Two rural places became cities since the 2022 census: Ačchoj-Martan and Koltuši. Dagomys was split from Sochi as urban settlement. Six settlements lost their urban status.

2025-03-06

The results of the 2021 population census show a further decline of population in most rural areas. On the other hand, a significant growth can be observed in suburban areas around large cities.

2022-10-21

In 2020, seven places got the status of an urban settlement: Sirius in Krasnodar Kraj (split from Sochi district) as well as Bobrovo, Butovo, Drožžino, Izmajlovo, Lopatino and Novodrožžino (all in Leninskij urban district in Moscow region). Two distict-level cities (Rošal' and Starodub) were absorbed by their surrounding district.

2021-05-18

In 2019, Murino (in Leningrad oblast) became a city (64,939 inhabitants in 2020 after 7,949 in 2010). Fosforitnyj (in Moskva oblast) was re-established as urban settlement (after a former merger with Chorlovo). 15 settlements lost their urban status and five district mergers were performed.

2020-08-04

Three places gained city status: Kukmor in Tatarstan (2019 population: 17,815), Kurchaloy in Chechnya (pop. 26,115) and Kudrovo in Leningrad Oblast (pop. 31,577). Ryazanovsky in Moskow Oblast (pop. 2,044) regained the status as urban settlement.

2019-08-01

Buryatia Republic (pop. 983,273 in 2019) and Zabaykalsky Krai (pop. 1,065,785 in 2019) moved to from Siberia to Far Eastern Federal District.

2019-07-31