The 1959 All-Union Population Census was conducted as of January 15, 1959.
Census and results
The questions of the methodology and organization of the 1959 census were discussed at the All-Union Meeting of Statisticians in June 1957 .
The census program included 15 points.
According to the census, the total population of the USSR was 208.8 million people. The share of urban population is 48%.
National composition
Postage stamp USSR , 1959
Postage stamp USSR , 1959
Table. The national composition of the population of the USSR (according to the censuses of 1939 , 1959 , 1970 , 1979 , 1989 )
| nationality | 1939 year | 1959 year | 1970 year | 1979 year | 1989 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russians | 99 591 520 | 114 113 579 | 129 015 140 | 137 397 089 | 145 155 489 |
| Ukrainians | 28 111 007 | 37 252 930 | 40 753 246 | 42 347 387 | 44,186,006 |
| Uzbeks | 4 845 140 | 6 015 416 | 9 195 093 | 12 455 978 | 16 697 825 |
| Belarusians | 5,275,393 | 7 913 488 | 9 051 755 | 9 462 715 | 10 036 251 |
| Kazakhs | 3 100 949 | 3 621 610 | 5,298,818 | 6 556 442 | 8 135 818 |
| Azerbaijanis | 2,275,678 | 2 939 728 | 4 379 937 | 5 477 330 | 6 770 403 |
| Tatars | 4 313 488 | 4 917 991 | 5 783 111 | 6 185 196 | 6 648 760 |
| Armenians | 2 152 860 | 2 786 912 | 3,555,151 | 4 151 241 | 4 623 232 |
| Tajiks | 1,229,170 | 1,396,939 | 2 135 883 | 2 897 697 | 4 215 372 |
| Georgians | 2,249,636 | 2 691 950 | 3,245,300 | 3,570,504 | 3 981 045 |
| Moldavians | 260,418 | 2,214,139 | 2 697 994 | 2 968 224 | 3 352 352 |
| Lithuanians | 32,624 | 2,326,094 | 2 664 944 | 2 850 905 | 3 067 390 |
| Turkmens | 812 404 | 1 001 585 | 1,525,284 | 2,027,913 | 2 728 965 |
| Kyrgyz | 884 615 | 968 659 | 1 452 222 | 1 906 271 | 2,528,946 |
| Germans | 1 427 232 | 1 619 655 | 1 846 317 | 1 936 214 | 2,038,603 |
| Chuvashs | 1,369,574 | 1,469,766 | 1 694 351 | 1 751 366 | 1 842 346 |
| Latvians | 114 476 | 1 399 539 | 1,429,844 | 1 439 037 | 1 458 986 |
| Bashkirs | 843,648 | 989 040 | 1 239 681 | 1 371 452 | 1 449 157 |
| the Jews | 3 028 538 | 2,266,334 | 2 148 917 | 1 807 876 | 1 449 063 |
| Mordovians | 1,456,330 | 1,285,116 | 1,262,670 | 1,191,765 | 1,153,987 |
| Poles | 630 097 | 1 380 282 | 1,167,523 | 1,150,991 | 1,126,334 |
| Estonians | 143,589 | 988 616 | 1 007 356 | 1 019 851 | 1,026,649 |
| the Chechens | 407 968 | 418 756 | 612 674 | 755,782 | 956,879 |
| Udmurts | 606 326 | 624 794 | 704 328 | 713 696 | 746 793 |
| Mari | 481587 | 504205 | 598628 | 621961 | 670868 |
| Avars | 252,818 | 270 394 | 396,297 | 482,844 | 600 989 |
| Ossetians | 354,818 | 412 592 | 488,039 | 541 893 | 597,998 |
| lezgins | 220 969 | 223 129 | 323,829 | 382,611 | 466 006 |
| Koreans | 182 339 | 313,735 | 357 507 | 388 926 | 438,650 |
| karakalpaki | 185,766 | 172,556 | 236 009 | 303 324 | 423,520 |
| Buryats | 224 719 | 252,959 | 314,671 | 352,646 | 421 380 |
| Kabardinians | 164 185 | 203,620 | 279 928 | 321 719 | 390 814 |
| Yakuts | 242,080 | 233,344 | 296 244 | 328 018 | 381 922 |
| Bulgarians | 113,494 | 324 251 | 351 168 | 361,082 | 372 941 |
| dargins | 153,837 | 158,149 | 230 932 | 287 282 | 365 038 |
| Greeks | 286,444 | 309 308 | 336 869 | 343,809 | 358,068 |
| Komi | 422 317 | 287,027 | 321 894 | 326,700 | 344 519 |
| kumyks | 112 604 | 134 967 | 188 792 | 228,418 | 281 933 |
| Crimean Tatars | 49,710 | 147 559 | 132 272 | 271 715 | |
| Uighurs | 97,448 | 95,208 | 173,276 | 210 612 | 262 643 |
| gypsies | 88 242 | 132 014 | 175 335 | 209 159 | 262 015 |
| Ingush | 92 120 | 105 980 | 157 605 | 186 198 | 237,438 |
| Turks | 10 592 | 35 306 | 79 489 | 92 689 | 207 512 |
| Tuvans | 817 | 100 145 | 139 388 | 166 082 | 206 629 |
| Gagauz | 123 821 | 156,606 | 173 179 | 197 768 | |
| Kalmyks | 134 402 | 106 066 | 137 194 | 146 631 | 173,821 |
| Hungarians | 154,738 | 166 451 | 170,553 | 171 420 | |
| Karachais | 75 763 | 81 403 | 112 741 | 131,074 | 155,936 |
| Kurds | 45,877 | 58,799 | 88 930 | 115 858 | 152 717 |
| Komi-Permyaks | 143,901 | 153,451 | 150 768 | 152,060 | |
| romanians | 4 030 | 106 366 | 119,292 | 128 792 | 146,071 |
| Karelians | 252 716 | 167 278 | 146 081 | 138 429 | 130 929 |
| Adyghe | 55,048 | 65 908 | 81 478 | 86 388 | 124,826 |
| laks | 56 054 | 63,529 | 85 822 | 100 148 | 118,074 |
| Abkhazians | 59 003 | 65,430 | 83,240 | 90 915 | 105 308 |
| tabasarans | 33 607 | 34,700 | 55 188 | 75,239 | 97 531 |
| Balkarians | 42,685 | 42,408 | 59,501 | 66 334 | 85 126 |
| Khakass | 52,771 | 56 584 | 66 725 | 70,776 | 80 328 |
| Nogais | 36 615 | 38 583 | 51,784 | 59 546 | 75 181 |
| Altai people | 47,867 | 45,270 | 55,812 | 60 015 | 70,777 |
| dungans | 13 930 | 21 928 | 38 644 | 51 694 | 69 323 |
| Finns | 143,437 | 92,717 | 84,750 | 77 079 | 67 359 |
| Circassians | 30 453 | 39,785 | 46,470 | 52,363 | |
| Persians | 39,370 | 20,766 | 27,501 | 31 313 | 40 176 |
| Nenets | 24,791 | 23 007 | 28,705 | 29 894 | 34 665 |
| abazins | 15,294 | 19 591 | 25,448 | 29,497 | 33,613 |
| tats | 11,463 | 17 109 | 22,441 | 30,669 | |
| Evenki | 29,666 | 24,151 | 25,149 | 27,294 | 30 163 |
| Balochi | 5,496 | 7 842 | 12,582 | 18 997 | 28,796 |
| Assyrians | 20 256 | 21 803 | 24,294 | 25,170 | 26 160 |
| Khanty | 18,468 | 19 410 | 21 138 | 20 934 | 22,521 |
| Talysh | 88,026 | 162 | 21 602 | ||
| Rutulians | 6 732 | 12 071 | 15 032 | 20 388 | |
| tsahury | 7 321 | 11 103 | 13,478 | 19 972 | |
| aguls | 6,709 | 8 831 | 12 078 | 18 740 | |
| Evens | 9 698 | 9 121 | 12 029 | 12 523 | 17 199 |
| Shors | 16,265 | 15,274 | 16,494 | 16 033 | 16,652 |
| Czechs | 26 194 | 24,557 | 20 981 | 17 182 | 16 102 |
| Chukchi | 13 835 | 11 727 | 13 597 | 14,000 | 15 184 |
| Veps | 31,679 | 16,374 | 8 281 | 8 094 | 12 501 |
| Nanai | 8 526 | 8,026 | 10 005 | 10 516 | 12 023 |
| Chinese | 32 023 | 25,781 | 14,681 | 12 021 | 11 355 |
| Koryak | 7 354 | 6,287 | 7 487 | 7 879 | 9,242 |
| slovaks | 887 | 14 674 | 11 658 | 9,409 | 9 060 |
| mansi | 6,315 | 6,449 | 7 710 | 7 563 | 8 474 |
| udins | 3 678 | 5,919 | 6,863 | 7 971 | |
| Arabs | 21,786 | 7 987 | 8 024 | 6 813 | 7,747 |
| Dolgans | 3 932 | 4,877 | 5,053 | 6 945 | |
| afghans | 2 166 | 1 855 | 4 184 | 3 983 | 6 695 |
| nivkhi | 3 902 | 3 717 | 4,420 | 4 397 | 4,673 |
| Albanians | 1,770 | 5,258 | 4 402 | 4 336 | 3 988 |
| Selkups | 2 612 | 3,768 | 4,282 | 3,565 | 3 612 |
| Vietnamese | 838 | 12 100 | 2 785 | 3 396 | |
| ulchi | 2,055 | 2,448 | 2,552 | 3,233 | |
| spaniards | 3 187 | 2,446 | 4 107 | 3 039 | 3 172 |
| mongols | 1,774 | 5,170 | 3,228 | ||
| Cubans | 2,593 | 2 811 | |||
| Serbs | 3 674 | 4,998 | 3,285 | 1,737 | 2 685 |
| Karaites | 5,727 | 4,571 | 3,341 | 2 602 | |
| Itelmen | 1 109 | 1 301 | 1,370 | 2,481 | |
| Udege people | 1,743 | 1,444 | 1,469 | 1,551 | 2 011 |
| Sami | 1 836 | 1 792 | 1 884 | 1 888 | 1 890 |
| peoples of India and Pakistan | 371 | 1 945 | 537 | 1,728 | |
| eskimos | 1,118 | 1 308 | 1,510 | 1,719 | |
| Chuvans | 1,511 | ||||
| Krymchaks | 1,480 | 1,790 | 3,000 | 1,448 | |
| Italians | 1 891 | 1,158 | 2,040 | 963 | 1,337 |
| nganasans | 748 | 953 | 867 | 1,278 | |
| Yukagirs | 442 | 615 | 835 | 1,142 | |
| chum salmon | 1 019 | 1,182 | 1 122 | 1,113 | |
| Orochi | 782 | 1,089 | 1 198 | 915 | |
| Izhora | 7 847 | 1,062 | 781 | 748 | 820 |
| Dutch | 742 | 1,298 | 712 | 794 | |
| croats | 384 | 249 | 780 | ||
| tofalars | 586 | 620 | 763 | 731 | |
| Aleuts | 421 | 441 | 546 | 702 | |
| French people | 1,637 | 1 013 | 2,470 | 796 | 701 |
| Japanese | 1,027 | 961 | 1,288 | 752 | 683 |
| Negidals | 537 | 504 | 622 | ||
| Austrians | 1,054 | 554 | 504 | ||
| the British | 546 | 399 | 903 | 239 | 348 |
| the Americans | 515 | 327 | 1039 | 120 | 277 |
| Do you | 197 | 226 | |||
| enets | 209 | ||||
| oroks | 190 | ||||
| Swedes | 1,519 | ||||
| Norse | 272 | ||||
| Belgians | 164 | ||||
| Basques | 85 | ||||
| rats | 273 | ||||
| other | 167 281 | 19,839 | 22,250 | 27,534 | 32,447 |
| Total | 170 557 093 | 208 826 650 | 241 720 134 | 262 084 654 | 285 742 511 |
Links
- The present population of cities and other settlements, districts, district centers and large rural populated places as of January 15, 1959 in the republics, territories and regions
- Dictionary of Nationalities 1959 Census
- National composition: in the Union republics and regions of the RSFSR
- Distribution by sex, age and state of marriage: by union republics , by regions of the RSFSR and by regions of other republics