The Nizhny Novgorod Region has 28 cities. The urban population is approximately 2.6 million, accounting for about 78% of the total population.

Year of city foundation

  • Bor 14th century

Population dynamics by city

Years 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2003, 2008.

  • Arzamas 41.5 67.5 93.3 109.0 109.4 106.1
  • Bor 42.9 55.4 62.6 64.5 61.5 76.2
  • Kstovo 27.0 48.3 58.8 64.2 66.9 65.6
  • Pavlovo 47.9 63.2 68.4 71.5 64.8 61.1
  • Vyksa 40.3 46.4 53.7 61.1 61.7 57.2
  • Lyskovo 16.2 21.4 24.3 25.0 23.9 22.8
  • Sergach 8.2 22.5 24.4 25.2 22.9 21.8
  • Uren 10.8 10.6 13.1 13.6 12.6 11.8
  • Vorsma 10.9 13.0 14.0 13.6 12.6 11.7

Total population

Population change in the Nizhny Novgorod Region by year (thousands), total and urban: ==

  • 1959 3650.2 1905.7
  • 1970 3708.9 2383.8
  • 1975 3695 2608
  • 1979 3716.8 2699.1
  • 1985 3697 2802
  • 1989 3733.9 2876.6
  • 1990 3780 2930
  • 1992 3767 2927
  • 1994 3745 2913
  • 1996 3727 2904
  • 1998 3697 2891
  • 2000 3657.7 2868.2
  • 2001 3627.1 2848.4
  • 2003 3524.0 2755.0
  • 2005 3445.3 2696.5
  • 2006 3411.0 2675.8
  • 2007 3381.3 2658.8
  • 2008 3359.8 2646.5