Regions & Republics
The population of the regions (oblasts) and republics of the Northwestern Federal District according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2010-10-14 | Population Census (C) 2021-10-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | RUS | Moskva | 17,075,400 | 137,550,949 | 147,400,537 | 145,166,731 | 142,856,536 | 144,699,673 | → | ||||
| Archangel'sk Oblast [Arkhangelsk] | ARC | Reg | Архангельская область | Archangel'sk | 587,400 | 1,467,069 | 1,570,256 | 1,336,539 | 1,227,626 | 1,020,307 | 58740000 | → | |
| Gorod Sankt-Peterburg [City of Saint Petersburg] | GSP | MProv | Город Санкт-Петербург | Sankt-Peterburg | 1,400 | 4,588,183 | 5,023,506 | 4,661,219 | 4,879,566 | 5,601,911 | 140000 | → | |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | KLN | Reg | Калининградская область | Kaliningrad | 15,100 | 806,864 | 871,283 | 955,281 | 941,873 | 1,029,966 | 1510000 | → | |
| Karelija [Karelia] | KAR | Rep | Республика Карелия | Petrozavodsk | 172,400 | 736,022 | 791,317 | 716,281 | 643,548 | 533,121 | 17240000 | → | |
| Komi | KOM | Rep | Республика Коми | Syktyvkar | 415,900 | 1,118,421 | 1,261,024 | 1,018,674 | 901,189 | 737,853 | 41590000 | → | |
| Leningrad Oblast | LEN | Reg | Ленинградская область | Sankt-Peterburg | 84,500 | 1,519,165 | 1,661,173 | 1,669,205 | 1,716,868 | 2,000,997 | 8450000 | → | |
| Murmansk Oblast | MUR | Reg | Мурманская область | Murmansk | 144,900 | 965,462 | 1,146,757 | 892,534 | 795,409 | 667,744 | 14490000 | → | |
| Novgorod Oblast | NGR | Reg | Новгородская область | Velikij Novgorod | 55,300 | 721,790 | 753,054 | 694,355 | 634,111 | 583,387 | 5530000 | → | |
| Pskov Oblast | PSK | Reg | Псковская область | Pskov | 55,300 | 850,035 | 846,449 | 760,810 | 673,423 | 599,084 | 5530000 | → | |
| Vologda Oblast | VLD | Reg | Вологодская область | Vologda | 145,700 | 1,309,799 | 1,353,870 | 1,269,568 | 1,202,444 | 1,142,827 | 14570000 | → | |
| Severo-Zapadnyj Federal'nyj Okrug [Northwestern Russia] | SZA | FDist | Северо-Западный федеральный округ | Sankt-Peterburg | 1,677,900 | 14,082,810 | 15,278,689 | 13,974,466 | 13,616,057 | 13,917,197 | 167790000 | → |
- (1979) (1989) pop-stat.mashke.org
(2002) (2010) (2021) Federal State Statistics Service Russia (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2021-10-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sankt-Peterburg | GSP | 5,601,911 |
| 2 | Kaliningrad | KLN | 490,449 |
| 3 | Vologda | VLD | 313,944 |
| 4 | Čerepovec | VLD | 305,185 |
| 5 | Archangel'sk | ARC | 301,199 |
| 6 | Murmansk | MUR | 270,384 |
| 7 | Petrozavodsk | KAR | 234,897 |
| 8 | Velikij Novgorod | NGR | 224,286 |
| 9 | Syktyvkar | KOM | 220,580 |
| 10 | Pskov | PSK | 193,082 |
Contents: Cities & Places
The population of all cities and places in the Northwestern Federal District with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Status | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2010-10-14 | Population Census (C) 2021-10-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apatity | City | Апатиты | MUR | 62,010 | 88,026 | 64,405 | 59,672 | 49,647 | 0 | → | |
| Archangel'sk [Arkhangelsk] | City | Архангельск | ARC | 385,028 | 415,921 | 356,051 | 348,783 | 301,199 | 0 | → | |
| Baltijsk (Pillau) [Baltiysk] | City | Балтийск | KLN | 23,568 | 27,070 | 33,252 | 32,697 | 26,796 | 0 | → | |
| Boroviči [Borovichi] | City | Боровичи | NGR | 59,646 | 63,009 | 57,755 | 53,690 | 47,883 | 4727 | → | |
| Bugry | RSett | Бугры | LEN | ... | ... | 4,739 | 6,154 | 22,428 | 0 | → | |
| Čerepovec [Cherepovets] | City | Череповец | VLD | 265,933 | 310,463 | 311,869 | 312,310 | 305,185 | 13520 | → | |
| Černjachovsk (Insterburg) [Chernyakhovsk] | City | Черняховск | KLN | 35,576 | 39,622 | 44,323 | 40,449 | 36,128 | 0 | → | |
| Gatčina [Gatchina] | City | Гатчина | LEN | 75,153 | 79,714 | 88,420 | 92,937 | 94,377 | 3236 | → | |
| Gurjevsk [Guryevsk] | City | Гурьевск | KLN | ... | 7,934 | 10,913 | 12,431 | 26,760 | 0 | → | |
| Gusev (Gumbinnen) | City | Гусев | KLN | 24,574 | 27,031 | 28,467 | 28,260 | 29,234 | 0 | → | |
| Inta | City | Инта | KOM | 50,862 | 60,220 | 41,217 | 32,080 | 20,271 | 0 | → | |
| Kaliningrad (Königsberg) | City | Калининград | KLN | 354,788 | 401,280 | 430,003 | 431,902 | 490,449 | 22430 | → | |
| Kandalakša [Kandalaksha] | City | Кандалакша | MUR | 45,430 | 54,080 | 40,564 | 35,654 | 29,138 | 0 | → | |
| Kingisepp | City | Кингисепп | LEN | 38,784 | 49,954 | 50,295 | 48,488 | 49,716 | 0 | → | |
| Kiriši [Kirishi] | City | Кириши | LEN | 44,246 | 53,014 | 55,634 | 52,309 | 51,028 | 6651 | → | |
| Kirovsk (Leningrad oblast) | City | Кировск | LEN | 16,985 | 23,655 | 25,675 | 25,650 | 27,238 | 0 | → | |
| Kirovsk (Murmansk oblast) | City | Кировск | MUR | 40,521 | 43,526 | 31,593 | 28,625 | 24,857 | 0 | → | |
| Kommunar | City | Коммунар | LEN | 8,507 | 17,791 | 17,164 | 20,211 | 25,793 | 1355 | → | |
| Kondopoga | City | Кондопога | KAR | 35,198 | 36,365 | 34,863 | 32,987 | 25,851 | 0 | → | |
| Korjažma [Koryazhma] | City | Коряжма | ARC | 42,793 | 41,795 | 42,811 | 39,641 | 34,523 | 5336 | → | |
| Kostomukša [Kostomuksha] | City | Костомукша | KAR | ... | 30,432 | 29,746 | 28,436 | 26,048 | 0 | → | |
| Kotlas | City | Котлас | ARC | 61,454 | 68,021 | 60,647 | 60,562 | 56,093 | 0 | → | |
| Kovdor | City | Ковдор | MUR | 23,211 | 30,478 | 20,867 | 18,820 | 15,770 | 0 | → | |
| Kudrovo | City | Кудрово | LEN | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60,791 | 0 | → | |
| Lodejnoje Pole [Lodeynoye Pole] | City | Лодейное Поле | LEN | 23,214 | 26,718 | 22,830 | 20,674 | 18,905 | 0 | → | |
| Luga | City | Луга | LEN | 37,680 | 41,769 | 40,434 | 38,593 | 38,407 | 0 | → | |
| Mirnyj [Mirny] | City | Мирный | ARC | ... | ... | 30,502 | 30,280 | 27,262 | 152030 | → | |
| Mončegorsk [Monchegorsk] | City | Мончегорск | MUR | 51,401 | 68,652 | 52,242 | 45,361 | 39,962 | 0 | → | |
| Murino | City | Мурино | LEN | ... | ... | 5,002 | 7,023 | 89,083 | 0 | → | |
| Murmansk | City | Мурманск | MUR | 388,450 | 480,020 | 345,595 | 315,953 | 270,384 | 17110 | → | |
| Nar'jan-Mar [Naryan-Mar] | City | Нарьян-Мар | ARC | 23,435 | 20,182 | 18,611 | 21,658 | 23,399 | 4625 | → | |
| Nikol'skoje [Nikolskoye] | City | Никольское | LEN | 13,160 | 17,215 | 17,306 | 19,280 | 22,355 | 0 | → | |
| Njandoma [Nyandoma] | City | Няндома | ARC | 22,045 | 24,826 | 22,619 | 22,356 | 18,473 | 0 | → | |
| Novodvinsk | City | Новодвинск | ARC | 47,764 | 50,183 | 43,383 | 40,615 | 33,294 | 3125 | → | |
| Novoje Devjatkino [Novoye Devyatkino] | Ham | Новое Девяткино | LEN | ... | ... | 8,847 | 10,978 | 23,988 | 0 | → | |
| Olenegorsk | City | Оленегорск | MUR | 27,369 | 35,584 | 25,166 | 23,072 | 21,438 | 0 | → | |
| Onega | City | Онега | ARC | 24,986 | 26,070 | 23,430 | 21,359 | 16,947 | 15205 | → | |
| Ostrov | City | Остров | PSK | 26,533 | 29,060 | 25,078 | 21,668 | 20,923 | 1912 | → | |
| Otradnoje [Otradnoye] | City | Отрадное | LEN | 20,046 | 22,386 | 21,570 | 23,866 | 25,706 | 7690 | → | |
| Pečora [Pechora] | City | Печора | KOM | 56,361 | 64,746 | 48,700 | 43,105 | 35,254 | 473168 | → | |
| Petrozavodsk | City | Петрозаводск | KAR | 234,103 | 269,485 | 266,160 | 261,987 | 234,897 | 13490 | → | |
| Pikalëvo [Pikalyovo] | City | Пикалёво | LEN | 23,469 | 24,510 | 23,325 | 21,562 | 20,388 | 3804 | → | |
| Podporožje [Podporozhye] | City | Подпорожье | LEN | 23,901 | 23,295 | 20,312 | 18,733 | 16,123 | 0 | → | |
| Priozersk | City | Приозерск | LEN | 19,053 | 20,557 | 20,506 | 18,933 | 18,777 | 0 | → | |
| Pskov | City | Псков | PSK | 175,724 | 203,789 | 202,780 | 203,279 | 193,082 | 9553 | → | |
| Sankt-Peterburg (Leningrad) [Saint Petersburg] | City | Санкт-Петербург | GSP | 4,588,183 | 5,023,506 | 4,661,219 | 4,879,566 | 5,601,911 | 140000 | → | |
| Segeža [Segezha] | City | Сегежа | KAR | 36,420 | 38,207 | 34,214 | 29,631 | 23,543 | 12461 | → | |
| Šeksna [Sheksna] | USett | Шексна | VLD | ... | 15,928 | 21,615 | 20,953 | 16,246 | 1510 | → | |
| Sertolovo | City | Сертолово | LEN | ... | 17,707 | 38,444 | 47,457 | 68,241 | 0 | → | |
| Severodvinsk | City | Северодвинск | ARC | 197,232 | 248,670 | 201,551 | 192,353 | 157,213 | 0 | → | |
| Severomorsk | City | Североморск | MUR | 50,090 | 62,120 | 55,102 | 50,060 | 43,327 | 0 | → | |
| Slancy [Slantsy] | City | Сланцы | LEN | 42,303 | 43,087 | 37,371 | 33,485 | 34,628 | 0 | → | |
| Sokol | City | Сокол | VLD | 45,296 | 46,606 | 43,042 | 38,452 | 34,742 | 6926 | → | |
| Sortavala | City | Сортавала | KAR | 21,618 | 22,579 | 21,131 | 19,235 | 14,867 | 0 | → | |
| Sosnogorsk | City | Сосногорск | KOM | 27,021 | 30,439 | 29,587 | 27,757 | 22,189 | 0 | → | |
| Sosnovyj Bor [Sosnovy Bor] | City | Сосновый Бор | LEN | 42,205 | 55,800 | 66,132 | 65,788 | 65,367 | 8691 | → | |
| Sovetsk (Tilsit) | City | Советск | KLN | 40,181 | 41,881 | 43,224 | 41,705 | 38,910 | 4536 | → | |
| Staraja Russa [Staraya Russa] | City | Старая Русса | NGR | 40,439 | 41,538 | 35,511 | 31,809 | 27,487 | 0 | → | |
| Svetlyj [Svetly] | City | Светлый | KLN | 17,031 | 19,936 | 21,745 | 21,375 | 21,114 | 0 | → | |
| Syktyvkar | City | Сыктывкар | KOM | 170,980 | 232,117 | 230,011 | 235,006 | 220,580 | 0 | → | |
| Tel'mana | RSett | Тельмана | LEN | ... | ... | 5,807 | 8,757 | 23,986 | 0 | → | |
| Tichvin [Tikhvin] | City | Тихвин | LEN | 58,616 | 71,352 | 63,338 | 58,459 | 55,415 | 0 | → | |
| Tosno | City | Тосно | LEN | 24,062 | 32,459 | 38,683 | 39,101 | 34,066 | 0 | → | |
| Uchta [Ukhta] | City | Ухта | KOM | 87,467 | 110,548 | 103,340 | 99,591 | 79,899 | 0 | → | |
| Usinsk | City | Усинск | KOM | 19,513 | 47,219 | 45,358 | 40,827 | 32,182 | 0 | → | |
| Velikije Luki [Velikiye Luki] | City | Великие Луки | PSK | 101,505 | 113,745 | 104,979 | 98,778 | 86,711 | 4653 | → | |
| Velikij Novgorod [Veliky Novgorod] | City | Великий Новгород | NGR | 186,003 | 229,126 | 223,263 | 218,717 | 224,286 | 9515 | → | |
| Velikij Ustjug [Veliky Ustyug] | City | Великий Устюг | VLD | 37,916 | 36,202 | 33,419 | 31,665 | 28,670 | 0 | → | |
| Vel'sk [Velsk] | City | Вельск | ARC | 24,556 | 25,967 | 26,241 | 23,885 | 21,613 | 0 | → | |
| Volchov [Volkhov] | City | Волхов | LEN | 49,696 | 50,325 | 46,596 | 47,182 | 38,511 | 11165 | → | |
| Vologda | City | Вологда | VLD | 236,537 | 282,802 | 293,046 | 301,755 | 313,944 | 0 | → | |
| Vorkuta | City | Воркута | KOM | 100,210 | 115,646 | 84,917 | 70,548 | 56,985 | 0 | → | |
| Vsevoložsk [Vsevolozhsk] | City | Всеволожск | LEN | 28,588 | 31,946 | 45,310 | 59,704 | 79,038 | 0 | → | |
| Vyborg | City | Выборг | LEN | 75,573 | 80,924 | 79,224 | 79,962 | 72,530 | 13980 | → |
- (1989) provided by Axel Pieles.
(2002) (2010) (2021) Federal State Statistics Service Russia (web).