Living standards — Moscow

Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant in Moscow

Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant — Moscow: dynamics chart 1990–2024, latest value 22,2 square metres
Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant in Moscow, 1990–2024. Source: Rosstat.

Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant in Moscow in 2024: 22,2 square metres. Over the year the indicator rose by 0,3%.

Over five years (since 2019) the indicator rose by 17%. Since 1990, the start of the available series, the indicator rose by 23,5% (from 18 to 22,2 square metres).

By this indicator Moscow holds position 79 in the list by magnitude out of 85 in 2024 (table for all regions). The Russia-wide figure is 29,4 square metres: the region is below the national average.

Maximum over the full observation period — 22,2 square metres in 2024, minimum — 18 square metres in 1990. Data are updated annually as Rosstat releases the yearbook.

Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant in Moscow at checkpoint years

  • 1990 — 18 square metres
  • 1995 — 20 square metres
  • 2000 — 18,3 square metres
  • 2005 — 18,5 square metres
  • 2010 — 18,7 square metres
  • 2015 — 19,1 square metres
  • 2020 — 19,1 square metres
  • 2024 — 22,2 square metres

Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant by year

Yearsquare metres
202422,2
202322,2
202221,8
202121,7
202019,1
201919
201819
201719,1
201619
201519,1
201419,2
201319,3
201219,5
201118,7
201018,7
200918,8
200818,8
200718,6
200618,5
200518,5
200418,5
200318,5
200218,5
200118,3
200018,3
199921,4
199821
199720,7
199620,3
199520
199018

Questions and answers

What is “Average total floor space of dwellings per inhabitant” in Moscow?

According to Rosstat for 2024 — 22,2 square metres.

Where does Moscow sit in the list by indicator magnitude?

79 of 85 federal subjects when ordered by descending value for 2024.

How did the indicator change over the last year?

From 2023 to 2024 the indicator rose by 0,3%.

Where do the data come from and how often are they updated?

Source — the official Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators". Figures are annual and update after each new yearbook release.

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Data source

Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators". Values for 1990–2024, units: square metres. Each region has a page with the full indicator series since 1990.

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