Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia

Russia: Urban agglomerations 1 million percent was 17.06 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17.06
World rank
84th
of 180 countries
All-time high
17.06
in 2020
All-time low
7.64
in 1950
Years of data
15
1950–2020

Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia, 1950–2020

0510151950198520201950: 7.61955: 7.71960: 10.61965: 10.91970: 12.31975: 14.41980: 16.41985: 16.51990: 171995: 15.42000: 15.92005: 16.52010: 16.52015: 172020: 17.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia stood at 17.06. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia peaked at 17.06 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.64, in 1950.

That places Russia 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia, 1950 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1950 7.64 —
1955 7.71 +0.9%
1960 10.57 +37.1%
1965 10.89 +3.0%
1970 12.25 +12.5%
1975 14.43 +17.8%
1980 16.36 +13.4%
1985 16.47 +0.6%
1990 16.98 +3.1%
1995 15.43 -9.1%
2000 15.88 +2.9%
2005 16.54 +4.2%
2010 16.45 -0.5%
2015 16.99 +3.2%
2020 17.06 +0.5%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 17.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.26, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 17.06 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.57, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1960 +37.1% 7.71 10.57

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.68 7.64 7.71 2
1960s 10.73 10.57 10.89 2
1970s 13.34 12.25 14.43 2
1980s 16.42 16.36 16.47 2
1990s 16.21 15.43 16.98 2
2000s 16.21 15.88 16.54 2
2010s 16.72 16.45 16.99 2
2020s 17.06 17.06 17.06 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 81 Burkina Faso 18.54 compare
  2. 82 Portugal 17.95 compare
  3. 83 Benin 17.36 compare
  4. 85 Mali 16.81 compare
  5. 86 Hungary 16.68 compare
  6. 87 Libya 16.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia?
Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Russia was 17.06 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban agglomerations 1 million percent recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 17.06 in 2020.
What is the lowest urban agglomerations 1 million percent recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.64 in 1950.
How does Russia rank for urban agglomerations 1 million percent?
Russia ranks 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
Is urban agglomerations 1 million percent rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban agglomerations 1 million percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban agglomerations 1 million percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 2,505 data points, 1950–2020
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