Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes in USSR
USSR: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes was 292,664 1000 No in 1991. ▲ Rising
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes in USSR, 1950–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes in USSR is 292,664 1000 No, measured in 1991. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes in USSR peaked at 292,664 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 181,401 1000 No, in 1950.
USSR ranks 8th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes in USSR, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 181,401 1000 No | — |
| 1951 | 184,145 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 186,957 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 189,851 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 192,891 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 196,100 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 199,440 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 202,937 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 206,582 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 210,148 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 213,674 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 217,264 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 220,696 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 223,938 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 226,985 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 229,780 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 232,437 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 235,001 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 237,458 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 239,820 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 241,945 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 244,072 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 246,381 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 248,658 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 250,948 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 253,336 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 255,861 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 258,480 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 261,044 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 263,352 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 265,484 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 267,671 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 269,985 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 272,556 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 275,224 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 277,863 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 280,722 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 283,736 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 286,650 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 289,123 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 291,066 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 292,664 1000 No | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 195,045 1000 No | 181,401 1000 No | 210,148 1000 No | 10 |
| 1960s | 227,705 1000 No | 213,674 1000 No | 239,820 1000 No | 10 |
| 1970s | 252,408 1000 No | 241,945 1000 No | 263,352 1000 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 276,901 1000 No | 265,484 1000 No | 289,123 1000 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 291,865 1000 No | 291,066 1000 No | 292,664 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 5 Nigeria 476,748 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 262,835 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 367,290 1000 No
- 6 Viet Nam 91,705 1000 No compare
- 7 Indonesia 295,511 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 80,045 1000 No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 208,597 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 65,338 1000 No compare
- 10 Egypt 201,895 1000 No compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 43,687 1000 No compare
- 11 Brazil 163,364 1000 No compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28,281 1000 No compare
More work & labour data for USSR
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 138,179 1000 No (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 154,485 1000 No (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 99,726 1000 No (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 189,602 1000 No (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3658 % change on previous year (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4715 % change on previous year (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6358 % change on previous year (1991)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.549 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes in USSR?
- Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes in USSR was 292,664 1000 No in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 292,664 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,401 1000 No in 1950.
- How does USSR rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes?
- USSR ranks 8th out of 227 countries with data for 1991.
- Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.