Khabarovsk: population and official figures
What is the population of Khabarovsk?
Khabarovsk had 589,596 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 Khabarovsk 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 26th largest.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow many women and men live in Khabarovsk?
Women and girls made up 53.5% of residents (315,647 female, 273,949 male).
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyWho runs Khabarovsk?
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.
How local power works in Russia
Cities of a similar size in Russia
- Krasnoyarsk 1,006,856
- Voronezh 997,447
- Saratov 838,321
- Krasnodar 773,970
- Tolyatti 719,363
- Izhevsk 631,182
- Barnaul 625,679
- Tyumen 621,918
- Ulyanovsk 614,878
- Irkutsk 601,993
- Vladivostok 598,927
- Yaroslavl 597,161
- Makhachkala 575,243
- Orenburg 555,420
- Novokuznetsk 549,383
- Tomsk 543,596
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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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