Srednyaya Akhtuba is an urban locality situated in Russia. It serves as the administrative center of the Sredneakhtubinsky District within the Volgograd Oblast.
According to census data, the population of the city has fluctuated over recent decades. The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,431 residents, following figures of 13,856 in 2002 and 11,445 during the 1989 Soviet census.