Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in USSR

USSR: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 99,726 1000 No in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
99,726 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 226 countries
All-time high
109,315 1000 No
in 1962
All-time low
98,119 1000 No
in 1988
Years of data
42
1950–1991

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in USSR, 1950–1991

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1950197019911950: 108.9k 1000 No1951: 108.8k 1000 No1952: 108.8k 1000 No1953: 108.8k 1000 No1954: 108.9k 1000 No1955: 109.0k 1000 No1956: 109.0k 1000 No1957: 109.0k 1000 No1958: 108.9k 1000 No1959: 109.0k 1000 No1960: 109.1k 1000 No1961: 109.3k 1000 No1962: 109.3k 1000 No1963: 109.3k 1000 No1964: 109.1k 1000 No1965: 108.8k 1000 No1966: 108.4k 1000 No1967: 107.8k 1000 No1968: 107.1k 1000 No1969: 106.4k 1000 No1970: 105.7k 1000 No1971: 105.0k 1000 No1972: 104.2k 1000 No1973: 103.5k 1000 No1974: 102.7k 1000 No1975: 102.0k 1000 No1976: 101.2k 1000 No1977: 100.5k 1000 No1978: 99.7k 1000 No1979: 99.2k 1000 No1980: 99.0k 1000 No1981: 98.8k 1000 No1982: 98.7k 1000 No1983: 98.5k 1000 No1984: 98.4k 1000 No1985: 98.3k 1000 No1986: 98.2k 1000 No1987: 98.2k 1000 No1988: 98.1k 1000 No1989: 98.4k 1000 No1990: 99.2k 1000 No1991: 99.7k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population in USSR is 99,726 1000 No, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in USSR peaked at 109,315 1000 No in 1962 and was at its lowest, 98,119 1000 No, in 1988.

That places USSR 7th out of 226 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in USSR, 1950 to 1991.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 108,942 1000 No —
1951 108,798 1000 No -0.1%
1952 108,786 1000 No -0.0%
1953 108,850 1000 No +0.1%
1954 108,935 1000 No +0.1%
1955 109,006 1000 No +0.1%
1956 109,036 1000 No +0.0%
1957 109,017 1000 No -0.0%
1958 108,934 1000 No -0.1%
1959 108,959 1000 No +0.0%
1960 109,131 1000 No +0.2%
1961 109,257 1000 No +0.1%
1962 109,315 1000 No +0.1%
1963 109,286 1000 No -0.0%
1964 109,141 1000 No -0.1%
1965 108,822 1000 No -0.3%
1966 108,364 1000 No -0.4%
1967 107,786 1000 No -0.5%
1968 107,111 1000 No -0.6%
1969 106,383 1000 No -0.7%
1970 105,659 1000 No -0.7%
1971 104,952 1000 No -0.7%
1972 104,213 1000 No -0.7%
1973 103,455 1000 No -0.7%
1974 102,678 1000 No -0.8%
1975 101,952 1000 No -0.7%
1976 101,207 1000 No -0.7%
1977 100,456 1000 No -0.7%
1978 99,700 1000 No -0.8%
1979 99,202 1000 No -0.5%
1980 99,013 1000 No -0.2%
1981 98,838 1000 No -0.2%
1982 98,669 1000 No -0.2%
1983 98,511 1000 No -0.2%
1984 98,365 1000 No -0.1%
1985 98,293 1000 No -0.1%
1986 98,244 1000 No -0.1%
1987 98,203 1000 No -0.0%
1988 98,119 1000 No -0.1%
1989 98,431 1000 No +0.3%
1990 99,159 1000 No +0.7%
1991 99,726 1000 No +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 108,926 1000 No 108,786 1000 No 109,036 1000 No 10
1960s 108,460 1000 No 106,383 1000 No 109,315 1000 No 10
1970s 102,347 1000 No 99,202 1000 No 105,659 1000 No 10
1980s 98,469 1000 No 98,119 1000 No 99,013 1000 No 10
1990s 99,442 1000 No 99,159 1000 No 99,726 1000 No 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 71,473 1000 No compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 146,712 1000 No compare
  3. 5 Nigeria 123,508 1000 No compare
  4. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 61,539 1000 No compare
  5. 6 Ethiopia 116,333 1000 No
  6. 6 Viet Nam 48,918 1000 No compare
  7. 8 Indonesia 87,446 1000 No compare
  8. 8 Türkiye 13,435 1000 No compare
  9. 9 Bangladesh 84,090 1000 No compare
  10. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13,112 1000 No compare
  11. 10 Egypt 68,113 1000 No compare
  12. 10 Melanesia 11,877 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in USSR?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in USSR was 99,726 1000 No in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 109,315 1000 No in 1962.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 98,119 1000 No in 1988.
How does USSR rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
USSR ranks 7th out of 226 countries with data for 1991.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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