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Population growth in United States

1961 – 2025 · 65 data points 22 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · United States · World
−0.28 pp since 2015
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Compared with Population growth · percent
United States
0.52%
World
0.91%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1961 – 2025
Latest value 0.52% · 2025
First value 1.66% · 1961
Highest 1.66% · 1961
Lowest 0.16% · 2021
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1961 – 2025

YearUnited StatesChange World
2025 0.52% −0.44 pp 0.91%
2024 0.96% +0.14 pp 0.96%
2023 0.82% +0.25 pp 0.93%
2022 0.57% +0.41 pp 0.87%
2021 0.16% −0.25 pp 0.83%
2020 0.41% −0.11 pp 0.98%
2019 0.52% −0.07 pp 1.05%
2018 0.59% −0.11 pp 1.08%
2017 0.69% −0.09 pp 1.13%
2016 0.79% −0.01 pp 1.16%
2015 0.80% +0.00 pp 1.18%
2014 0.80% +0.04 pp 1.21%
2013 0.76% −0.04 pp 1.23%
2012 0.80% +0.01 pp 1.26%
2011 0.79% −0.05 pp 1.22%
2010 0.85% −0.03 pp 1.22%
2009 0.88% −0.07 pp 1.25%
2008 0.95% −0.01 pp 1.27%
2007 0.95% −0.01 pp 1.26%
2006 0.96% +0.04 pp 1.27%
2005 0.92% −0.00 pp 1.27%
2004 0.93% +0.07 pp 1.29%
2003 0.86% −0.07 pp 1.29%
2002 0.93% −0.06 pp 1.31%
2001 0.99% −0.12 pp 1.34%
2000 1.11% −0.04 pp 1.36%
1999 1.15% −0.02 pp 1.40%
1998 1.17% −0.04 pp 1.44%
1997 1.20% +0.04 pp 1.46%
1996 1.16% −0.03 pp 1.49%
1995 1.19% −0.04 pp 1.50%
1994 1.23% −0.09 pp 1.54%
1993 1.32% −0.07 pp 1.59%
1992 1.39% +0.05 pp 1.63%
1991 1.34% +0.21 pp 1.67%
1990 1.13% +0.19 pp 1.74%
1989 0.94% +0.04 pp 1.75%
1988 0.91% +0.01 pp 1.78%
1987 0.89% −0.03 pp 1.79%
1986 0.92% +0.04 pp 1.78%
1985 0.89% +0.02 pp 1.76%
1984 0.87% −0.05 pp 1.76%
1983 0.91% −0.04 pp 1.80%
1982 0.95% −0.03 pp 1.81%
1981 0.98% +0.02 pp 1.77%
1980 0.96% −0.14 pp 1.76%
1979 1.10% +0.04 pp 1.77%
1978 1.06% +0.05 pp 1.75%
1977 1.01% +0.06 pp 1.75%
1976 0.95% −0.04 pp 1.80%
1975 0.99% +0.07 pp 1.86%
1974 0.91% −0.04 pp 1.93%
1973 0.95% −0.12 pp 1.98%
1972 1.07% −0.19 pp 2.00%
1971 1.26% +0.10 pp 2.10%
1970 1.17% +0.19 pp 2.08%
1969 0.98% −0.02 pp 2.08%
1968 1.00% −0.09 pp 2.05%
1967 1.09% −0.07 pp 2.04%
1966 1.15% −0.10 pp 2.09%
1965 1.25% −0.14 pp 2.06%
1964 1.39% −0.05 pp 2.09%
1963 1.44% −0.10 pp 2.12%
1962 1.54% −0.12 pp 1.77%
1961 1.66% 1.36%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation growth
7 Algeria 1.84%
22 Argentina 0.71%
19 Bangladesh 0.85%
25 Brazil 0.65%
41 Bulgaria -1.41%
13 Canada 1.46%
12 Chile 1.60%
29 China 0.35%
9 Colombia 1.79%
4 Congo - Brazzaville 2.41%
1 Congo - Kinshasa 3.17%
28 Czechia 0.39%
11 Ecuador 1.69%
10 Egypt 1.75%
33 Finland 0.11%
31 France 0.33%
3 Gabon 2.47%
32 Germany 0.23%
36 Greece -0.11%
8 Honduras 1.81%
20 Hong Kong SAR China 0.74%
16 India 1.04%
18 Indonesia 0.94%
37 Italy -0.25%
42 Lebanon -3.22%
6 Liberia 1.98%
38 Lithuania -0.29%
17 Mexico 0.95%
24 Netherlands 0.66%
23 Norway 0.68%
15 Philippines 1.22%
35 Poland -0.02%
40 Romania -0.53%
34 Russia 0.04%
39 Saudi Arabia -0.44%
5 Sierra Leone 2.32%
30 South Korea 0.35%
21 Spain 0.72%
14 Türkiye 1.43%
27 United Kingdom 0.51%
26 United States 0.52%
2 Yemen 2.97%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

How fast the population changes from one year to the next.

How it is calculated

Change in the number of residents over the year, as a percentage of the population at the start.