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Volgograd

Volgograd Oblast · Russia
City population
1,013,533
#14
in Russia
#1
in Volgograd Oblast
#542
worldwide
MoscowVolgograd
48.714, 44.498 · 911 km from Moscow
City population
1,013,533
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#14
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#542
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.7%
of the national population

About Volgograd

The largest city in Volgograd Oblast, this settlement of 1,013,533 lies 911 km from Moscow. Volzhsky, a city of 323,293, stands 22 km away; two smaller cities sit within 51 km. The city holds 0.7% of Russia's national population and ranks 14th 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
#14of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Volgograd Oblast
#1of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Volgograd Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 18
Distance to capital
911 km
to Moscow
Elevation
42 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Volgograd
Coordinates
48.714, 44.498
Record updated
2025-09-09
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.

22KMVolzhsky323K people45KMDubovka15K people51KMLeninsk15K people71KMKalach-na-Donu28K people92KMZnamensk32K 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. Volgograd1.01M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Volgograd 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
Volgograd1.01M

Volgograd Population FAQ

What is the population of Volgograd?

Volgograd has a city population of 1,013,533. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Volgograd?

Volgograd is in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 911 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 48.714, 44.498.

How big is Volgograd compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 14th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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