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Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk Krai · Russia
City population
1,090,811
#12
in Russia
#1
in Krasnoyarsk Krai
#494
worldwide
MoscowKrasnoyarsk
56.037, 92.931 · 3,355 km from Moscow
City population
1,090,811
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#12
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#494
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.8%
of the national population

About Krasnoyarsk

Located 3,355 km from Moscow, this city of 1,090,811 is Russia's 12th most populous by city proper population and the largest in its region. Four cities with populations between 20,900 and 93,800 lie within 44 km, with Berëzovka the nearest at 12 km.

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
#12of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Krasnoyarsk Krai
#1of 23
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Rank in region
#1of 23
Distance to capital
3,355 km
to Moscow
Elevation
182 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Krasnoyarsk
Coordinates
56.037, 92.931
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.

27KMSosnovoborsk32K people36KMDivnogorsk30K people44KMZheleznogorsk94K people103KMZelenogorsk71K people124KMBorodino20K 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. Krasnoyarsk1.09M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Krasnoyarsk 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
Krasnoyarsk1.09M

Krasnoyarsk Population FAQ

What is the population of Krasnoyarsk?

Krasnoyarsk has a city population of 1,090,811. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Krasnoyarsk?

Krasnoyarsk is in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, 3,355 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 56.037, 92.931.

How big is Krasnoyarsk compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 12th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.8% of the national population.

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