World population growth in USSR
USSR: World population growth was 0.5% in 1991. ▲ Rising
World population growth in USSR, 1700–1991
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1991, world population growth in USSR stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in USSR peaked at 1.8% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1700.
USSR ranks 20th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
World population growth in USSR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | +112.5% |
| 1900 | 0.9% | +168.8% |
| 1905 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 1915 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
| 1920 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 1925 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 1.2% | +39.3% |
| 1951 | 1.5% | +20.9% |
| 1952 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -18.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +168.8% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1800 | +112.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More population data for USSR
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.549 % change on previous year (1991)
- Population density 13.35 people per km² (1991)
- Population by world region 292.66 million people (1991)
- Population 292.66 million people (1991)
- The global population hockey stick 292.66 million people (1991)
- Population 292.66 million people (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in USSR?
- World population growth in USSR was 0.5% in 1991, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1958.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1700.
- How does USSR rank for world population growth?
- USSR ranks 20th out of 239 countries with data for 1991.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.