Moscow metropolitan area

Coordinates: 55°40′00″N 37°30′00″E / 55.6667°N 37.5°E / 55.6667; 37.5
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Moscow metropolitan area
Московская агломерация (
21.5 million. It consists of the city of Moscow and surrounding areas in Moscow Oblast
.

The related term Moscow region (Московский регион) is used unofficially to describe Moscow and Moscow Oblast together. However, formally, they are two separate federal subjects.

Structure and population estimation

Subdivision Area km2 Population Gross Domestic Product[3]
 Moscow 2562 13,010,112 24.471 ₽ trillion
(US$332 billion)
 Moscow Oblast 44300 8,524,665 6.833 ₽ trillion
(US$93 billion)
Moscow metropolitan area 46862 21,534,777 31.303 ₽ trillion
(US$425 billion)
Lubertsy, to name a few) that fall under regional administration.[5] Administratively, all those towns are a part of the Moscow Oblast
. The metropolitan area has thus no coordinated administration structures, and no official population statistics.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18972,430,615—    
19266,590,336+171.1%
195910,895,003+65.3%
197012,716,490+16.7%
197914,189,894+11.6%
198915,660,955+10.4%
200217,001,292+8.6%
201018,598,621+9.4%
202121,534,777+15.8%
Source: Census data

The population of the Moscow region is the sum of populations of the city (13,010,112) and surrounding oblast (8,524,665), coming to 21,534,777 – about 14% of the entire Russian population.

References

  1. ^ "Preliminary estimate of the resident population as of January 1, 2023 and on average for 2022 (taking into account the results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census) . Federal State Statistics Service (January 31, 2023)", www.rosstat.gov.ru
  2. ^ "Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2021гг". www.rosstat.gov.ru.
  3. ^ ""GRP volume at current basic prices (billion rubles)"". rosstat.gov.ru.
  4. Rosstat. Popul2015.xls
    (in Russian)
  5. ^ Information taken and translated directly from the Russian Wikipedia page, using its sources.

55°40′00″N 37°30′00″E / 55.6667°N 37.5°E / 55.6667; 37.5