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Russia - Urbanization and Housing Density 75.25

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

75.25 (2025)

Global rank

##73 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1960

1.39×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#61#7319601970198019902000201020202025#53#732010 overtook Switzerland2015 overtook Dominican Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Russia climbed from #53 to #73 (overtook Switzerland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Russia ↓

Key Events — Russia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Soviet collapse curated

Central planning ends; output falls sharply through the 1990s.

1998
Financial default curated

Ruble devalues and the government defaults on domestic debt.

2009
Oil crash recession curated

Falling oil prices and crisis push GDP down.

2010
Overtook Switzerland in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Dominican Republic in global rank auto
2015
Sanctions and oil shock curated

Western sanctions and falling oil prices trigger recession.

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202554.1461.1868.2175.25
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