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Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl Oblast · Russia
City population
608,722
#25
in Russia
#1
in Yaroslavl Oblast
#916
worldwide
MoscowYaroslavl
57.630, 39.874 · 250 km from Moscow
City population
608,722
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#25
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#916
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Yaroslavl

At 103 m above sea level, Yaroslavl is the largest city in Yaroslavl Oblast and ranks 25th among Russia's 980 listed cities, with a population of 608,722. Located 250 km from Moscow, it holds 0.4% of the national population. Kostroma, with 277,280 residents, lies 64 km away; four smaller cities—Tutayev (43,828), Rostov Veliky (31,039), Nerekhta (25,352), and Gavrilov-Yam (17,351)—sit closer, within 56 km.

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
#25of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Yaroslavl Oblast
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Yaroslavl Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
250 km
to Moscow
Elevation
103 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
57.630, 39.874
Record updated
2025-06-21
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.

34KMTutayev44K people36KMGavrilov-Yam17K people46KMNerekhta25K people56KMRostov Veliky31K people64KMKostroma277K 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. Yaroslavl609K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Yaroslavl 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
Yaroslavl609K

Yaroslavl Population FAQ

What is the population of Yaroslavl?

Yaroslavl has a city population of 608,722. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Yaroslavl?

Yaroslavl is in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, 250 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 57.630, 39.874.

How big is Yaroslavl compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 25th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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