China vs USSR: Population by world region
China
633.37 million people
in 2100
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
China rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Population by world region over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
China currently reports 633.37 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR, a difference of 340.70 million people.
That makes China's figure about 2.2 times USSR's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 238 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 36.59 million people | 6.88 million people | 29.71 million people | China |
| 1100s | 90.18 million people | 9.14 million people | 81.03 million people | China |
| 1200s | 103.06 million people | 12.34 million people | 90.72 million people | China |
| 1300s | 79.97 million people | 13.04 million people | 66.93 million people | China |
| 1400s | 71.25 million people | 13.05 million people | 58.20 million people | China |
| 1500s | 91.26 million people | 16.20 million people | 75.06 million people | China |
| 1600s | 98.05 million people | 19.76 million people | 78.30 million people | China |
| 1700s | 99.43 million people | 23.29 million people | 76.14 million people | China |
| 1710s | 104.05 million people | 25.85 million people | 78.20 million people | China |
| 1720s | 119.50 million people | 28.88 million people | 90.62 million people | China |
| 1730s | 127.05 million people | 31.96 million people | 95.09 million people | China |
| 1740s | 142.98 million people | 35.10 million people | 107.88 million people | China |
| 1750s | 178.33 million people | 38.30 million people | 140.03 million people | China |
| 1760s | 197.05 million people | 41.56 million people | 155.49 million people | China |
| 1770s | 220.13 million people | 44.90 million people | 175.24 million people | China |
| 1780s | 275.68 million people | 48.31 million people | 227.37 million people | China |
| 1790s | 298.73 million people | 51.81 million people | 246.92 million people | China |
| 1800s | 337.01 million people | 54.97 million people | 282.04 million people | China |
| 1810s | 361.46 million people | 55.21 million people | 306.26 million people | China |
| 1820s | 393.32 million people | 57.72 million people | 335.61 million people | China |
| 1830s | 410.14 million people | 63.03 million people | 347.10 million people | China |
| 1840s | 411.90 million people | 69.22 million people | 342.69 million people | China |
| 1850s | 395.39 million people | 76.00 million people | 319.39 million people | China |
| 1860s | 367.43 million people | 83.45 million people | 283.99 million people | China |
| 1870s | 360.85 million people | 91.58 million people | 269.27 million people | China |
| 1880s | 370.70 million people | 100.56 million people | 270.13 million people | China |
| 1890s | 385.36 million people | 110.46 million people | 274.90 million people | China |
| 1900s | 405.63 million people | 121.33 million people | 284.29 million people | China |
| 1910s | 438.78 million people | 132.22 million people | 306.56 million people | China |
| 1920s | 472.62 million people | 143.82 million people | 328.80 million people | China |
| 1930s | 495.30 million people | 157.28 million people | 338.02 million people | China |
| 1940s | 523.96 million people | 171.95 million people | 352.01 million people | China |
| 1950s | 597.80 million people | 195.05 million people | 402.75 million people | China |
| 1960s | 717.50 million people | 227.71 million people | 489.79 million people | China |
| 1970s | 902.94 million people | 252.41 million people | 650.53 million people | China |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion people | 276.90 million people | 778.09 million people | China |
| 1990s | 1.16 billion people | 291.87 million people | 870.32 million people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, China or USSR?
- China, at 633.37 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between China and USSR?
- 340.70 million people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do China and USSR rank globally for population by world region?
- China ranks 2nd 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.