Population growth rate in USSR
USSR: Population growth rate was 0.5474 in 1991. ▲ Rising
Population growth rate in USSR, 1700–1991
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 1991, population growth rate in USSR stood at 0.5474.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in USSR peaked at 1.78 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.1645, 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.
Population growth rate in USSR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1645 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3496 | +112.5% |
| 1900 | 0.9397 | +168.8% |
| 1905 | 0.9405 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.8663 | -7.9% |
| 1915 | 0.7758 | -10.4% |
| 1920 | 0.8405 | +8.3% |
| 1925 | 0.9009 | +7.2% |
| 1930 | 0.8961 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8894 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.8904 | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.8915 | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 1.24 | +39.3% |
| 1951 | 1.5 | +20.9% |
| 1952 | 1.52 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.54 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 1.59 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 1.65 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 1.69 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 1.74 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 1.78 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 1.71 | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 1.66 | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 1.67 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.57 | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 1.46 | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.35 | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.22 | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 1.15 | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9898 | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8821 | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8753 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9416 | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9197 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9167 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9471 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9918 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.02 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.987 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8804 | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8061 | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8204 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.861 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9476 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9742 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9543 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.02 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.859 | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6701 | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5474 | -18.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.3496 | 0.9397 |
| 1800 | +112.5% | 0.1645 | 0.3496 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1645 | 0.1645 | 0.1645 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3496 | 0.3496 | 0.3496 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9401 | 0.9397 | 0.9405 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.821 | 0.7758 | 0.8663 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8707 | 0.8405 | 0.9009 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8928 | 0.8894 | 0.8961 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8909 | 0.8904 | 0.8915 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 1.24 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.32 | 0.9898 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.936 | 0.8753 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9336 | 0.8061 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6087 | 0.5474 | 0.6701 | 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 (1991)
- Population regions with projections 292.66 million (1991)
- Population marimekko 292.66 million (1991)
- World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 292.66 million (1991)
- Population 292.66 million (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in USSR?
- Population growth rate in USSR was 0.5474 in 1991, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 1958.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1645 in 1700.
- How does USSR rank for population growth rate?
- USSR ranks 20th out of 239 countries with data for 1991.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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