1979 Soviet census
| 1979 All-Union Population census | ||
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| General information | ||
| Country | Soviet Union | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 262,442,000 ( 8.4%) | |
| Most populous | Russian SFSR 137,397,089 | |
| Least populous | Estonian SSR 1,464,476 | |
In January 1979, the Soviet Union conducted its first census in nine years (since 1970). Between 1970 and 1979, the total Soviet population increased from 241,720,134 to 262,084,654, an increase of 8.4%.