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As of 1 January 2017, the population of Russian Federation was estimated to be 146,389,999 people. This is an increase of 0.04 % (59,995 people) compared to population of 146,330,004 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was negative, as the number of deaths exceeded the number of live births by 168,280.
However, Moscow isn't the only large city that's found in Russia. There are 11 additional cities that each have populations exceeding one million. Furthermore, there are over 200 cities with a population of over 100,000, while there are more than 1,200 that have populations exceeding 10,000 people. It's not difficult to see why Russia is one of the world's most populous countries.