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City profile · Russia · Europe

Ryazan’

Ryazan Oblast · Russia
City population
538,962
#32
in Russia
#1
in Ryazan Oblast
#1,043
worldwide
MoscowRyazan’
54.627, 39.704 · 182 km from Moscow
City population
538,962
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#32
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,043
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Ryazan’

Ringed by smaller cities, Ryazan' stands as the largest settlement in Ryazan Oblast, with a population of 538,962. Located 182 km from Moscow, it sits 16 km from Rybnoye and within 77 km of four other cities ranging from 19,159 to 147,690 residents. The city accounts for 0.4% of Russia's national population and ranks 32nd among the country's listed cities.

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
#32of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Ryazan Oblast
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Ryazan Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
182 km
to Moscow
Elevation
124 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
54.627, 39.704
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.

16KMRybnoye19K people55KMZaraysk25K people57KMLukhovitsy32K people66KMNovomichurinsk21K people77KMKolomna148K 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. Ryazan’539K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ryazan’ 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
Ryazan’539K

Ryazan’ Population FAQ

What is the population of Ryazan’?

Ryazan’ has a city population of 538,962. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ryazan’?

Ryazan’ is in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, 182 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 54.627, 39.704.

How big is Ryazan’ compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 32nd largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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