It became known in which region of Russia lives the most pensioners

According to the information of the Social Fund of Russia, published in the database of state statistics and studied by RIA Novosti, the largest number of pensioners live in Moscow, the Moscow region and the Krasnodar Territory.

As of September 1, there are 3,030,132 pensioners in the capital, of whom 547,794 are employed and 2,482,338 are unemployed. The second place in the number of pensioners is occupied by the Moscow region, where 1,951,963 people live. This is followed by Krasnodar Krai with 1,581,269 people and St. Petersburg with 1,443,339 elderly citizens. Sverdlovsk region closes the top five regions-leaders, in which 1,246,813 pensioners are registered.

It is specified that the data are given as of September 1, 2026.

In Russia, social benefits will grow by 6.8% from February 1, 2027.