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Omsk

Omsk Oblast · Russia
City population
1,172,070
#8
in Russia
#1
in Omsk Oblast
#458
worldwide
MoscowOmsk
54.992, 73.369 · 2,235 km from Moscow
City population
1,172,070
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#8
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#458
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.8%
of the national population

About Omsk

The 458th-largest city in the world by population, Omsk has 1,172,070 residents and ranks eighth among Russia's 980 listed cities. It accounts for 0.8% of the national population and sits 2,235 km from Moscow. The nearest cities—Kalachinsk at 77 km with 24,059 people, Tatarsk at 168 km with 25,150, and Tara at 221 km with 26,986—are considerably smaller.

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
#8of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Omsk Oblast
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Omsk Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
2,235 km
to Moscow
Elevation
90 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Omsk
Coordinates
54.992, 73.369
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.

77KMKalachinsk24K people134KMIsil’kul’20K people168KMTatarsk25K people221KMTara27K people263KMKupino16K 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. Omsk1.17M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Omsk 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
Omsk1.17M

Omsk Population FAQ

What is the population of Omsk?

Omsk has a city population of 1,172,070. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Omsk?

Omsk is in Omsk Oblast, Russia, 2,235 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 54.992, 73.369.

How big is Omsk compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 8th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.8% of the national population.

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