Number of local governments in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Number of local governments was 17,747 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of local governments in Russian Federation, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 17,747 for number of local governments in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Russian Federation peaked at 22,923 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,747, in 2024.
That places Russian Federation 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of local governments in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22,777 | — |
| 2015 | 22,923 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22,406 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 22,324 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21,945 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21,501 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 20,846 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 19,655 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 20,191 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18,402 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 17,747 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,313 | 21,501 | 22,923 | 6 |
| 2020s | 19,368 | 17,747 | 20,846 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More public sector data for Russian Federation
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.35 (2024)
- Agriculture share of Government Expenditure 1.2% (2024)
- Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with 0 (2025)
- Total government revenue, in local currency 73.08 million (2023)
- Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main 14.55 million Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit (2019)
- Countries with national statistical plans with funding from Government 1 (2025)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) from OECD-DAC countries, by 1,043 (2020)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to small island states 387.95 (2020)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 139.79 (2020)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC 81.23 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Russian Federation?
- Number of local governments in Russian Federation was 17,747 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 22,923 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,747 in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for number of local governments?
- Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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