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.
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U.S. 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
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U.S. 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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Comparison of birth rates in the United States and Soviet Union in select years between 1970 and 1989 (rate per 1,000 population) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, August 1, 1991. [Online]. Available: /statistics/398343/comparison-us-ussr-birth-rates-cold-war/
