Population growth rate in United States
United States: Population growth rate was 0.129 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.129
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
61st
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 1905
All-time low
0.129
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in United States, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.129 for population growth rate in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in United States peaked at 1.9 in 1905 and was at its lowest, 0.129, in 2100.
United States ranks 61st of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1747 | — |
| 1800 | 1.41 | +708.6% |
| 1900 | 1.86 | +31.9% |
| 1905 | 1.9 | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 1.68 | -11.4% |
| 1915 | 1.37 | -18.4% |
| 1920 | 1.43 | +4.4% |
| 1925 | 1.46 | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 1.15 | -21.2% |
| 1935 | 0.7002 | -39.1% |
| 1940 | 0.9763 | +39.4% |
| 1945 | 1.38 | +41.4% |
| 1950 | 1.47 | +6.7% |
| 1951 | 1.46 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.47 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.5 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 1.54 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 1.56 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 1.57 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.57 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.57 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.77 | +12.6% |
| 1960 | 1.74 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 1.8 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 1.7 | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.6 | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.53 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 1.39 | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 1.27 | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 1.18 | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.29 | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 1.23 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.966 | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.95 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.932 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.92 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.961 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.944 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.98 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.02 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.01 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.979 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.964 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9 | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.901 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.904 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.925 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.22 | +31.4% |
| 1991 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.21 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.946 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.984 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.938 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.988 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.975 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.982 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.993 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.998 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.976 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.987 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.959 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.948 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.932 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.936 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.919 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.945 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.885 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.824 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.801 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.173 | -78.4% |
| 2021 | 0.254 | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.551 | +116.9% |
| 2023 | 0.584 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.548 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.52 | -5.1% |
| 2026 | 0.491 | -5.6% |
| 2027 | 0.476 | -3.1% |
| 2028 | 0.477 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 0.455 | -4.6% |
| 2030 | 0.446 | -2.0% |
| 2031 | 0.436 | -2.2% |
| 2032 | 0.428 | -1.8% |
| 2033 | 0.42 | -1.9% |
| 2034 | 0.416 | -1.0% |
| 2035 | 0.402 | -3.4% |
| 2036 | 0.393 | -2.2% |
| 2037 | 0.385 | -2.0% |
| 2038 | 0.378 | -1.8% |
| 2039 | 0.358 | -5.3% |
| 2040 | 0.347 | -3.1% |
| 2041 | 0.333 | -4.0% |
| 2042 | 0.331 | -0.6% |
| 2043 | 0.31 | -6.3% |
| 2044 | 0.293 | -5.5% |
| 2045 | 0.281 | -4.1% |
| 2046 | 0.264 | -6.0% |
| 2047 | 0.259 | -1.9% |
| 2048 | 0.241 | -6.9% |
| 2049 | 0.235 | -2.5% |
| 2050 | 0.228 | -3.0% |
| 2051 | 0.224 | -1.8% |
| 2052 | 0.213 | -4.9% |
| 2053 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2054 | 0.197 | -7.5% |
| 2055 | 0.192 | -2.5% |
| 2056 | 0.196 | +2.1% |
| 2057 | 0.209 | +6.6% |
| 2058 | 0.219 | +4.8% |
| 2059 | 0.214 | -2.3% |
| 2060 | 0.211 | -1.4% |
| 2061 | 0.224 | +6.2% |
| 2062 | 0.228 | +1.8% |
| 2063 | 0.231 | +1.3% |
| 2064 | 0.227 | -1.7% |
| 2065 | 0.235 | +3.5% |
| 2066 | 0.243 | +3.4% |
| 2067 | 0.25 | +2.9% |
| 2068 | 0.246 | -1.6% |
| 2069 | 0.253 | +2.8% |
| 2070 | 0.241 | -4.7% |
| 2071 | 0.248 | +2.9% |
| 2072 | 0.232 | -6.5% |
| 2073 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 2074 | 0.223 | -3.9% |
| 2075 | 0.233 | +4.5% |
| 2076 | 0.219 | -6.0% |
| 2077 | 0.208 | -5.0% |
| 2078 | 0.204 | -1.9% |
| 2079 | 0.191 | -6.4% |
| 2080 | 0.183 | -4.2% |
| 2081 | 0.203 | +10.9% |
| 2082 | 0.184 | -9.4% |
| 2083 | 0.181 | -1.6% |
| 2084 | 0.177 | -2.2% |
| 2085 | 0.162 | -8.5% |
| 2086 | 0.174 | +7.4% |
| 2087 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 2088 | 0.185 | +6.3% |
| 2089 | 0.178 | -3.8% |
| 2090 | 0.173 | -2.8% |
| 2091 | 0.179 | +3.5% |
| 2092 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 2093 | 0.173 | -3.4% |
| 2094 | 0.176 | +1.7% |
| 2095 | 0.17 | -3.4% |
| 2096 | 0.157 | -7.6% |
| 2097 | 0.158 | +0.6% |
| 2098 | 0.144 | -8.9% |
| 2099 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 2100 | 0.129 | -11.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.129 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +708.6% | 0.1747 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | +116.9% | 0.254 | 0.551 |
| 2020 | -78.4% | 0.801 | 0.173 |
| 2021 | +46.8% | 0.173 | 0.254 |
| 1945 | +41.4% | 0.9763 | 1.38 |
| 1940 | +39.4% | 0.7002 | 0.9763 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1747 | 0.1747 | 0.1747 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.53 | 1.37 | 1.68 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9251 | 0.7002 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.18 | 0.9763 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.44 | 1.11 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.92 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9641 | 0.9 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 0.938 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.999 | 0.975 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9136 | 0.801 | 0.987 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4529 | 0.173 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4062 | 0.358 | 0.446 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2894 | 0.235 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2105 | 0.192 | 0.228 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.2348 | 0.211 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.2231 | 0.191 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.1801 | 0.162 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.1654 | 0.144 | 0.179 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in United States?
- Population growth rate in United States was 0.129 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 1905.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 in 2100.
- How does United States rank for population growth rate?
- United States ranks 61st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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