2019 Soviet Union census (TheodoresTomfooleries)

2019 All-Union Population Census
January 2019
General information
Country	Soviet Union
Results
Total population	342,592,671 (10.9% )
Most populous  republic	Russia 160,040,541
Least populous  republic	Estonia 1,639,021
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The 2019 Soviet census, officially the 2019 All-Union census (Russian: Всесоюзная перепись населения 2019), was the 10th census held in the Soviet Union and the 5th decennial census. The census reported a population of 342,592,671, which made the Soviet Union the third most populous country in the world, above the United States by 11,143,390 (according to the 2020 census in the United States).

Statistics

Around 47% of the Soviet Union's population lived in Russia, a decline from 49% in 2009. Uzbekistan recorded the highest number of new people, while Tadzhikistan recorded the highest percentage change. The growth in the Turkic Soviet republics accounted for 64% of the total growth. The largest city was Moscow, also the country's capital.

Ranking of Soviet republics

Rank	Soviet Republic	Population as of 2009 Census	Population as of 2019 Census	Change	Percent change
1	Russia	156,822,809	160,040,541	3,217,732	2.05%
2	Ukraine	50,721,506	52,727,758	2,006,252	3.96%
3	Uzbekistan	31,577,736	37,762,158	6,184,422	19.58%
4	Kazakhstan	21,256,342	23,688,104	2,431,762	11.44%
5	Tadzhikistan	9,025,869	11,205,894	2,180,025	24.15%
6	Azerbaijan	9,617,308	10,738,911	1,121,603	11.66%
7	Byelorussia	10,418,258	10,717,617	299,359	2.87%
8	Kirghizia	6,124,059	6,872,666	748,607	12.22%
9	Turkmenia	5,099,625	5,562,820	463,195	9.08%
10	Georgia	5,874,180	5,938,609	64,429	1.10%
11	Moldavia	4,490,941	4,847,041	156,100	7.93%
12	Armenia	3,354,827	4,120,198	765,371	22.76%
13	Lithuania	3,639,345	3,985,652	346,307	9.52%
14	Latvia	2,443,307	2,747,416	304,109	12.45%
15	Estonia	1,577,559	1,639,021	61,462	3.90%
	Soviet Union	322,043,671	342,592,671	20,549,000	6.38%

City rankings

Cities in bold are capitals of their respective republics.

City	Soviet republic	Population
Moscow	Russia	7007126919410000000♠12,691,941
Leningrad	Russia	7006609697500000000♠6,096,975
Kiev	Ukraine	7006374695100000000♠3,746,951
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	7006287825400000000♠2,878,254
Minsk	Byelorussia	7006257836500000000♠2,578,365
Baku	Azerbaijan	7006253329100000000♠2,533,291
Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	7006227957800000000♠2,279,578
Yerevan	Armenia	7006172515000000000♠1,725,150