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Astrakhan

Astrakhan Oblast · Russia
City population
533,925
#33
in Russia
#1
in Astrakhan Oblast
#1,057
worldwide
MoscowAstrakhan
46.350, 48.041 · 1,271 km from Moscow
City population
533,925
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#33
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,057
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Astrakhan

Russia's 33rd-largest city, Astrakhan holds 533,925 people and accounts for 0.4% of the national population. Situated 1,271 km from Moscow, it stands well below sea level at −12 m elevation. The nearest substantial city is Elista, 291 km away, with 106,971 residents; Kamyzyak lies much closer at 27 km but is considerably smaller at 16,191 people.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Russia
#33of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Astrakhan Oblast
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Astrakhan Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
1,271 km
to Moscow
Elevation
-12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Astrakhan
Coordinates
46.350, 48.041
Record updated
2026-05-30
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 980 in Russia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

27KMKamyzyak16K people132KMKharabali18K people198KMShalkar27K people · Kazakhstan257KMAkhtubinsk45K people291KMElista107K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Astrakhan534K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Astrakhan compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Astrakhan534K

Astrakhan Population FAQ

What is the population of Astrakhan?

Astrakhan has a city population of 533,925. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Astrakhan?

Astrakhan is in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, 1,271 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 46.350, 48.041.

How big is Astrakhan compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 33rd largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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