Population · North America

United States population 2026

Right now · estimate

349,617,454

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 3,082,255
Births minus deaths this year: +450,649

The United States has an estimated 349,035,494 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 1,759,686 more than a year earlier (+0.51%). It is the 3rd most populous country in the world. It is still growing and is projected to reach 381 million by 2050 and 421 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	154 million	3rd
2000	281 million	3rd
2026*	349 million	3rd
2050*	381 million	3rd
2100*	421 million	6th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

United States in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 3.7 million 10,057 a day
Deaths in 2026: 3.1 million 8,587 a day
Net migration: +1.2 million more arrivals than departures
Growth rate: +0.49% growing
Fertility rate: 1.62per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 38.7years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 79.8years
Aged 65 and over: 18.8% 23.1% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Washington, D.C.
Area: 9,629,091 km² 3rd largest of 237
Population density: 38per km² 181st most crowded
Urban population: 80.3% 86.5% by 2050
Men and women: 175 million / 174 million 101.0 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 82.2years men: 77.4 years
Infant mortality: 4.7per 1,000 births under-5: 5.6
Birth rate: 10.5per 1,000 death rate: 9.0
Net migration rate: +3.4per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of the United States, 1950–2100

Still rising in 2100 on the UN medium projection. By 2050: 381 million (+9.1% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

421M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	154,202,680
1951	156,481,323
1952	158,794,222
1953	161,168,316
1954	163,636,309
1955	166,200,024
1956	168,824,960
1957	171,499,226
1958	174,215,310
1959	177,145,764
1960	180,274,555
1961	183,489,485
1962	186,724,272
1963	189,825,226
1964	192,819,452
1965	195,653,774
1966	198,265,406
1967	200,699,911
1968	203,011,020
1969	205,300,032
1970	207,796,339
1971	210,426,432
1972	212,842,573
1973	215,006,551
1974	217,076,476
1975	219,129,301
1976	221,168,758
1977	223,259,419
1978	225,396,096
1979	227,575,084
1980	229,858,655
1981	232,201,618
1982	234,583,152
1983	236,986,365
1984	239,353,968
1985	241,690,444
1986	243,953,808
1987	246,161,291
1988	248,393,235
1989	250,675,053
1990	253,373,387
1991	256,471,422
1992	259,606,020
1993	262,633,231
1994	265,474,810
1995	268,205,795
1996	270,860,696
1997	273,468,013
1998	276,119,333
1999	278,785,484
2000	281,484,131
2001	284,279,638
2002	287,084,338
2003	289,908,100
2004	292,786,253
2005	295,716,664
2006	298,730,210
2007	301,844,226
2008	304,970,333
2009	308,023,454
2010	311,062,790
2011	314,105,078
2012	317,115,355
2013	320,110,759
2014	323,115,377
2015	326,126,497
2016	329,179,426
2017	332,204,660
2018	335,056,498
2019	337,790,067
2020	339,436,159
2021	340,161,441
2022	341,534,046
2023	343,477,335
2024 *	345,426,571
2025 *	347,275,808
2026 *	349,035,494
2027 *	350,728,355
2028 *	352,404,085
2029 *	354,050,268
2030 *	355,649,881
2031 *	357,222,715
2032 *	358,769,974
2033 *	360,294,008
2034 *	361,801,811
2035 *	363,284,716
2036 *	364,731,660
2037 *	366,152,370
2038 *	367,551,455
2039 *	368,906,818
2040 *	370,209,316
2041 *	371,469,478
2042 *	372,704,772
2043 *	373,900,677
2044 *	375,029,246
2045 *	376,106,472
2046 *	377,131,727
2047 *	378,117,767
2048 *	379,063,744
2049 *	379,966,906
2050 *	380,846,910
2051 *	381,708,396
2052 *	382,543,753
2053 *	383,359,332
2054 *	384,145,920
2055 *	384,894,297
2056 *	385,642,341
2057 *	386,425,226
2058 *	387,253,705
2059 *	388,093,058
2060 *	388,918,394
2061 *	389,765,294
2062 *	390,647,521
2063 *	391,545,618
2064 *	392,444,228
2065 *	393,352,609
2066 *	394,294,350
2067 *	395,267,226
2068 *	396,248,286
2069 *	397,237,405
2070 *	398,218,088
2071 *	399,192,920
2072 *	400,151,803
2073 *	401,080,532
2074 *	401,993,348
2075 *	402,910,163
2076 *	403,820,926
2077 *	404,683,462
2078 *	405,518,702
2079 *	406,319,930
2080 *	407,079,816
2081 *	407,866,285
2082 *	408,655,861
2083 *	409,401,659
2084 *	410,134,666
2085 *	410,829,985
2086 *	411,520,086
2087 *	412,236,776
2088 *	412,978,780
2089 *	413,730,741
2090 *	414,457,640
2091 *	415,186,389
2092 *	415,929,000
2093 *	416,662,127
2094 *	417,391,616
2095 *	418,115,528
2096 *	418,800,097
2097 *	419,461,017
2098 *	420,095,820
2099 *	420,702,888
2100 *	421,278,889

* UN projection

Population of the United States by year

281 million in 2000, 349 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	349,035,494	+0.51%	+1,759,686	+1,177,848	38.7	1.62	38	80%	4.20%	3
2025*	347,275,808	+0.54%	+1,849,237	+1,230,663	38.5	1.62	38	80%	4.22%	3
2024*	345,426,571	+0.57%	+1,949,236	+1,286,132	38.3	1.62	38	80%	4.23%	3
2023	343,477,335	+0.57%	+1,943,289	+1,322,668	38.0	1.62	38	80%	4.24%	3
2022	341,534,046	+0.40%	+1,372,605	+1,319,009	37.7	1.67	37	80%	4.26%	3
2021	340,161,441	+0.21%	+725,282	+674,787	37.5	1.63	37	80%	4.28%	3
2020	339,436,159	+0.49%	+1,646,092	+329,769	37.2	1.62	37	80%	4.30%	3
2019	337,790,067	+0.82%	+2,733,569	+1,774,500	37.0	1.68	37	80%	4.32%	3
2018	335,056,498	+0.86%	+2,851,838	+1,764,961	36.8	1.71	37	80%	4.33%	3
2017	332,204,660	+0.92%	+3,025,234	+1,864,738	36.6	1.75	36	80%	4.35%	3
2016	329,179,426	+0.94%	+3,052,929	+1,889,129	36.5	1.80	36	81%	4.36%	3
2015	326,126,497	+0.93%	+3,011,120	+1,722,127	36.4	1.83	36	81%	4.37%	3
2010	311,062,790	+0.99%	+3,039,336	+1,594,453	35.9	1.92	34	81%	4.43%	3
2005	295,716,664	+1.00%	+2,930,411	+1,369,224	35.2	2.04	32	80%	4.49%	3
2000	281,484,131	+0.97%	+2,698,647	+1,248,392	34.3	2.03	31	79%	4.56%	3
1995	268,205,795	+1.03%	+2,730,985	+1,173,016	33.1	1.97	29	77%	4.66%	3
1990	253,373,387	+1.08%	+2,698,334	+1,084,720	31.9	2.07	28	75%	4.76%	3
1985	241,690,444	+0.98%	+2,336,476	+598,777	30.4	1.85	26	74%	4.96%	3
1980	229,858,655	+1.00%	+2,283,571	+595,916	29.1	1.86	25	74%	5.17%	3
1975	219,129,301	+0.95%	+2,052,825	+655,078	27.6	1.81	24	74%	5.38%	3
1970	207,796,339	+1.22%	+2,496,307	+744,902	26.7	2.51	23	74%	5.62%	3
1965	195,653,774	+1.47%	+2,834,322	+644,902	27.0	2.98	21	72%	5.87%	3
1960	180,274,555	+1.77%	+3,128,791	+422,708	28.3	3.73	20	70%	5.98%	3
1955	166,200,024	+1.57%	+2,563,715	+18,234	29.0	3.52	18	67%	6.07%	3
1950	154,202,680	–	–	+52,383	29.0	3.09	17	64%	6.19%	3

Population forecast for the United States

UN medium-variant projection: 381 million in 2050 (+9.1% from 2026), 421 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	355,649,881	+0.45%	+1,194,626	39.6	1.63	39	81%	4.15%	3
2035	363,284,716	+0.41%	+1,233,901	40.5	1.63	40	82%	4.09%	3
2040	370,209,316	+0.35%	+1,228,832	40.8	1.64	41	83%	4.03%	3
2045	376,106,472	+0.29%	+1,239,774	41.2	1.64	41	85%	3.98%	3
2050	380,846,910	+0.23%	+1,277,326	41.9	1.64	42	87%	3.94%	3
2060	388,918,394	+0.21%	+1,244,141	43.1	1.64	43	–	3.89%	5
2070	398,218,088	+0.25%	+1,298,521	43.7	1.64	44	–	3.91%	5
2080	407,079,816	+0.19%	+1,292,368	44.1	1.65	45	–	3.96%	5
2090	414,457,640	+0.18%	+1,294,357	44.8	1.65	45	–	4.03%	5
2100	421,278,889	+0.14%	+1,226,443	45.3	1.65	46	–	4.14%	6

Largest cities in the United States

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	New York City	13,902,818	13,224,531
2	Los Angeles	12,806,288	13,862,284
3	Houston	4,020,455	5,479,773
4	Chicago	3,680,163	3,585,359
5	Washington, D.C. (capital)	3,294,317	3,725,730
6	San Francisco	3,174,725	3,290,101
7	Miami	2,931,554	3,329,947
8	Denver	2,285,419	2,718,122
9	Philadelphia	2,233,549	2,266,409
10	Las Vegas	2,193,398	2,431,504

Age structure

Median age 38.7. 18.8% are 65 or older, 23.1% by 2050; 16.9% are under 15.

United States, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.62 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2008.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.6 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	3.09
1951	3.20
1952	3.29
1953	3.36
1954	3.48
1955	3.52
1956	3.62
1957	3.70
1958	3.75
1959	3.75
1960	3.73
1961	3.69
1962	3.53
1963	3.39
1964	3.26
1965	2.98
1966	2.77
1967	2.60
1968	2.51
1969	2.50
1970	2.51
1971	2.32
1972	2.06
1973	1.92
1974	1.87
1975	1.81
1976	1.79
1977	1.83
1978	1.80
1979	1.84
1980	1.86
1981	1.85
1982	1.85
1983	1.83
1984	1.83
1985	1.85
1986	1.85
1987	1.89
1988	1.94
1989	2.01
1990	2.07
1991	2.06
1992	2.04
1993	2.01
1994	1.99
1995	1.97
1996	1.96
1997	1.96
1998	1.98
1999	1.99
2000	2.03
2001	2.01
2002	2.00
2003	2.02
2004	2.03
2005	2.04
2006	2.09
2007	2.10
2008	2.05
2009	1.99
2010	1.92
2011	1.88
2012	1.86
2013	1.84
2014	1.85
2015	1.83
2016	1.80
2017	1.75
2018	1.71
2019	1.68
2020	1.62
2021	1.63
2022	1.67
2023	1.62
2024 *	1.62
2025 *	1.62
2026 *	1.62
2027 *	1.62
2028 *	1.63
2029 *	1.63
2030 *	1.63
2031 *	1.63
2032 *	1.63
2033 *	1.63
2034 *	1.63
2035 *	1.63
2036 *	1.64
2037 *	1.63
2038 *	1.64
2039 *	1.64
2040 *	1.64
2041 *	1.64
2042 *	1.64
2043 *	1.64
2044 *	1.64
2045 *	1.64
2046 *	1.64
2047 *	1.64
2048 *	1.64
2049 *	1.64
2050 *	1.64
2051 *	1.64
2052 *	1.64
2053 *	1.64
2054 *	1.64
2055 *	1.64
2056 *	1.64
2057 *	1.64
2058 *	1.64
2059 *	1.64
2060 *	1.64
2061 *	1.64
2062 *	1.64
2063 *	1.64
2064 *	1.64
2065 *	1.64
2066 *	1.64
2067 *	1.64
2068 *	1.64
2069 *	1.64
2070 *	1.64
2071 *	1.64
2072 *	1.64
2073 *	1.64
2074 *	1.64
2075 *	1.64
2076 *	1.64
2077 *	1.64
2078 *	1.65
2079 *	1.65
2080 *	1.65
2081 *	1.64
2082 *	1.64
2083 *	1.64
2084 *	1.64
2085 *	1.65
2086 *	1.65
2087 *	1.65
2088 *	1.65
2089 *	1.65
2090 *	1.65
2091 *	1.65
2092 *	1.65
2093 *	1.65
2094 *	1.65
2095 *	1.65
2096 *	1.65
2097 *	1.65
2098 *	1.65
2099 *	1.65
2100 *	1.65

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2042.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

3.9M4.6M 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	3,697,926	1,479,687
1951	3,810,644	1,502,725
1952	3,900,093	1,509,926
1953	3,954,926	1,520,814
1954	4,069,617	1,477,211
1955	4,094,908	1,512,644
1956	4,204,606	1,541,404
1957	4,285,950	1,600,220
1958	4,345,661	1,606,225
1959	4,349,362	1,607,085
1960	4,370,880	1,663,922
1961	4,379,242	1,659,388
1962	4,268,551	1,724,774
1963	4,185,449	1,792,424
1964	4,125,771	1,788,484
1965	3,895,103	1,827,280
1966	3,746,479	1,873,625
1967	3,645,103	1,872,053
1968	3,629,481	1,960,250
1969	3,748,362	1,957,832
1970	3,894,161	1,960,713
1971	3,718,310	1,970,015
1972	3,417,716	2,000,826
1973	3,301,844	2,007,479
1974	3,322,229	1,966,876
1975	3,309,291	1,921,062
1976	3,335,451	1,935,449
1977	3,489,832	1,921,163
1978	3,516,171	1,945,060
1979	3,654,688	1,927,896
1980	3,745,108	2,004,240
1981	3,759,893	1,993,821
1982	3,806,566	1,992,789
1983	3,769,043	2,039,393
1984	3,781,908	2,061,977
1985	3,844,129	2,112,669
1986	3,835,775	2,132,381
1987	3,889,634	2,151,956
1988	3,984,018	2,199,391
1989	4,097,527	2,180,294
1990	4,172,065	2,178,344
1991	4,114,563	2,199,356
1992	4,050,344	2,203,669
1993	3,970,052	2,295,668
1994	3,906,002	2,305,017
1995	3,845,004	2,336,341
1996	3,824,283	2,337,804
1997	3,807,342	2,337,761
1998	3,849,741	2,358,738
1999	3,872,873	2,413,014
2000	3,956,650	2,423,915
2001	3,930,346	2,432,919
2002	3,924,849	2,461,850
2003	3,983,291	2,466,660
2004	4,014,648	2,419,816
2005	4,055,468	2,472,159
2006	4,179,497	2,452,677
2007	4,232,701	2,450,594
2008	4,184,010	2,502,101
2009	4,089,073	2,468,890
2010	3,978,953	2,502,224
2011	3,942,528	2,553,165
2012	3,942,569	2,567,418
2013	3,930,896	2,611,128
2014	3,984,348	2,631,369
2015	3,982,193	2,707,670
2016	3,952,809	2,732,732
2017	3,872,480	2,795,947
2018	3,816,077	2,818,628
2019	3,772,693	2,842,471
2020	3,641,990	3,384,290
2021	3,681,202	3,492,881
2022	3,750,379	3,187,302
2023	3,657,476	2,975,658
2024 *	3,654,449	3,046,569
2025 *	3,663,798	3,089,996
2026 *	3,673,260	3,136,202
2027 *	3,677,407	3,181,275
2028 *	3,690,023	3,230,735
2029 *	3,705,142	3,279,256
2030 *	3,722,355	3,329,481
2031 *	3,738,465	3,384,177
2032 *	3,759,208	3,437,542
2033 *	3,785,081	3,492,313
2034 *	3,804,144	3,548,061
2035 *	3,832,236	3,604,213
2036 *	3,861,265	3,659,977
2037 *	3,881,174	3,715,058
2038 *	3,902,092	3,769,157
2039 *	3,921,086	3,824,490
2040 *	3,928,654	3,874,500
2041 *	3,931,954	3,924,519
2042 *	3,925,344	3,969,395
2043 *	3,918,986	4,010,720
2044 *	3,904,969	4,048,623
2045 *	3,896,504	4,080,395
2046 *	3,871,599	4,108,599
2047 *	3,846,970	4,135,524
2048 *	3,826,069	4,161,540
2049 *	3,802,810	4,178,030
2050 *	3,786,868	4,196,014
2051 *	3,770,805	4,206,933
2052 *	3,755,160	4,211,370
2053 *	3,745,646	4,214,815
2054 *	3,736,401	4,214,715
2055 *	3,730,971	4,208,774
2056 *	3,729,723	4,203,404
2057 *	3,728,280	4,198,583
2058 *	3,729,038	4,190,264
2059 *	3,736,435	4,183,835
2060 *	3,746,407	4,170,094
2061 *	3,755,568	4,162,859
2062 *	3,764,810	4,157,411
2063 *	3,777,915	4,153,984
2064 *	3,791,944	4,153,087
2065 *	3,806,221	4,155,269
2066 *	3,821,110	4,160,782
2067 *	3,836,550	4,169,917
2068 *	3,850,245	4,186,708
2069 *	3,862,197	4,198,990
2070 *	3,876,044	4,216,238
2071 *	3,878,228	4,238,413
2072 *	3,884,880	4,262,220
2073 *	3,882,351	4,284,167
2074 *	3,885,698	4,304,457
2075 *	3,886,590	4,327,281
2076 *	3,886,297	4,351,564
2077 *	3,886,234	4,371,553
2078 *	3,884,169	4,385,207
2079 *	3,876,733	4,403,681
2080 *	3,868,056	4,415,195
2081 *	3,859,134	4,425,866
2082 *	3,853,723	4,432,483
2083 *	3,848,349	4,440,723
2084 *	3,843,603	4,439,912
2085 *	3,842,058	4,437,548
2086 *	3,840,533	4,436,191
2087 *	3,838,925	4,434,413
2088 *	3,839,681	4,430,935
2089 *	3,846,809	4,431,289
2090 *	3,852,724	4,431,151
2091 *	3,852,689	4,436,767
2092 *	3,861,609	4,443,683
2093 *	3,866,975	4,454,752
2094 *	3,873,332	4,470,120
2095 *	3,884,252	4,489,228
2096 *	3,891,035	4,513,265
2097 *	3,902,765	4,535,971
2098 *	3,905,290	4,558,807
2099 *	3,913,639	4,582,588
2100 *	3,914,151	4,597,258

* UN projection

Economy of the United States

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $32.64 trillion 1st largest economy
GDP per person: $95,212 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 95,212 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +2.3% real GDP
Inflation: 3.6% consumer prices
Unemployment: 4.2% of the labour force
Government debt: 126.8% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 25.5%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

40T 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	5,963,125,000,000
1991	6,158,125,000,000
1992	6,520,325,000,000
1993	6,858,550,000,000
1994	7,287,250,000,000
1995	7,639,750,000,000
1996	8,073,125,000,000
1997	8,577,550,000,000
1998	9,062,825,000,000
1999	9,631,175,000,000
2000	10,250,950,000,000
2001	10,581,925,000,000
2002	10,929,100,000,000
2003	11,456,450,000,000
2004	12,217,175,000,000
2005	13,039,200,000,000
2006	13,815,600,000,000
2007	14,474,250,000,000
2008	14,769,850,000,000
2009	14,478,050,000,000
2010	15,048,975,000,000
2011	15,599,725,000,000
2012	16,253,950,000,000
2013	16,880,675,000,000
2014	17,608,125,000,000
2015	18,295,000,000,000
2016	18,804,900,000,000
2017	19,612,100,000,000
2018	20,656,525,000,000
2019	21,539,975,000,000
2020	21,375,275,000,000
2021	23,745,850,000,000
2022	26,059,725,000,000
2023	27,825,875,000,000
2024	29,381,025,000,000
2025	30,861,300,000,000
2026 *	32,642,373,000,000
2027 *	34,441,607,000,000
2028 *	35,877,138,000,000
2029 *	37,245,980,000,000
2030 *	38,604,620,000,000
2031 *	39,960,668,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of the United States

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CO₂ emissions 2024: 4.9 billion tonnes 2nd largest emitter
Per person: 14.2 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 12.71% 4.20% of its people
Change since 1990: −4% −20% since 2005

4904 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	2541.49
1951	2618.70
1952	2551.22
1953	2612.97
1954	2489.46
1955	2728.51
1956	2859.99
1957	2835.77
1958	2747.11
1959	2831.91
1960	2897.31
1961	2886.86
1962	2993.90
1963	3126.48
1964	3264.31
1965	3399.54
1966	3571.42
1967	3705.46
1968	3840.92
1969	4035.16
1970	4339.70
1971	4365.48
1972	4573.03
1973	4777.73
1974	4608.46
1975	4414.45
1976	4621.54
1977	4749.50
1978	4897.34
1979	4908.77
1980	4730.22
1981	4543.63
1982	4311.92
1983	4346.38
1984	4479.38
1985	4495.38
1986	4498.14
1987	4691.93
1988	4897.78
1989	4960.24
1990	5131.76
1991	5076.41
1992	5178.77
1993	5279.52
1994	5361.86
1995	5425.84
1996	5601.09
1997	5673.14
1998	5736.36
1999	5800.28
2000	6023.16
2001	5903.56
2002	5947.82
2003	6006.44
2004	6111.55
2005	6126.90
2006	6045.33
2007	6121.54
2008	5919.22
2009	5486.10
2010	5669.25
2011	5538.97
2012	5331.47
2013	5473.44
2014	5531.39
2015	5368.50
2016	5245.36
2017	5195.42
2018	5361.24
2019	5235.91
2020	4689.95
2021	5020.11
2022	5055.40
2023	4918.41
2024	4904.12

By source, 2024

Oil44.6%
Gas35.6%
Coal14.9%
Other industry2.8%
Flaring1.3%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with North America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
United States	349 million	+0.49%	1.62	38.7
Mexico	133 million	+0.78%	1.85	30.0
Canada	40.5 million	+0.79%	1.33	40.8
Guatemala	19 million	+1.47%	2.23	23.8
Haiti	12 million	+1.08%	2.55	24.3
Dominican Republic	11.6 million	+0.75%	2.17	28.7
Honduras	11.2 million	+1.59%	2.42	24.6
Cuba	10.9 million	−0.42%	1.45	42.5
Nicaragua	7.1 million	+1.25%	2.16	26.3

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Questions

What is the population of the United States in 2026?

349,035,494 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 349 million people, +0.51% on 2025.

Is the United States's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 1,759,686 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 10,057 births and 8,587 deaths a day and net migration of +1,177,848 a year.

When will the United States's population peak?

Not this century on the UN's medium projection: 381 million in 2050 and 421 million in 2100, still rising.

What is the fertility rate in the United States?

1.62 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. The United States has been below that since 2008.

How many babies are born in the United States every day?

About 10,057 a day (3.7 million in 2026), against about 8,587 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in the United States?

79.8 years at birth in 2026: 82.2 for women and 77.4 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in the United States?

About 175 million men and 174 million women in 2026, or 101.0 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of the United States?

38 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 9,629,091 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of the United States in 2000?

281,484,131 (281 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 24% since, to 349 million in 2026.

What will the population of the United States be in 2050?

About 381 million on the UN's medium projection (380,846,910), +9.1% from 2026; 421 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in the United States?

New York City (13.9 million), Los Angeles (12.8 million), Houston (4 million), Chicago (3.7 million), Washington, D.C. (3.3 million). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of the United States in 2026?

$32.64 trillion at current prices, the 1st largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +2.3%.

What is the United States's GDP per capita?

$95,212 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 95,212 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does the United States emit?

4.9 billion tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 14.2 t per person and 12.71% of the world total; oil is the largest source (45%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.