Russia vs United States: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Russia
24.14 million people
in 2023
United States
59.81 million people
in 2023
Russia rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 59.81 million people against 24.14 million people in Russia, a difference of 35.67 million people.
That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times Russia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.00 million people | 13.82 million people | 7.81 million people | United States |
| 1960s | 8.31 million people | 17.87 million people | 9.56 million people | United States |
| 1970s | 11.82 million people | 22.35 million people | 10.53 million people | United States |
| 1980s | 13.96 million people | 28.02 million people | 14.05 million people | United States |
| 1990s | 17.04 million people | 32.88 million people | 15.84 million people | United States |
| 2000s | 19.16 million people | 36.02 million people | 16.86 million people | United States |
| 2010s | 19.66 million people | 46.05 million people | 26.39 million people | United States |
| 2020s | 23.28 million people | 57.00 million people | 33.72 million people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 59.81 million people against 24.14 million people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Russia and United States?
- 35.67 million people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.