The Central Federal District (Russian: Центральный федеральный округ, IPA: [tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia.

Geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of present-day Russia; although it can be considered as the central region of European Russia.

The district covers an area of 650,200 square kilometers (251,000 sq mi),[2] and recorded a population of 40,334,532 (82.1% urban) in the 2021 Census.

[6] The Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District is Igor Shchyogolev.

The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects: According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the Central Federal District is as follows:[8] Vital statistics for 2022:[9][10] Total fertility rate (2022):[11] 1.31 children per woman Life expectancy (2021):[12] 70.85 years As of 2020[update], the GRP in Central Federal District reached RUB33.6 trillion(€407 billion)[13] and around €10,000 per capita.