivanovo rank among cities in Russia?
Of the 175 cities the UN table lists for Russia (capitals and places of 100,000 or more), it is 45th largest.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow many women and men live in Ivanovo?
Women and girls made up 56.0% of residents (228,869 female, 180,083 male).
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyWho runs Ivanovo?
In Russia, cities and towns are run by federal subjects – regions, republics, krais, federal cities: Governor (head) directly elected in most regions; regional legislature directly elected. Regional laws, budgets, health, education, regional police co-ordination. Governors can now discipline and remove local administration heads in some cases.
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Cities of a similar size in Russia
- Astrakhan 526,363
- Penza 519,948
- Naberezhnye Tchelny 517,831
- Lipetsk 508,585
- Tula 496,656
- Kirov 480,594
- Cheboksary 462,669
- Kaliningrad 437,456
- Kursk 425,950
- Ulan-Ude 413,850
- Bryansk 411,798
- Magnitogorsk 410,733
- Stavropol 408,361
- Tver 407,896
- Belgorod 369,815
- Sochi 364,171
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, technical notes to Table 8, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0d2d6d8ccd6…)
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