US Population Estimates & Projections
US total population from 1966 to 2025 (BEA series via FRED), alongside Census Bureau estimates of natural increase, net international migration and median age.
Data
| Year | Population (millions) | Annual Change (%) | Net Int'l Migration (000s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 342.08 | +0.51% | +1,262 |
| 2024 | 340.33 | +0.95% | +2,734 |
| 2023 | 337.15 | +0.83% | +2,264 |
| 2022 | 334.37 | +0.58% | +1,672 |
| 2021 | 332.45 | +0.18% | +376 |
| 2020 | 331.86 | +0.4% | +477 |
| 2019 | 330.55 | +0.51% | +569 |
| 2018 | 328.86 | +0.59% | +720 |
| 2017 | 326.94 | +0.69% | +948 |
| 2016 | 324.7 | +0.78% | +1,065 |
| 2015 | 322.19 | +0.79% | +1,060 |
| 2014 | 319.67 | +0.79% | +946 |
| 2013 | 317.16 | +0.75% | +850 |
| 2012 | 314.8 | +0.78% | +859 |
| 2011 | 312.37 | +0.79% | +795 |
About this Dataset
The population levels in the chart and table are the BEA's total US population series, published on FRED as POPTHM, taken at July of each year. That series counts the resident population plus US armed forces stationed overseas, so it runs slightly above the Census Bureau's resident estimate: Census Vintage 2025 puts the July 2025 resident population at 341.78 million, against 342.08 million in the BEA series.
The components of change come from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program (PEP), which extends the most recent decennial census with records of births, deaths and migration.
- Population level: BEA total population incl. armed forces overseas, July of each year, 1966–2025
- Natural increase and net international migration: Census PEP, national totals, July-to-July years
- Median age: Census Vintage 2024 national estimates by single year of age
- Components of change: Births, deaths, domestic migration, international migration — separately tracked by Census
Net international migration fell from 2.73 million in 2024 to 1.26 million in 2025, according to Census Vintage 2025, while natural increase held near 0.5 million a year in both years. The net international migration column uses Vintage 2025 for 2021–2025 and Vintage 2020 for 2011–2020; each vintage is benchmarked to a different decennial census base, so the two stretches are not fully comparable. Census revises each year's estimates with every new vintage.