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Population in USSR

USSR: Population was 292.66 million people in 1991. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1991)
292.66 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
292.66 million people
in 1991
All-time low
6.88 million people
in 1000
Years of data
209
1000–1991

Population in USSR, 1000–1991

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 1991, population in USSR stood at 292.66 million people. That is the highest value across all 209 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in USSR peaked at 292.66 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.88 million people, in 1000.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 6.88 million people 6.88 million people 6.88 million people 1
1100s 9.14 million people 9.14 million people 9.14 million people 1
1200s 12.34 million people 12.34 million people 12.34 million people 1
1300s 13.04 million people 13.04 million people 13.04 million people 1
1400s 13.05 million people 13.05 million people 13.05 million people 1
1500s 16.20 million people 16.20 million people 16.20 million people 1
1600s 19.76 million people 19.76 million people 19.76 million people 1
1700s 23.29 million people 23.29 million people 23.29 million people 1
1710s 25.85 million people 25.85 million people 25.85 million people 1
1720s 28.88 million people 28.88 million people 28.88 million people 1
1730s 31.96 million people 31.96 million people 31.96 million people 1
1740s 35.10 million people 35.10 million people 35.10 million people 1
1750s 38.30 million people 38.30 million people 38.30 million people 1
1760s 41.56 million people 41.56 million people 41.56 million people 1
1770s 44.90 million people 44.90 million people 44.90 million people 1
1780s 48.31 million people 48.31 million people 48.31 million people 1
1790s 51.81 million people 51.81 million people 51.81 million people 1
1800s 54.97 million people 54.97 million people 54.97 million people 10
1810s 55.21 million people 54.97 million people 55.65 million people 10
1820s 57.72 million people 55.89 million people 59.86 million people 10
1830s 63.03 million people 60.41 million people 65.72 million people 10
1840s 69.22 million people 66.34 million people 72.17 million people 10
1850s 76.00 million people 72.85 million people 79.24 million people 10
1860s 83.45 million people 79.98 million people 87.00 million people 10
1870s 91.58 million people 87.82 million people 95.48 million people 10
1880s 100.56 million people 96.38 million people 104.86 million people 10
1890s 110.46 million people 105.85 million people 115.18 million people 10
1900s 121.33 million people 116.27 million people 126.49 million people 10
1910s 132.22 million people 127.59 million people 136.98 million people 10
1920s 143.82 million people 138.13 million people 149.71 million people 10
1930s 157.28 million people 151.06 million people 163.66 million people 10
1940s 171.95 million people 165.12 million people 179.07 million people 10
1950s 195.05 million people 181.40 million people 210.15 million people 10
1960s 227.71 million people 213.67 million people 239.82 million people 10
1970s 252.41 million people 241.94 million people 263.35 million people 10
1980s 276.90 million people 265.48 million people 289.12 million people 10
1990s 291.87 million people 291.07 million people 292.66 million people 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 India 1.44 billion people compare
  2. 2 China 1.42 billion people compare
  3. 3 United States 343.48 million people compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 281.19 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in USSR?
Population in USSR was 292.66 million people in 1991, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 292.66 million people in 1991.
What is the lowest population recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 6.88 million people in 1000.
How does USSR rank for population?
USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is population 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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