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Population state · Growing

United States of America

Northern America · USA · US
Population state
Growing
current run since 1950 · projected 2024
Fertility
1.62
90 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
3
of 237
Regional population rank
1
of 5 in Northern America
Population
345.43m
Annual change
+1,893,998
Peak population · projected 2100 Deaths exceed births · not in this year Working-age peak · not reached Support ratio · 3.61 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Adds to growth

Positive net migration adds to natural growth.

United States of America, 2024 projected: natural change +607,880 people, net migration +1,286,132, WPP adjustment −14, total population change +1,893,998. Positive net migration adds to natural growth.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a −14-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
GROWING · STATE-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Growth in this series

75 source years · since 1950 Growing cohort
Current run
Since 1950
75 consecutive years · projected 2024
Latest annual gain
+1.89m
0.55% of 2024 population
Series maximum
not established in this series
Still rising at the 2100 horizon of this release.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
2024345.43m+1,893,9981.62
2050380.85m+868,1871.64
2080407.08m+745,2321.65
2100421.28m+543,3351.65

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
2029 · projected
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

United States of America annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 31.5% in 1950 to 21.6% in 2023 and 17.4% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 8.0% to 17.4% and 28.4%. First annual crossover: 2029 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in United States of America, 1950 to 2100 United States of America annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 31.5% in 1950 to 21.6% in 2023 and 17.4% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 8.0% to 17.4% and 28.4%. First annual crossover: 2029 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 17.4% 65+ · 28.4%
1950
Under 18 · 31.5%65+ · 8.0%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 21.6%65+ · 17.4%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 17.4%65+ · 28.4%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
United States of America under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 48,535,402 31.5% 12,297,181 8.0%
1951 observed 49,903,084 31.9% 12,625,790 8.1%
1952 observed 51,323,511 32.3% 12,955,154 8.2%
1953 observed 52,795,675 32.8% 13,286,177 8.2%
1954 observed 54,344,757 33.2% 13,627,814 8.3%
1955 observed 55,964,932 33.7% 13,979,509 8.4%
1956 observed 57,643,254 34.1% 14,320,841 8.5%
1957 observed 59,403,772 34.6% 14,667,201 8.6%
1958 observed 61,235,159 35.1% 15,023,081 8.6%
1959 observed 63,066,330 35.6% 15,440,321 8.7%
1960 observed 64,732,865 35.9% 15,920,804 8.8%
1961 observed 66,232,382 36.1% 16,389,740 8.9%
1962 observed 67,685,208 36.2% 16,824,611 9.0%
1963 observed 69,102,278 36.4% 17,223,979 9.1%
1964 observed 70,169,326 36.4% 17,628,000 9.1%
1965 observed 70,674,070 36.1% 18,113,284 9.3%
1966 observed 70,913,819 35.8% 18,575,973 9.4%
1967 observed 71,060,235 35.4% 18,963,289 9.4%
1968 observed 71,126,958 35.0% 19,349,640 9.5%
1969 observed 71,172,751 34.7% 19,741,764 9.6%
1970 observed 71,244,297 34.3% 20,194,786 9.7%
1971 observed 71,170,658 33.8% 20,645,019 9.8%
1972 observed 70,713,323 33.2% 21,066,790 9.9%
1973 observed 69,949,810 32.5% 21,512,284 10.0%
1974 observed 69,071,040 31.8% 21,984,710 10.1%
1975 observed 68,117,672 31.1% 22,507,422 10.3%
1976 observed 67,100,694 30.3% 23,054,070 10.4%
1977 observed 66,141,295 29.6% 23,624,593 10.6%
1978 observed 65,263,535 29.0% 24,222,747 10.7%
1979 observed 64,457,518 28.3% 24,843,267 10.9%
1980 observed 63,818,394 27.8% 25,459,795 11.1%
1981 observed 63,370,053 27.3% 26,023,503 11.2%
1982 observed 63,059,692 26.9% 26,579,489 11.3%
1983 observed 62,897,702 26.5% 27,157,382 11.5%
1984 observed 62,904,587 26.3% 27,745,740 11.6%
1985 observed 63,063,734 26.1% 28,326,011 11.7%
1986 observed 63,300,592 25.9% 28,915,916 11.9%
1987 observed 63,518,777 25.8% 29,515,180 12.0%
1988 observed 63,693,630 25.6% 30,078,094 12.1%
1989 observed 63,972,787 25.5% 30,627,151 12.2%
1990 observed 64,644,009 25.5% 31,177,801 12.3%
1991 observed 65,708,002 25.6% 31,679,178 12.4%
1992 observed 66,871,194 25.8% 32,156,723 12.4%
1993 observed 67,936,508 25.9% 32,583,434 12.4%
1994 observed 68,869,561 25.9% 32,938,631 12.4%
1995 observed 69,616,043 26.0% 33,271,894 12.4%
1996 observed 70,203,173 25.9% 33,554,950 12.4%
1997 observed 70,661,725 25.8% 33,784,924 12.4%
1998 observed 71,019,939 25.7% 33,966,788 12.3%
1999 observed 71,343,529 25.6% 34,125,764 12.2%
2000 observed 71,672,018 25.5% 34,301,143 12.2%
2001 observed 71,997,490 25.3% 34,514,448 12.1%
2002 observed 72,282,649 25.2% 34,775,296 12.1%
2003 observed 72,548,702 25.0% 35,087,898 12.1%
2004 observed 72,819,355 24.9% 35,459,341 12.1%
2005 observed 73,105,395 24.7% 35,872,583 12.1%
2006 observed 73,403,955 24.6% 36,397,284 12.2%
2007 observed 73,696,167 24.4% 37,157,348 12.3%
2008 observed 73,890,297 24.2% 38,080,612 12.5%
2009 observed 73,981,052 24.0% 39,029,936 12.7%
2010 observed 74,063,927 23.8% 39,955,275 12.8%
2011 observed 74,191,149 23.6% 41,042,010 13.1%
2012 observed 74,381,346 23.5% 42,419,279 13.4%
2013 observed 74,632,655 23.3% 43,858,993 13.7%
2014 observed 74,947,634 23.2% 45,264,992 14.0%
2015 observed 75,309,522 23.1% 46,669,433 14.3%
2016 observed 75,668,226 23.0% 48,108,681 14.6%
2017 observed 75,944,725 22.9% 49,628,461 14.9%
2018 observed 76,049,265 22.7% 51,235,116 15.3%
2019 observed 76,039,825 22.5% 52,941,448 15.7%
2020 observed 75,695,357 22.3% 54,553,881 16.1%
2021 observed 75,091,482 22.1% 56,037,415 16.5%
2022 observed 74,605,780 21.8% 57,786,265 16.9%
2023 observed 74,112,184 21.6% 59,874,347 17.4%
2024 projected 73,532,621 21.3% 61,930,600 17.9%
2025 projected 72,891,929 21.0% 63,854,381 18.4%
2026 projected 72,239,379 20.7% 65,756,728 18.8%
2027 projected 71,665,054 20.4% 67,591,009 19.3%
2028 projected 71,216,037 20.2% 69,320,990 19.7%
2029 projected 70,871,559 20.0% 70,962,872 20.0%
2030 projected 70,582,546 19.8% 72,452,130 20.4%
2031 projected 70,340,337 19.7% 73,747,047 20.6%
2032 projected 70,118,696 19.5% 74,892,188 20.9%
2033 projected 69,916,478 19.4% 75,938,601 21.1%
2034 projected 69,776,346 19.3% 76,970,830 21.3%
2035 projected 69,735,637 19.2% 78,062,539 21.5%
2036 projected 69,806,652 19.1% 79,107,712 21.7%
2037 projected 69,964,452 19.1% 79,924,332 21.8%
2038 projected 70,232,810 19.1% 80,537,067 21.9%
2039 projected 70,554,360 19.1% 81,076,860 22.0%
2040 projected 70,814,227 19.1% 81,586,746 22.0%
2041 projected 71,074,139 19.1% 82,071,457 22.1%
2042 projected 71,370,842 19.1% 82,603,549 22.2%
2043 projected 71,652,605 19.2% 83,184,953 22.2%
2044 projected 71,910,999 19.2% 83,806,122 22.3%
2045 projected 72,149,465 19.2% 84,497,991 22.5%
2046 projected 72,360,259 19.2% 85,214,381 22.6%
2047 projected 72,534,881 19.2% 85,935,967 22.7%
2048 projected 72,671,970 19.2% 86,641,899 22.9%
2049 projected 72,769,123 19.2% 87,321,127 23.0%
2050 projected 72,830,462 19.1% 88,016,544 23.1%
2051 projected 72,854,324 19.1% 88,717,565 23.2%
2052 projected 72,838,195 19.0% 89,419,888 23.4%
2053 projected 72,784,520 19.0% 90,166,501 23.5%
2054 projected 72,688,170 18.9% 90,974,237 23.7%
2055 projected 72,551,304 18.8% 91,860,436 23.9%
2056 projected 72,390,016 18.8% 92,757,081 24.1%
2057 projected 72,215,208 18.7% 93,575,962 24.2%
2058 projected 72,035,920 18.6% 94,308,123 24.4%
2059 projected 71,853,841 18.5% 94,954,038 24.5%
2060 projected 71,672,926 18.4% 95,526,768 24.6%
2061 projected 71,508,265 18.3% 96,051,389 24.6%
2062 projected 71,367,813 18.3% 96,550,806 24.7%
2063 projected 71,249,097 18.2% 97,062,579 24.8%
2064 projected 71,156,001 18.1% 97,617,026 24.9%
2065 projected 71,099,990 18.1% 98,250,272 25.0%
2066 projected 71,086,255 18.0% 98,948,318 25.1%
2067 projected 71,114,786 18.0% 99,673,011 25.2%
2068 projected 71,178,193 18.0% 100,468,388 25.4%
2069 projected 71,272,303 17.9% 101,352,972 25.5%
2070 projected 71,393,321 17.9% 102,310,951 25.7%
2071 projected 71,536,203 17.9% 103,364,236 25.9%
2072 projected 71,693,242 17.9% 104,496,745 26.1%
2073 projected 71,856,626 17.9% 105,614,774 26.3%
2074 projected 72,023,361 17.9% 106,642,738 26.5%
2075 projected 72,197,461 17.9% 107,551,133 26.7%
2076 projected 72,374,977 17.9% 108,358,196 26.8%
2077 projected 72,541,316 17.9% 109,106,351 27.0%
2078 projected 72,695,403 17.9% 109,814,349 27.1%
2079 projected 72,830,901 17.9% 110,508,525 27.2%
2080 projected 72,943,667 17.9% 111,194,710 27.3%
2081 projected 73,047,439 17.9% 111,841,004 27.4%
2082 projected 73,134,060 17.9% 112,413,802 27.5%
2083 projected 73,191,923 17.9% 112,902,654 27.6%
2084 projected 73,227,765 17.9% 113,334,313 27.6%
2085 projected 73,235,551 17.8% 113,688,702 27.7%
2086 projected 73,225,861 17.8% 114,014,684 27.7%
2087 projected 73,208,349 17.8% 114,411,935 27.8%
2088 projected 73,183,101 17.7% 114,820,929 27.8%
2089 projected 73,154,417 17.7% 115,204,649 27.8%
2090 projected 73,119,852 17.6% 115,600,033 27.9%
2091 projected 73,086,759 17.6% 116,003,473 27.9%
2092 projected 73,061,372 17.6% 116,410,736 28.0%
2093 projected 73,038,875 17.5% 116,820,314 28.0%
2094 projected 73,023,313 17.5% 117,232,979 28.1%
2095 projected 73,018,262 17.5% 117,646,794 28.1%
2096 projected 73,016,912 17.4% 118,057,413 28.2%
2097 projected 73,027,616 17.4% 118,465,091 28.2%
2098 projected 73,051,042 17.4% 118,874,555 28.3%
2099 projected 73,085,938 17.4% 119,284,502 28.4%
2100 projected 73,129,376 17.4% 119,699,221 28.4%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
Raw file SHA-2566de949eb0d6bf3277959da88c7591c608ad5fd995a17b4f120c11245a351dfb1 · d9c962d7e0beb731d3450cfabba8499a1449411e3c8aec3aeced06a7a2955b6e
Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.