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Perm

Perm Krai · Russia
City population
982,419
#15
in Russia
#1
in Perm Krai
#564
worldwide
MoscowPerm
58.010, 56.250 · 1,156 km from Moscow
City population
982,419
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#15
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#564
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.7%
of the national population

About Perm

At 0.7% of Russia's national population, a city of under one million accounts for a modest share despite ranking 15th among the country's listed cities. Perm holds 982,419 residents and stands as the largest of 19 cities in Perm Krai, 1,156 km from Moscow. Krasnokamsk (52,689) lies 30 km away; the next four nearest cities range from 51 to 92 km distant, all substantially 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
#15of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Perm Krai
#1of 19
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Perm Krai
Rank in region
#1of 19
Distance to capital
1,156 km
to Moscow
Elevation
149 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yekaterinburg
Coordinates
58.010, 56.250
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.

30KMKrasnokamsk53K people51KMDobryanka33K people54KMNytva21K people79KMKungur66K people92KMOchër15K 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. Perm982K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Perm 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
Perm982K

Perm Population FAQ

What is the population of Perm?

Perm has a city population of 982,419. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Perm?

Perm is in Perm Krai, Russia, 1,156 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 58.010, 56.250.

How big is Perm compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 15th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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