United States vs USSR: Population by world region
United States
421.28 million people
in 2100
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
United States rank
6th
USSR rank
9th
Population by world region over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 421.28 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR, a difference of 128.62 million people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 6th 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 | 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 by world region, United States or USSR?
- United States, at 421.28 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between United States and USSR?
- 128.62 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 by world region?
- United States ranks 6th and USSR ranks 9th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.