Russia vs United States

Russia vs United States: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.32% a year in Russia and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.91 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Russia vs United States: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.32% a year in Russia and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.91 percentage points.
RussiaUnited StatesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2023, Russia ranked 195 and United States ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Russia at -0.08% a year and United States at 0.13% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearRussiaUnited StatesWorld
2023-0.320.580.87
20220.130.550.88
2021-0.480.250.8
2020-0.250.170.9
20190.030.81.03
20180.110.821.07
20170.220.891.13
20160.340.951.17
20150.310.921.18
20140.220.941.22
20130.230.931.23
20120.210.951.27
20110.140.961.26
20100.020.991.27
20090.080.981.28
200801.021.28
2007-0.071.051.28
2006-0.271.031.28
2005-0.4211.27
2004-0.390.991.28
2003-0.460.981.29
20020.260.981.3
2001-0.50.991.33
2000-0.320.991.35
1999-0.390.941.35
1998-0.140.981.37
1997-0.160.951.39
1996-0.160.971.42
1995-0.1211.45
19940.251.051.47
1993-0.161.111.52
1992-0.891.211.57
19910.181.221.63
19900.451.221.76
19890.490.931.78
19880.760.91.79
19870.90.91.84
19860.940.91.83
19850.780.961.8
19840.770.981.8
19830.831.011.78
19820.711.031.86
19810.571.011.82
19800.551.021.8
19790.550.981.79
19780.670.941.74
19770.70.961.75
19760.720.921.78
19750.690.931.8
19740.620.951.88
19730.560.971.94
19720.581.061.97
19710.551.231.97
19700.41.292.06
19690.531.132.06
19680.551.122.09
19670.581.182
19660.691.272.04
19650.731.392.09
19640.871.532.16
19631.021.62.28
19621.141.72.11
19611.331.81.67
19601.441.741.58
19591.311.771.73
19581.591.572
19571.621.572.07
19561.581.571.98
19551.541.572.01
19541.541.541.99
19531.431.51.9
19521.421.471.94
19511.391.461.75
19501.41.471.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearRussiaUnited StatesWorld
2024-0.53-1.02–0.190.550.37–0.750.86
2025-0.61-1.13–0.240.520.28–0.790.84
2026-0.23-0.77–0.260.490.21–0.790.83
2027-0.26-0.78–0.250.480.16–0.810.81
2028-0.27-0.79–0.270.480.13–0.830.8
2029-0.28-0.84–0.310.460.11–0.840.78
2030-0.28-0.84–0.260.450.05–0.850.76
2031-0.3-0.9–0.270.440.02–0.860.75
2032-0.29-0.86–0.310.43-0.03–0.860.73
2033-0.28-0.85–0.310.42-0.04–0.870.72
2034-0.27-0.86–0.320.42-0.08–0.880.7
2035-0.26-0.85–0.310.4-0.1–0.90.69
2036-0.25-0.87–0.360.39-0.13–0.870.67
2037-0.25-0.88–0.410.39-0.15–0.870.65
2038-0.23-0.86–0.410.38-0.18–0.880.64
2039-0.22-0.88–0.420.36-0.22–0.850.62
2040-0.19-0.87–0.450.35-0.23–0.890.61
2041-0.18-0.85–0.450.33-0.27–0.870.59
2042-0.16-0.84–0.470.33-0.31–0.870.57
2043-0.16-0.83–0.510.31-0.34–0.870.56
2044-0.15-0.78–0.50.29-0.36–0.860.54
2045-0.14-0.8–0.50.28-0.37–0.870.52
2046-0.13-0.82–0.550.26-0.38–0.870.5
2047-0.14-0.79–0.50.26-0.39–0.850.48
2048-0.15-0.83–0.490.24-0.42–0.840.46
2049-0.17-0.86–0.520.24-0.43–0.840.44
2050-0.18-0.9–0.430.23-0.46–0.840.42
2051-0.2-0.88–0.430.22-0.48–0.850.4
2052-0.2-0.92–0.430.21-0.49–0.850.38
2053-0.24-0.99–0.40.21-0.48–0.840.36
2054-0.24-0.95–0.420.2-0.52–0.850.34
2055-0.26-0.98–0.390.19-0.53–0.840.33
2056-0.26-1.03–0.350.2-0.53–0.860.31
2057-0.26-0.99–0.420.21-0.54–0.890.3
2058-0.28-1.02–0.390.22-0.53–0.950.28
2059-0.27-0.98–0.40.21-0.56–0.940.27
2060-0.25-0.99–0.430.21-0.57–0.970.25
2061-0.27-1.02–0.40.22-0.56–0.960.24
2062-0.25-1.01–0.430.23-0.58–0.970.23
2063-0.27-1.05–0.410.23-0.56–0.960.22
2064-0.26-1.04–0.440.23-0.6–0.970.21
2065-0.25-1–0.420.24-0.59–0.980.2
2066-0.24-1.04–0.460.24-0.62–0.990.19
2067-0.22-1.02–0.50.25-0.63–1.010.18
2068-0.22-1.08–0.480.25-0.66–1.010.17
2069-0.22-1.03–0.520.25-0.64–1.020.16
2070-0.21-1.04–0.530.24-0.67–1.030.15
2071-0.22-0.99–0.540.25-0.68–1.040.14
2072-0.18-1.03–0.540.23-0.7–1.060.13
2073-0.17-0.99–0.570.23-0.72–1.030.12
2074-0.16-0.97–0.590.22-0.72–1.040.1
2075-0.14-1–0.590.23-0.73–1.070.09
2076-0.12-1–0.630.22-0.76–1.050.08
2077-0.12-1.02–0.590.21-0.75–1.030.07
2078-0.11-0.96–0.660.2-0.77–1.050.06
2079-0.1-0.95–0.650.19-0.8–1.030.05
2080-0.08-0.91–0.710.18-0.88–1.040.04
2081-0.07-0.95–0.680.2-0.83–1.060.03
2082-0.07-0.95–0.720.18-0.9–1.050.02
2083-0.06-0.93–0.660.18-0.94–1.10.01
2084-0.06-0.94–0.680.18-0.94–1.07-0
2085-0.06-0.95–0.690.16-1.02–1.09-0.01
2086-0.05-0.95–0.730.17-1.01–1.11-0.02
2087-0.04-0.92–0.750.17-0.97–1.1-0.03
2088-0.04-1–0.730.19-0.98–1.11-0.04
2089-0.04-0.97–0.730.18-0.96–1.08-0.05
2090-0.04-0.96–0.720.17-1–1.1-0.05
2091-0.04-0.92–0.750.18-1.01–1.11-0.06
2092-0.06-0.91–0.720.18-1.05–1.12-0.07
2093-0.04-0.94–0.750.17-1.07–1.12-0.07
2094-0.04-0.99–0.760.18-1.12–1.13-0.08
2095-0.05-1.02–0.760.17-1.09–1.15-0.09
2096-0.07-1.02–0.770.16-1.15–1.17-0.1
2097-0.06-1.06–0.730.16-1.16–1.13-0.11
2098-0.08-1.04–0.680.14-1.22–1.1-0.11
2099-0.08-1.06–0.690.15-1.21–1.11-0.12
2100-0.08-1.06–0.70.13-1.23–1.07-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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