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Population in United States

United States: Population was 343.48 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
343.48 million people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
343.48 million people
in 2023
All-time low
778,503 people
in 1600
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in United States, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in United States is 343.48 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in United States peaked at 343.48 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 778,503 people, in 1600.

United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1
1100s 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1
1200s 1.45 million people 1.45 million people 1.45 million people 1
1300s 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1
1400s 1.74 million people 1.74 million people 1.74 million people 1
1500s 1.89 million people 1.89 million people 1.89 million people 1
1600s 778,503 people 778,503 people 778,503 people 1
1700s 927,076 people 927,076 people 927,076 people 1
1710s 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 1
1720s 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1
1730s 2.26 million people 2.26 million people 2.26 million people 1
1740s 2.71 million people 2.71 million people 2.71 million people 1
1750s 3.16 million people 3.16 million people 3.16 million people 1
1760s 3.60 million people 3.60 million people 3.60 million people 1
1770s 4.05 million people 4.05 million people 4.05 million people 1
1780s 4.49 million people 4.49 million people 4.49 million people 1
1790s 4.94 million people 4.94 million people 4.94 million people 1
1800s 6.54 million people 6.00 million people 7.11 million people 10
1810s 8.42 million people 7.30 million people 9.67 million people 10
1820s 11.38 million people 9.97 million people 12.88 million people 10
1830s 15.05 million people 13.25 million people 16.99 million people 10
1840s 20.07 million people 17.49 million people 22.90 million people 10
1850s 27.06 million people 23.60 million people 30.76 million people 10
1860s 35.24 million people 31.60 million people 39.01 million people 10
1870s 44.20 million people 39.90 million people 48.75 million people 10
1880s 55.20 million people 49.84 million people 60.84 million people 10
1890s 67.69 million people 62.11 million people 73.45 million people 10
1900s 81.59 million people 74.83 million people 88.65 million people 10
1910s 96.24 million people 90.15 million people 102.42 million people 10
1920s 111.00 million people 103.90 million people 118.26 million people 10
1930s 123.98 million people 119.63 million people 128.16 million people 10
1940s 137.35 million people 129.42 million people 146.05 million people 10
1950s 165.22 million people 154.20 million people 177.15 million people 10
1960s 193.61 million people 180.28 million people 205.30 million people 10
1970s 217.97 million people 207.80 million people 227.57 million people 10
1980s 240.39 million people 229.86 million people 250.68 million people 10
1990s 266.50 million people 253.37 million people 278.79 million people 10
2000s 294.48 million people 281.48 million people 308.02 million people 10
2010s 324.59 million people 311.06 million people 337.79 million people 10
2020s 341.15 million people 339.44 million people 343.48 million people 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 India 1.44 billion people compare
  2. 2 China 1.42 billion people compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 281.19 million people compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 247.50 million people compare
  5. 6 Nigeria 227.88 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in United States?
Population in United States was 343.48 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 343.48 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 778,503 people in 1600.
How does United States rank for population?
United States ranks 3rd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.