What is the difference in population by world region between Indonesia and USSR?

2.85 million people, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and USSR?

209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.

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.

Indonesia vs USSR: Population by world region

Indonesia

295.51 million people

in 2100

USSR

292.66 million people

in 1991

Indonesia rank

8th

USSR rank

9th

Population by world region over time

Indonesia
USSR

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 295.51 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR, a difference of 2.85 million people.

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

Indonesia ranks 8th and USSR ranks 9th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1000s	3.75 million people	6.88 million people	3.13 million people	USSR
1100s	4.17 million people	9.14 million people	4.98 million people	USSR
1200s	4.58 million people	12.34 million people	7.76 million people	USSR
1300s	5.00 million people	13.04 million people	8.04 million people	USSR
1400s	6.38 million people	13.05 million people	6.68 million people	USSR
1500s	7.75 million people	16.20 million people	8.45 million people	USSR
1600s	8.50 million people	19.76 million people	11.26 million people	USSR
1700s	9.50 million people	23.29 million people	13.79 million people	USSR
1710s	9.60 million people	25.85 million people	16.25 million people	USSR
1720s	9.70 million people	28.88 million people	19.18 million people	USSR
1730s	9.80 million people	31.96 million people	22.16 million people	USSR
1740s	9.90 million people	35.10 million people	25.20 million people	USSR
1750s	10.00 million people	38.30 million people	28.30 million people	USSR
1760s	10.50 million people	41.56 million people	31.06 million people	USSR
1770s	11.00 million people	44.90 million people	33.90 million people	USSR
1780s	11.50 million people	48.31 million people	36.81 million people	USSR
1790s	12.00 million people	51.81 million people	39.81 million people	USSR
1800s	16.30 million people	54.97 million people	38.67 million people	USSR
1810s	16.81 million people	55.21 million people	38.40 million people	USSR
1820s	17.74 million people	57.72 million people	39.98 million people	USSR
1830s	19.17 million people	63.03 million people	43.87 million people	USSR
1840s	20.88 million people	69.22 million people	48.34 million people	USSR
1850s	22.94 million people	76.00 million people	53.07 million people	USSR
1860s	25.48 million people	83.45 million people	57.97 million people	USSR
1870s	28.46 million people	91.58 million people	63.12 million people	USSR
1880s	31.69 million people	100.56 million people	68.88 million people	USSR
1890s	35.65 million people	110.46 million people	74.81 million people	USSR
1900s	40.31 million people	121.33 million people	81.02 million people	USSR
1910s	44.80 million people	132.22 million people	87.42 million people	USSR
1920s	49.97 million people	143.82 million people	93.85 million people	USSR
1930s	57.07 million people	157.28 million people	100.21 million people	USSR
1940s	64.96 million people	171.95 million people	106.99 million people	USSR
1950s	76.73 million people	195.05 million people	118.31 million people	USSR
1960s	100.10 million people	227.71 million people	127.61 million people	USSR
1970s	130.33 million people	252.41 million people	122.08 million people	USSR
1980s	164.79 million people	276.90 million people	112.11 million people	USSR
1990s	185.14 million people	291.87 million people	106.73 million people	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Indonesia or USSR?: Indonesia, at 295.51 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Indonesia and USSR?: 2.85 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and USSR?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
How do Indonesia and USSR rank globally for population by world region?: Indonesia ranks 8th and USSR ranks 9th of 239 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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Indicator: Population by world region
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, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.