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United States vs Russia population

In 2025 the United States has 2.38× as many people as Russia: 342 million against 144 million. The difference is 198 million.

United States 342 million and Russia 144 million in 2025, 1 dot = 5 million peopleUnited States has 341,784,857 people and Russia has 143,513,328 in 2025. Each dot is 5 million people.
United States 342 million and Russia 144 million in 2025, 1 dot = 5 million peopleUnited States has 341,784,857 people and Russia has 143,513,328 in 2025. Each dot is 5 million people.
United States 342 million and Russia 144 million in 2025, 1 dot = 10 million peopleUnited States has 341,784,857 people and Russia has 143,513,328 in 2025. Each dot is 10 million people.

Russia would fit inside the United States 2 times over.

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Population of United States and Russia, 1960 to 2050: United States 342 million and Russia 144 million in 2025
Population of United States and Russia, 1960 to 2050: United States 342 million and Russia 144 million in 2025
Population of United States and Russia, 1960 to 2050: United States 342 million and Russia 144 million in 2025

How the two compare

In 2025 the United States has 2.38× as many people as Russia: 342 million against 144 million. The difference is 198 million. Russia would fit inside the United States 2 times over. Together they hold 5.9% of the 8.19 billion counted here.

Then and now

In 1960 the order was the United States ahead, 181 million to 120 million, a ratio of 1.51×. Since then the United States has grown 1.89× and Russia 1.2×, averaging 0.99% and 0.28% a year.

The lines never cross between 1960 and 2050: the United States stays ahead throughout, and the gap widens by 2050.

Towards 2050

Projected to 2050, the United States reaches 373 million (9.2% more than today) and Russia reaches 137 million (4.2% fewer). By then the ratio is 2.71× in favour of the United States.

Land and people

Land changes the picture: the United States has 9,147,420 km² and 37 people per km², Russia has 16,376,870 km² and 9 per km². The United States is 4.26× more densely settled.

Behind the totals, fertility is 1.63 in the United States and 1.42 in Russia; life expectancy is 78.9 against 73.4 years; 18.4% against 17.8% of people are 65 or older. The younger the population, the longer it keeps growing after birth rates fall.

Where the numbers come from

Figures are the World Bank's "Population estimates and projections" series, built from United Nations and national statistics. Values up to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that assume current fertility, mortality and migration trends continue, so they are not forecasts of events such as wars or policy changes. Territories are listed as the World Bank lists them, and a small number of places have gaps in some years.

How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.

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