What is the population of Krasnodar?
Krasnodar has a city population of 899,541. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
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Krasnodar
City population
899,541
#16
in Russia
#1
in Krasnodar Krai
#622
worldwide
45.045, 38.982 · 1,194 km from Moscow
About Krasnodar
The 622nd most populous city in the world, Krasnodar holds 899,541 people and ranks 16th among Russia's listed cities. It is the largest city in Krasnodar Krai, sitting 1,194 km from Moscow and accounting for 0.6% of Russia's national population. Several smaller cities lie within 21 km: Yablonovskiy (33,431), Novotitarovskaya (22,630), Yelizavetinskaya (19,306), Afipskiy (18,209), and Enem (17,665).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 54
Elevation
36 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
45.045, 38.982
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 RussiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Krasnodar | 900K |
Krasnodar Population FAQ
Where is Krasnodar?
Krasnodar is in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 1,194 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 45.045, 38.982.
How big is Krasnodar compared with other cities in Russia?
It is the 16th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.6% of the national population.