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Irkutsk

Irkutsk Oblast · Russia
City population
623,869
#23
in Russia
#1
in Irkutsk Oblast
#896
worldwide
MoscowIrkutsk
52.296, 104.291 · 4,202 km from Moscow
City population
623,869
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#23
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#896
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Irkutsk

Located 4,202 km from Moscow, Irkutsk is Russia's 23rd-largest city with a population of 623,869. It ranks first in Irkutsk Oblast and accounts for 0.4% of the national population. Angarsk, with 243,158 residents, lies 39 km away; Shelekhov (47,459) sits 16 km distant.

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
#23of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Irkutsk Oblast
#1of 20
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Irkutsk Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 20
Distance to capital
4,202 km
to Moscow
Elevation
415 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Irkutsk
Coordinates
52.296, 104.291
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.

16KMShelekhov47K people39KMAngarsk243K people67KMUsol’ye-Sibirskoye86K people81KMSlyudyanka19K people87KMBaykal’sk16K 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. Irkutsk624K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Irkutsk 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
Irkutsk624K

Irkutsk Population FAQ

What is the population of Irkutsk?

Irkutsk has a city population of 623,869. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Irkutsk?

Irkutsk is in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 4,202 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 52.296, 104.291.

How big is Irkutsk compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 23rd largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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