Here is a list of the 89 federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2002 census.

1. Moscow 10,382,754
2. Moscow Oblast 6,618,538
3. Krasnodar Krai 5,125,221
4. Saint Petersburg 4,661,219
5. Sverdlovsk Oblast 4,486,214
6. Rostov Oblast 4,404,013
7. Bashkortostan 4,104,336
8. Tatarstan 3,779,265
9. Chelyabinsk Oblast 3,603,339
10. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 3,524,028
11. Tyumen Oblast 3,264,841
12. Samara Oblast 3,239,737
13. Krasnoyarsk Krai 2,966,042
14. Kemerovo Oblast 2,899,142
15. Perm Oblast 2,819,421
16. Stavropol Krai 2,735,139
17. Volgograd Oblast 2,699,223
18. Novosibirsk Oblast 2,692,251
19. Saratov Oblast 2,668,310
20. Altai Krai 2,607,426
21. Irkutsk Oblast 2,581,705
22. Dagestan 2,576,531
23. Voronezh Oblast 2,378,803
24. Orenburg Oblast 2,179,551
25. Omsk Oblast 2,079,220
26. Primorsky Krai 2,071,210
27. Tula Oblast 1,675,758
28. Leningrad Oblast 1,669,205
29. Udmurtia 1,570,316
30. Vladimir Oblast 1,523,990
31. Belgorod Oblast 1,511,620
32. Kirov Oblast 1,503,529
33. Tver Oblast 1,471,459
34. Penza Oblast 1,452,941
35. Khabarovsk Krai 1,436,570
36. Khantia-Mansia 1,432,817
37. Ulyanovsk Oblast 1,382,811
38. Bryansk Oblast 1,378,941
39. Yaroslavl Oblast 1,367,398
40. Arkhangelsk Oblast 1,336,539
41. Chuvashia 1,313,754
42. Vologda Oblast 1,269,568
43. Kursk Oblast 1,235,091
44. Ryazan Oblast 1,227,910
45. Lipetsk Oblast 1,213,499
46. Tambov Oblast 1,178,443
47. Chita Oblast 1,155,346
48. Ivanovo Oblast 1,148,329
49. Chechnya 1,103,686
50. Smolensk Oblast 1,049,574
51. Tomsk Oblast 1,046,039
52. Kaluga Oblast 1,041,641
53. Kurgan Oblast 1,019,532
54. Komi Republic 1,018,674
55. Astrakhan Oblast 1,005,276
56. Buryat Republic 981,238
57. Kaliningrad Oblast 955,281
58. Sakha Republic 949,280
59. Amur Oblast 902,844
60. Kabardino-Balkaria 901,494
61. Murmansk Oblast 892,534
62. Mordovia 888,766
63. Oryol Oblast 860,262
64. Pskov Oblast 760,810
65. Kostroma Oblast 736,641
66. Mariy El 727,979
67. Republic of Karelia 716,281
68. North Ossetia-Alania 710,275
69. Novgorod Oblast 694,355
70. Sakhalin Oblast 546,695
71. Khakassia 546,072
72. Yamalia 507,006
73. Ingushetia 467,294
74. Adygeya 447,109
75. Karachay-Cherkessia 439,470
76. Kamchatka Oblast 358,801
77. Tuva 305,510
78. Kalmykia 292,410
79. Altai Republic 202,947
80. Jewish Autonomous Oblast 190,915
81. Magadan Oblast 182,726
82. Permyakia 136,076
83. Ust-Orda Buryatia 135,327
84. Aga Buryatia 72,213
85. Chukotka 53,824
86. Nenetsia 41,546
87. Taymyria 39,786
88. Koryakia 25,157
89. Evenkia 17,697

See also: List of federal subjects by federal district, List of federal subjects of Russia by area

NOTE: Some of Russia's subdivisions are nested. Thus, Tyumen Oblast includes two autonomous districts, Khantia-Mansia and Yamalia, Krasnoyarsk Krai includes Taymyria and Evenkia, and so forth. Wherever this is the case, the nesting region's population is given with all the nested components included.