Population density in USSR
USSR: Population density was 13.35 people per km² in 1991. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1991)
13.35 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
216th
of 235 countries
All-time high
13.35 people per km²
in 1991
All-time low
0.314 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
209
1000–1991
Population density in USSR, 1000–1991
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
USSR recorded 13.35 people per km² for population density in 1991. That is the highest value across all 209 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in USSR peaked at 13.35 people per km² in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.314 people per km², in 1000.
USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in USSR, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.314 people per km² | — |
| 1100 | 0.417 people per km² | +32.8% |
| 1200 | 0.5631 people per km² | +35.0% |
| 1300 | 0.5946 people per km² | +5.6% |
| 1400 | 0.5953 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1500 | 0.7387 people per km² | +24.1% |
| 1600 | 0.9012 people per km² | +22.0% |
| 1700 | 1.06 people per km² | +17.9% |
| 1710 | 1.18 people per km² | +11.0% |
| 1720 | 1.32 people per km² | +11.7% |
| 1730 | 1.46 people per km² | +10.7% |
| 1740 | 1.6 people per km² | +9.8% |
| 1750 | 1.75 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1760 | 1.9 people per km² | +8.5% |
| 1770 | 2.05 people per km² | +8.0% |
| 1780 | 2.2 people per km² | +7.6% |
| 1790 | 2.36 people per km² | +7.2% |
| 1800 | 2.51 people per km² | +6.1% |
| 1801 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 2.51 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 2.52 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 2.52 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 2.53 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 2.53 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 2.54 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 2.55 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 2.56 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 2.58 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1823 | 2.6 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 2.62 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 2.64 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 2.66 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 2.68 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 2.71 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 2.73 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 2.76 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 2.78 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 2.81 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 2.83 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 2.86 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 2.89 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 2.91 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 2.94 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 2.97 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 3 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 3.03 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 3.05 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 3.08 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 3.11 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1844 | 3.14 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 3.17 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 3.2 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1847 | 3.23 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1848 | 3.26 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 3.29 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 3.32 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 3.35 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 3.39 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 3.42 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 3.45 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 3.48 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 3.51 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 3.55 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 3.58 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 3.61 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 3.65 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 3.68 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 3.72 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 3.75 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 3.79 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 3.82 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 3.86 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 3.89 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 3.93 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 3.97 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 4.01 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 4.04 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 4.08 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 4.12 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 4.16 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 4.19 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 4.23 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 4.27 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 4.31 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 4.36 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 4.4 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 4.44 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 4.48 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 4.52 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 4.56 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 4.61 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 4.65 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 4.69 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 4.74 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 4.78 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 4.83 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 4.87 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 4.92 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 4.97 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 5.01 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 5.06 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 5.11 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 5.16 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 5.2 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 5.25 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 5.3 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 5.35 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 5.4 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 5.46 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 5.51 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 5.56 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 5.61 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 5.66 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 5.72 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 5.77 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 5.82 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 5.87 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 5.91 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 5.96 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 6.01 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 6.05 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 6.1 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 6.15 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 6.2 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 6.25 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 6.3 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 6.36 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 6.41 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 6.47 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 6.53 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 6.59 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 6.65 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 6.71 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 6.77 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 6.83 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 6.89 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 6.95 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 7.01 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 7.08 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 7.14 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 7.2 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 7.27 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 7.33 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 7.4 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 7.46 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 7.53 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 7.6 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 7.67 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 7.74 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 7.8 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 7.87 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 7.95 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 8.02 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 8.09 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 8.17 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 8.27 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1951 | 8.4 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 8.53 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 8.66 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 8.8 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 8.94 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 9.1 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 9.26 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 9.42 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 9.59 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 9.75 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 9.91 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 10.07 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 10.21 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 10.35 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 10.48 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 10.6 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 10.72 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 10.83 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 10.94 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 11.04 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 11.13 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.24 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 11.34 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 11.45 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 11.56 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 11.67 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 11.79 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 11.91 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 12.01 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 12.11 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 12.21 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 12.31 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.43 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.55 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 12.67 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 12.8 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 12.94 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 13.08 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 13.19 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 13.28 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 13.35 people per km² | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in USSR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +35.0% | 0.417 people per km² | 0.5631 people per km² |
| 1100 | +32.8% | 0.314 people per km² | 0.417 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.314 people per km² | 0.314 people per km² | 0.314 people per km² | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.417 people per km² | 0.417 people per km² | 0.417 people per km² | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5631 people per km² | 0.5631 people per km² | 0.5631 people per km² | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5946 people per km² | 0.5946 people per km² | 0.5946 people per km² | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.5953 people per km² | 0.5953 people per km² | 0.5953 people per km² | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7387 people per km² | 0.7387 people per km² | 0.7387 people per km² | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.9012 people per km² | 0.9012 people per km² | 0.9012 people per km² | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.06 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.18 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.32 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.46 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.6 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.75 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.9 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.05 people per km² | 2.05 people per km² | 2.05 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.2 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.36 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.51 people per km² | 2.51 people per km² | 2.51 people per km² | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.52 people per km² | 2.51 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.63 people per km² | 2.55 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.88 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 3 people per km² | 10 |
| 1840s | 3.16 people per km² | 3.03 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.47 people per km² | 3.32 people per km² | 3.61 people per km² | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.81 people per km² | 3.65 people per km² | 3.97 people per km² | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.18 people per km² | 4.01 people per km² | 4.36 people per km² | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.59 people per km² | 4.4 people per km² | 4.78 people per km² | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.04 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | 5.25 people per km² | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.53 people per km² | 5.3 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.03 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | 6.25 people per km² | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.56 people per km² | 6.3 people per km² | 6.83 people per km² | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.17 people per km² | 6.89 people per km² | 7.46 people per km² | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.84 people per km² | 7.53 people per km² | 8.17 people per km² | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.9 people per km² | 8.27 people per km² | 9.59 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.39 people per km² | 9.75 people per km² | 10.94 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.51 people per km² | 11.04 people per km² | 12.01 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.63 people per km² | 12.11 people per km² | 13.19 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.31 people per km² | 13.28 people per km² | 13.35 people per km² | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in USSR?
- Population density in USSR was 13.35 people per km² in 1991, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 13.35 people per km² in 1991.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 people per km² in 1000.
- How does USSR rank for population density?
- USSR ranks 216th out of 235 countries with data for 1991.
- Is population density rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.