Nizhny Novgorod: population
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: 1.2 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.
Rank among the cities of the country: 4 of 254.
In 1975 it had 1.32 million people.
In 2000 it had 1.31 million people, so it has grown by -9% since then.
For 2050 the UN projects 1.1 million people.
A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.
Largest cities: Russia
| City | 2025 | 2050, projected |
|---|---|---|
| Moskva (Moscow) | 14,524,753 | 15,521,567 |
| Saint Petersburg | 4,736,499 | 4,686,636 |
| Novosibirsk | 1,331,432 | 1,282,712 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1,196,944 | 1,099,703 |
| Yekaterinburg | 1,148,237 | 1,086,545 |
| Kazan | 1,132,941 | 1,119,421 |
| Rostov-on-Don | 1,065,880 | 1,054,772 |
| Omsk | 975,485 | 952,425 |
| Samara | 955,599 | 913,668 |
| Ufa | 880,583 | 843,107 |
Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).