United States

Population in United States

Population in United States: 154 million people in 1950 and 344 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
344 million people
Since 1950
+189 million people
Rank, 2023
3 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
421 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in United StatesPopulation in United States: 154 million people in 1950 and 344 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 421 million people in 2100, between 256 million people and 625 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 421 million people in 2100, between 256 million people and 625 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 6 million people.

Every year

people · UN

YearUnited StatesWorld
2023344 million8.09 billion
2022342 million8.02 billion
2021340 million7.95 billion
2020339 million7.89 billion
2019338 million7.81 billion
2018335 million7.73 billion
2017332 million7.65 billion
2016329 million7.56 billion
2015326 million7.47 billion
2014323 million7.38 billion
2013320 million7.29 billion
2012317 million7.2 billion
2011314 million7.11 billion
2010311 million7.02 billion
2009308 million6.93 billion
2008305 million6.84 billion
2007302 million6.76 billion
2006299 million6.67 billion
2005296 million6.59 billion
2004293 million6.5 billion
2003290 million6.42 billion
2002287 million6.34 billion
2001284 million6.26 billion
2000282 million6.17 billion
1999279 million6.09 billion
1998276 million6.01 billion
1997274 million5.93 billion
1996271 million5.84 billion
1995268 million5.76 billion
1994266 million5.68 billion
1993263 million5.59 billion
1992260 million5.51 billion
1991257 million5.42 billion
1990253 million5.33 billion
1989251 million5.23 billion
1988248 million5.14 billion
1987246 million5.05 billion
1986244 million4.96 billion
1985242 million4.87 billion
1984239 million4.78 billion
1983237 million4.7 billion
1982235 million4.61 billion
1981232 million4.53 billion
1980230 million4.45 billion
1979228 million4.37 billion
1978225 million4.29 billion
1977223 million4.22 billion
1976221 million4.14 billion
1975219 million4.07 billion
1974217 million4 billion
1973215 million3.92 billion
1972213 million3.85 billion
1971210 million3.77 billion
1970208 million3.7 billion
1969205 million3.62 billion
1968203 million3.55 billion
1967201 million3.47 billion
1966198 million3.4 billion
1965196 million3.34 billion
1964193 million3.26 billion
1963190 million3.19 billion
1962187 million3.12 billion
1961184 million3.07 billion
1960180 million3.02 billion
1959177 million2.97 billion
1958174 million2.91 billion
1957172 million2.85 billion
1956169 million2.8 billion
1955166 million2.74 billion
1954164 million2.69 billion
1953161 million2.63 billion
1952159 million2.58 billion
1951157 million2.54 billion
1950154 million2.49 billion
1949146 million–
1948144 million–
1947142 million–
1946140 million–
1945138 million–
1944136 million–
1943134 million–
1942133 million–
1941131 million–
1940129 million–
1939128 million–
1938127 million–
1937126 million–
1936125 million–
1935124 million–
1934124 million–
1933123 million–
1932122 million–
1931121 million–
1930120 million–
1929118 million–
1928117 million–
1927115 million–
1926113 million–
1925112 million–
1924110 million–
1923109 million–
1922107 million–
1921105 million–
1920104 million–
1919102 million–
1918101 million–
191799.6 million–
191698.2 million–
191596.9 million–
191495.5 million–
191394.2 million–
191293 million–
191191.6 million–
191090.2 million–
190988.7 million–
190887.1 million–
190785.4 million–
190683.8 million–
190582.3 million–
190480.7 million–
190379.2 million–
190277.7 million–
190176.3 million–
190074.8 million–
189973.5 million–
189872.1 million–
189770.8 million–
189669.5 million–
189568.2 million–
189467 million–
189365.8 million–
189264.6 million–
189163.4 million–
189062.1 million–
188960.8 million–
188859.6 million–
188758.2 million–
188657 million–
188555.7 million–
188454.5 million–
188353.3 million–
188252.1 million–
188151 million–
188049.8 million–
187948.8 million–
187847.7 million–
187746.6 million–
187645.6 million–
187544.6 million–
187443.6 million–
187342.7 million–
187241.7 million–
187140.8 million–
187039.9 million–
186939 million–
186838.1 million–
186737.3 million–
186636.4 million–
186535.6 million–
186434.8 million–
186334 million–
186233.2 million–
186132.4 million–
186031.6 million–
185930.8 million–
185829.9 million–
185729 million–
185628.2 million–
185527.4 million–
185426.6 million–
185325.8 million–
185225 million–
185124.3 million–
185023.6 million–
184922.9 million–
184822.2 million–
184721.6 million–
184620.9 million–
184520.3 million–
184419.7 million–
184319.1 million–
184218.5 million–
184118 million–
184017.5 million–
183917 million–
183816.5 million–
183716.1 million–
183615.6 million–
183515.2 million–
183414.8 million–
183314.4 million–
183214 million–
183113.6 million–
183013.3 million–
182912.9 million–
182812.5 million–
182712.2 million–
182611.8 million–
182511.5 million–
182411.2 million–
182310.9 million–
182210.6 million–
182110.3 million–
18209.97 million–
18199.67 million–
18189.37 million–
18179.07 million–
18168.79 million–
18158.51 million–
18148.24 million–
18137.98 million–
18127.73 million–
18117.5 million–
18107.3 million–
18097.11 million–
18086.97 million–
18076.84 million–
18066.72 million–
18056.59 million–
18046.47 million–
18036.35 million–
18026.23 million–
18016.11 million–
18006 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearUnited StatesWorld
2024345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
2025347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
2026349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
2027351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
2028352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
2029354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
2030356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
2031357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
2032359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
2033360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
2034362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
2035363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
2036365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
2037366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
2038368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
2039369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
2040370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
2041372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
2042373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
2043374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
2044375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
2045376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
2046377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
2047378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
2048379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
2049380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
2050381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
2051382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
2052383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
2053383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
2054384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
2055385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
2056386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
2057386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
2058387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
2059388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
2060389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
2061390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
2062391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
2063392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
2064392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
2065393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
2066394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
2067395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
2068396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
2069397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
2070398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
2071399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
2072400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
2073401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
2074402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
2075403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
2076404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
2077405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
2078406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
2079406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
2080407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
2081408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
2082409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
2083409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
2084410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
2085411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
2086412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
2087412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
2088413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
2089414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
2090415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
2091415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
2092416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
2093417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
2094417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
2095418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
2096419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
2097420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
2098420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
2099421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
2100421 million256 million–625 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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