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Nizhniy Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · Russia
City population
1,259,013
#5
in Russia
#1
in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
#408
worldwide
MoscowNizhniy Novgorod
56.329, 44.002 · 402 km from Moscow
City population
1,259,013
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#5
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#408
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.9%
of the national population

About Nizhniy Novgorod

Located 402 km from Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod has a population of 1,259,013 and ranks fifth among Russian cities. The city is the largest in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and accounts for 0.9% of Russia's national population. Bor lies 6 km away with 60,647 residents, while Dzerzhinsk, 35 km distant, has 233,126 residents.

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
#5of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 17
Distance to capital
402 km
to Moscow
Elevation
141 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
56.329, 44.002
Record updated
2026-06-20
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.

6KMBor61K people24KMKstovo67K people30KMNovaya Balakhna63K people35KMDzerzhinsk233K people40KMBogorodsk37K 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. Nizhniy Novgorod1.26M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nizhniy Novgorod 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
Nizhniy Novgorod1.26M

Nizhniy Novgorod Population FAQ

What is the population of Nizhniy Novgorod?

Nizhniy Novgorod has a city population of 1,259,013. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nizhniy Novgorod?

Nizhniy Novgorod is in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 402 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 56.329, 44.002.

How big is Nizhniy Novgorod compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 5th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.9% of the national population.

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