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The global population hockey stick in USSR

USSR: The global population hockey stick was 292.66 million people in 1991. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1991)
292.66 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 239 countries
All-time high
292.66 million people
in 1991
All-time low
6.88 million people
in 1000
Years of data
209
1000–1991

The global population hockey stick 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

The most recent figure for the global population hockey stick in USSR is 292.66 million people, measured 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, the global population hockey stick in USSR peaked at 292.66 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.88 million people, in 1000.

That places USSR 4th out of 239 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

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

The global population hockey stick in USSR, year by year

Year people Change
1000 6.88 million people —
1100 9.14 million people +32.8%
1200 12.34 million people +35.0%
1300 13.04 million people +5.6%
1400 13.05 million people +0.1%
1500 16.20 million people +24.1%
1600 19.76 million people +22.0%
1700 23.29 million people +17.9%
1710 25.85 million people +11.0%
1720 28.88 million people +11.7%
1730 31.96 million people +10.7%
1740 35.10 million people +9.8%
1750 38.30 million people +9.1%
1760 41.56 million people +8.5%
1770 44.90 million people +8.0%
1780 48.31 million people +7.6%
1790 51.81 million people +7.2%
1800 54.97 million people +6.1%
1801 54.97 million people +0.0%
1802 54.97 million people +0.0%
1803 54.97 million people +0.0%
1804 54.97 million people +0.0%
1805 54.97 million people +0.0%
1806 54.97 million people +0.0%
1807 54.97 million people +0.0%
1808 54.97 million people +0.0%
1809 54.97 million people +0.0%
1810 54.97 million people +0.0%
1811 54.99 million people +0.0%
1812 55.01 million people +0.1%
1813 55.06 million people +0.1%
1814 55.11 million people +0.1%
1815 55.18 million people +0.1%
1816 55.27 million people +0.2%
1817 55.36 million people +0.2%
1818 55.48 million people +0.2%
1819 55.65 million people +0.3%
1820 55.89 million people +0.4%
1821 56.18 million people +0.5%
1822 56.54 million people +0.6%
1823 56.96 million people +0.7%
1824 57.40 million people +0.8%
1825 57.86 million people +0.8%
1826 58.33 million people +0.8%
1827 58.82 million people +0.8%
1828 59.33 million people +0.9%
1829 59.86 million people +0.9%
1830 60.41 million people +0.9%
1831 60.98 million people +0.9%
1832 61.55 million people +0.9%
1833 62.13 million people +0.9%
1834 62.72 million people +0.9%
1835 63.30 million people +0.9%
1836 63.90 million people +0.9%
1837 64.50 million people +0.9%
1838 65.11 million people +0.9%
1839 65.72 million people +0.9%
1840 66.34 million people +0.9%
1841 66.96 million people +0.9%
1842 67.59 million people +0.9%
1843 68.23 million people +0.9%
1844 68.87 million people +0.9%
1845 69.52 million people +0.9%
1846 70.17 million people +0.9%
1847 70.83 million people +0.9%
1848 71.50 million people +0.9%
1849 72.17 million people +0.9%
1850 72.85 million people +0.9%
1851 73.53 million people +0.9%
1852 74.22 million people +0.9%
1853 74.92 million people +0.9%
1854 75.62 million people +0.9%
1855 76.33 million people +0.9%
1856 77.05 million people +0.9%
1857 77.77 million people +0.9%
1858 78.50 million people +0.9%
1859 79.24 million people +0.9%
1860 79.98 million people +0.9%
1861 80.73 million people +0.9%
1862 81.49 million people +0.9%
1863 82.25 million people +0.9%
1864 83.03 million people +0.9%
1865 83.81 million people +0.9%
1866 84.59 million people +0.9%
1867 85.39 million people +0.9%
1868 86.19 million people +0.9%
1869 87.00 million people +0.9%
1870 87.82 million people +0.9%
1871 88.59 million people +0.9%
1872 89.42 million people +0.9%
1873 90.26 million people +0.9%
1874 91.11 million people +0.9%
1875 91.97 million people +0.9%
1876 92.83 million people +0.9%
1877 93.70 million people +0.9%
1878 94.59 million people +0.9%
1879 95.48 million people +0.9%
1880 96.38 million people +0.9%
1881 97.28 million people +0.9%
1882 98.20 million people +0.9%
1883 99.12 million people +0.9%
1884 100.06 million people +0.9%
1885 101.00 million people +0.9%
1886 101.95 million people +0.9%
1887 102.91 million people +0.9%
1888 103.88 million people +0.9%
1889 104.86 million people +0.9%
1890 105.85 million people +0.9%
1891 106.85 million people +0.9%
1892 107.85 million people +0.9%
1893 108.87 million people +0.9%
1894 109.90 million people +0.9%
1895 110.93 million people +0.9%
1896 111.98 million people +0.9%
1897 113.04 million people +0.9%
1898 114.10 million people +0.9%
1899 115.18 million people +0.9%
1900 116.27 million people +0.9%
1901 117.37 million people +0.9%
1902 118.47 million people +0.9%
1903 119.59 million people +0.9%
1904 120.72 million people +0.9%
1905 121.86 million people +0.9%
1906 123.02 million people +0.9%
1907 124.18 million people +0.9%
1908 125.35 million people +0.9%
1909 126.49 million people +0.9%
1910 127.59 million people +0.9%
1911 128.63 million people +0.8%
1912 129.66 million people +0.8%
1913 130.65 million people +0.8%
1914 131.66 million people +0.8%
1915 132.69 million people +0.8%
1916 133.73 million people +0.8%
1917 134.78 million people +0.8%
1918 135.86 million people +0.8%
1919 136.98 million people +0.8%
1920 138.13 million people +0.8%
1921 139.33 million people +0.9%
1922 140.56 million people +0.9%
1923 141.83 million people +0.9%
1924 143.12 million people +0.9%
1925 144.41 million people +0.9%
1926 145.72 million people +0.9%
1927 147.04 million people +0.9%
1928 148.37 million people +0.9%
1929 149.71 million people +0.9%
1930 151.06 million people +0.9%
1931 152.41 million people +0.9%
1932 153.78 million people +0.9%
1933 155.15 million people +0.9%
1934 156.53 million people +0.9%
1935 157.93 million people +0.9%
1936 159.34 million people +0.9%
1937 160.77 million people +0.9%
1938 162.21 million people +0.9%
1939 163.66 million people +0.9%
1940 165.12 million people +0.9%
1941 166.60 million people +0.9%
1942 168.09 million people +0.9%
1943 169.59 million people +0.9%
1944 171.11 million people +0.9%
1945 172.64 million people +0.9%
1946 174.19 million people +0.9%
1947 175.75 million people +0.9%
1948 177.32 million people +0.9%
1949 179.07 million people +1.0%
1950 181.40 million people +1.3%
1951 184.15 million people +1.5%
1952 186.96 million people +1.5%
1953 189.85 million people +1.5%
1954 192.89 million people +1.6%
1955 196.10 million people +1.7%
1956 199.44 million people +1.7%
1957 202.94 million people +1.8%
1958 206.58 million people +1.8%
1959 210.15 million people +1.7%
1960 213.67 million people +1.7%
1961 217.26 million people +1.7%
1962 220.70 million people +1.6%
1963 223.94 million people +1.5%
1964 226.99 million people +1.4%
1965 229.78 million people +1.2%
1966 232.44 million people +1.2%
1967 235.00 million people +1.1%
1968 237.46 million people +1.0%
1969 239.82 million people +1.0%
1970 241.94 million people +0.9%
1971 244.07 million people +0.9%
1972 246.38 million people +0.9%
1973 248.66 million people +0.9%
1974 250.95 million people +0.9%
1975 253.34 million people +1.0%
1976 255.86 million people +1.0%
1977 258.48 million people +1.0%
1978 261.04 million people +1.0%
1979 263.35 million people +0.9%
1980 265.48 million people +0.8%
1981 267.67 million people +0.8%
1982 269.99 million people +0.9%
1983 272.56 million people +1.0%
1984 275.22 million people +1.0%
1985 277.86 million people +1.0%
1986 280.72 million people +1.0%
1987 283.74 million people +1.1%
1988 286.65 million people +1.0%
1989 289.12 million people +0.9%
1990 291.07 million people +0.7%
1991 292.66 million people +0.5%

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. 5 Indonesia 281.19 million people compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 247.50 million people compare
  6. 7 Nigeria 227.88 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the global population hockey stick in USSR?
The global population hockey stick 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 the global population hockey stick recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 292.66 million people in 1991.
What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 6.88 million people in 1000.
How does USSR rank for the global population hockey stick?
USSR ranks 4th out of 239 countries with data for 1991.
Is the global population hockey stick 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
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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