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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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