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United States vs USSR: Population

United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
United States rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st

Population over time

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How they compare

United States currently reports 343.48 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR, a difference of 50.81 million people.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.

Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 238 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States USSR Difference Ahead
1000s 1.22 million people 6.88 million people 5.67 million people USSR
1100s 1.31 million people 9.14 million people 7.83 million people USSR
1200s 1.45 million people 12.34 million people 10.89 million people USSR
1300s 1.57 million people 13.04 million people 11.46 million people USSR
1400s 1.74 million people 13.05 million people 11.31 million people USSR
1500s 1.89 million people 16.20 million people 14.31 million people USSR
1600s 778,503 people 19.76 million people 18.98 million people USSR
1700s 927,076 people 23.29 million people 22.36 million people USSR
1710s 1.37 million people 25.85 million people 24.48 million people USSR
1720s 1.82 million people 28.88 million people 27.06 million people USSR
1730s 2.26 million people 31.96 million people 29.70 million people USSR
1740s 2.71 million people 35.10 million people 32.39 million people USSR
1750s 3.16 million people 38.30 million people 35.14 million people USSR
1760s 3.60 million people 41.56 million people 37.96 million people USSR
1770s 4.05 million people 44.90 million people 40.85 million people USSR
1780s 4.49 million people 48.31 million people 43.82 million people USSR
1790s 4.94 million people 51.81 million people 46.87 million people USSR
1800s 6.54 million people 54.97 million people 48.43 million people USSR
1810s 8.42 million people 55.21 million people 46.79 million people USSR
1820s 11.38 million people 57.72 million people 46.34 million people USSR
1830s 15.05 million people 63.03 million people 47.98 million people USSR
1840s 20.07 million people 69.22 million people 49.14 million people USSR
1850s 27.06 million people 76.00 million people 48.95 million people USSR
1860s 35.24 million people 83.45 million people 48.21 million people USSR
1870s 44.20 million people 91.58 million people 47.37 million people USSR
1880s 55.20 million people 100.56 million people 45.36 million people USSR
1890s 67.69 million people 110.46 million people 42.76 million people USSR
1900s 81.59 million people 121.33 million people 39.74 million people USSR
1910s 96.24 million people 132.22 million people 35.98 million people USSR
1920s 111.00 million people 143.82 million people 32.82 million people USSR
1930s 123.98 million people 157.28 million people 33.30 million people USSR
1940s 137.35 million people 171.95 million people 34.60 million people USSR
1950s 165.22 million people 195.05 million people 29.83 million people USSR
1960s 193.61 million people 227.71 million people 34.10 million people USSR
1970s 217.97 million people 252.41 million people 34.44 million people USSR
1980s 240.39 million people 276.90 million people 36.52 million people USSR
1990s 254.92 million people 291.87 million people 36.94 million people USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, United States or USSR?
United States, at 343.48 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between United States and USSR?
50.81 million people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for population?
United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.