In 1970, the United States' birth rate was slightly higher than that of the Soviet Union, at 18.2 births per thousand people compared to 17.4 respectively. Over the subsequent two decades, the U.S.' rate would fall below 16 births per thousand people, whereas the USSR's rate would climb to 19.4 births per thousand people in 1985, before falling rather sharply in the late 1980s.
Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989
(rate per 1,000 population)
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US Census Bureau. (August 1, 1991). Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989 (rate per 1,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
US Census Bureau. "Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989 (rate per 1,000 population)." Chart. August 1, 1991. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
US Census Bureau. (1991). Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989 (rate per 1,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
US Census Bureau. "Comparison of Birth Rates in The United States and Soviet Union in Select Years between 1970 and 1989 (Rate per 1,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 1991, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
US Census Bureau, Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989 (rate per 1,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989 (rate per 1,000 population) [Graph], US Census Bureau, August 1, 1991. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
