Rostov-na-Donu: population and official figures

Population (city proper)

1,100,091

1 July 2012

What is the population of Rostov-na-Donu?

Rostov-na-Donu had 1,100,091 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 copy

How does Rostov-na-Donu 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 10th largest.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy

How many women and men live in Rostov-na-Donu?

Women and girls made up 54.5% of residents (599,023 female, 501,068 male).

Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy

Who runs Rostov-na-Donu?

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

Moskva 11,918,057
St. Petersburg 4,990,602
Novosibirsk 1,511,369
Ekaterinburg 1,386,909
Nizhny Novgorod 1,257,260
Samara 1,170,381
Kazan 1,168,745
Omsk 1,158,627
Chelyabinsk 1,149,829
Ufa 1,075,007
Volgograd 1,018,762
Perm 1,007,272
Krasnoyarsk 1,006,856
Voronezh 997,447
Saratov 838,321
Krasnodar 773,970

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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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