{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ru-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-urban-population-pct/","title":"Russia Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Russia's Urban Population Share: 75.3 % of total population in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Russia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Russia","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Russia Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=RU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Russia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Russia (2025)","value":"75.3","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Russia Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":67.6613388061523},{"period":"1977","value":68.2349472045898},{"period":"1978","value":68.7709121704102},{"period":"1979","value":69.3407455447958},{"period":"1980","value":69.8511276245117},{"period":"1981","value":70.3325576782227},{"period":"1982","value":70.8518142700195},{"period":"1983","value":71.291389465332},{"period":"1984","value":71.6379089355469},{"period":"1985","value":72.0318222045898},{"period":"1986","value":72.4661331176758},{"period":"1987","value":72.8753280639648},{"period":"1988","value":73.2331771850586},{"period":"1989","value":73.5555652189532},{"period":"1990","value":73.7116088867188},{"period":"1991","value":73.7095108032227},{"period":"1992","value":73.3822937011719},{"period":"1993","value":73.0590972900391},{"period":"1994","value":72.9541091918945},{"period":"1995","value":72.9352798461914},{"period":"1996","value":73.0623092651367},{"period":"1997","value":73.1156616210938},{"period":"1998","value":73.1912078857422},{"period":"1999","value":72.96533203125},{"period":"2000","value":73.1568222045898},{"period":"2001","value":73.22998046875},{"period":"2002","value":73.2929008030615},{"period":"2003","value":73.4057388305664},{"period":"2004","value":73.3065795898438},{"period":"2005","value":73.1613922119141},{"period":"2006","value":73.2439193725586},{"period":"2007","value":73.3856048583984},{"period":"2008","value":73.4822463989258},{"period":"2009","value":73.5288696289062},{"period":"2010","value":73.6696307887624},{"period":"2011","value":73.8534851074219},{"period":"2012","value":73.97265625},{"period":"2013","value":74.0762949770228},{"period":"2014","value":74.1776476748791},{"period":"2015","value":74.275919065527},{"period":"2016","value":74.3703138709243},{"period":"2017","value":74.460036813029},{"period":"2018","value":74.5442926137992},{"period":"2019","value":74.6222859951926},{"period":"2020","value":74.6932216791674},{"period":"2021","value":74.7516840220252},{"period":"2022","value":74.8544893625017},{"period":"2023","value":74.9805047873279},{"period":"2024","value":75.1119136177067},{"period":"2025","value":75.2506636608215}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"75.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"75.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"74.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"74.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"74.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"74.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"74.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"74.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"74.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"74.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"73.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"73.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"73.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"73.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"73.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Russia from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 75.3 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 67.7 in 1976. The latest reading of 75.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}