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Barnaul

Altai Krai · Russia
City population
632,372
#21
in Russia
#1
in Altai Krai
#885
worldwide
MoscowBarnaul
53.362, 83.728 · 2,930 km from Moscow
City population
632,372
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#21
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#885
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Barnaul

At 2,930 km from Moscow, Barnaul is the largest city in Altai Krai, with a population of 632,372. It ranks 21st among Russia's 980 listed cities and accounts for 0.4% of the national population. Three cities with populations between 15,241 and 61,050 lie within 15 km: Novosilikatnyy, Yuzhno, and Novoaltaysk.

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
#21of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Altai Krai
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Altai Krai
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
2,930 km
to Moscow
Elevation
197 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Barnaul
Coordinates
53.362, 83.728
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.

15KMNovoaltaysk61K people52KMTal’menka19K people89KMZarinsk52K people99KMCherepanovo20K people104KMSuzun15K 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. Barnaul632K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Barnaul 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
Barnaul632K

Barnaul Population FAQ

What is the population of Barnaul?

Barnaul has a city population of 632,372. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Barnaul?

Barnaul is in Altai Krai, Russia, 2,930 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 53.362, 83.728.

How big is Barnaul compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 21st largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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