Population · Americas · 2025 data
United States Population
United States had a population of 341.78 million in 2025, ranking #3 of 216 countries and territories (4.17% of the world). The population grew by 6.2% over the past ten years.
Population of United States, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 341,784,857 | +0.52% |
| 2024 | 340,003,797 | +0.96% |
| 2023 | 336,755,052 | +0.83% |
| 2022 | 333,996,304 | +0.57% |
| 2021 | 332,100,166 | +0.16% |
| 2020 | 331,578,104 | +0.41% |
| 2019 | 330,226,227 | +0.52% |
| 2018 | 328,529,577 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 326,608,609 | +0.70% |
| 2016 | 324,353,340 | +0.79% |
| 2015 | 321,815,121 | +0.80% |
| 2014 | 319,257,560 | +0.80% |
| 2013 | 316,726,282 | +0.76% |
| 2012 | 314,339,099 | +0.80% |
| 2011 | 311,839,461 | +0.80% |
| 2010 | 309,378,227 | +0.85% |
| 2009 | 306,771,529 | +0.88% |
| 2008 | 304,093,966 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 301,231,207 | +0.96% |
| 2006 | 298,379,912 | +0.97% |
| 2005 | 295,516,599 | +0.93% |
| 2004 | 292,805,298 | +0.93% |
| 2003 | 290,107,933 | +0.86% |
| 2002 | 287,625,193 | +0.93% |
| 2001 | 284,968,955 | +0.99% |
| 2000 | 282,162,411 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 279,040,000 | +1.15% |
| 1998 | 275,854,000 | +1.17% |
| 1997 | 272,657,000 | +1.21% |
| 1996 | 269,394,000 | +1.17% |
| 1995 | 266,278,000 | +1.20% |
| 1994 | 263,126,000 | +1.23% |
| 1993 | 259,919,000 | +1.33% |
| 1992 | 256,514,000 | +1.40% |
| 1991 | 252,981,000 | +1.35% |
| 1990 | 249,623,000 | +1.14% |
| 1989 | 246,819,000 | +0.95% |
| 1988 | 244,499,000 | +0.91% |
| 1987 | 242,289,000 | +0.90% |
| 1986 | 240,133,000 | +0.93% |
| 1985 | 237,924,000 | +0.89% |
| 1984 | 235,825,000 | +0.87% |
| 1983 | 233,792,000 | +0.92% |
| 1982 | 231,664,000 | +0.96% |
| 1981 | 229,466,000 | +0.99% |
| 1980 | 227,225,000 | +0.96% |
| 1979 | 225,055,000 | +1.11% |
| 1978 | 222,585,000 | +1.07% |
| 1977 | 220,239,000 | +1.01% |
| 1976 | 218,035,000 | +0.95% |
| 1975 | 215,973,000 | +0.99% |
| 1974 | 213,854,000 | +0.92% |
| 1973 | 211,909,000 | +0.96% |
| 1972 | 209,896,000 | +1.08% |
| 1971 | 207,661,000 | +1.27% |
| 1970 | 205,052,000 | +1.17% |
| 1969 | 202,677,000 | +0.98% |
| 1968 | 200,706,000 | +1.00% |
| 1967 | 198,712,000 | +1.09% |
| 1966 | 196,560,000 | +1.16% |
| 1965 | 194,303,000 | +1.26% |
| 1964 | 191,889,000 | +1.40% |
| 1963 | 189,242,000 | +1.45% |
| 1962 | 186,538,000 | +1.55% |
| 1961 | 183,691,000 | +1.67% |
| 1960 | 180,671,000 | — |
Demographics of United States
Ethnic groups
White 61.6%, Black or African American 12.4%, Asian 6%, Indigenous and Alaska native 1.1%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 8.4%, two or more races 10.2% (2020 est.)
Languages
English only (official) 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.)
Religions
Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 83.3% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
United States and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).