Ulan-Ude: population and official figures
What is the population of Ulan-Ude?
Ulan-Ude had 413,850 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 Ulan-Ude 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 42nd largest.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow many women and men live in Ulan-Ude?
Women and girls made up 53.7% of residents (222,118 female, 191,732 male).
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyWho runs Ulan-Ude?
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
- Tomsk 543,596
- Kemerovo 538,188
- Ryazan 526,919
- 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
- Bryansk 411,798
- Magnitogorsk 410,733
- Ivanovo 408,952
- Stavropol 408,361
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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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