Population growth — all countries

Population growth — United States

Population growth in the United States in 2025 — 0.52%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.14 pp.

2025 0.52% −0.44 pp vs 2024
World rank 134of 217
Period maximum 1.66%1961
Period minimum 0.16%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — United States, 1961–202500.511.5219611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.66%1963: 1.44%1965: 1.25%1967: 1.09%1969: 0.98%1971: 1.26%1973: 0.95%1975: 0.99%1977: 1.01%1979: 1.1%1981: 0.98%1983: 0.91%1985: 0.89%1987: 0.89%1989: 0.94%1991: 1.34%1993: 1.32%1995: 1.19%1997: 1.2%1999: 1.15%2001: 0.99%2003: 0.86%2005: 0.92%2007: 0.95%2009: 0.88%2011: 0.79%2013: 0.76%2015: 0.8%2017: 0.69%2019: 0.52%2021: 0.16%2023: 0.82%2025: 0.52%
Change over the period: −1.14 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 0.52%
World 0.91%
Northern America computed 0.57%
High-income countries computed 0.43%
Population growth — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.52 −0.44 pp
2024 0.96 +0.14 pp
2023 0.82 +0.25 pp
2022 0.57 +0.41 pp
2021 0.16 −0.25 pp
2020 0.41 −0.11 pp
2019 0.52 −0.07 pp
2018 0.59 −0.11 pp
2017 0.69 −0.09 pp
2016 0.79 −0.01 pp
2015 0.8 +0 pp
2014 0.8 +0.04 pp
2013 0.76 −0.04 pp
2012 0.8 +0.01 pp
2011 0.79 −0.05 pp
2010 0.85 −0.03 pp
2009 0.88 −0.07 pp
2008 0.95 −0.01 pp
2007 0.95 −0.01 pp
2006 0.96 +0.04 pp
2005 0.92 −0 pp
2004 0.93 +0.07 pp
2003 0.86 −0.07 pp
2002 0.93 −0.06 pp
2001 0.99 −0.12 pp
2000 1.11 −0.04 pp
1999 1.15 −0.02 pp
1998 1.17 −0.04 pp
1997 1.2 +0.04 pp
1996 1.16 −0.03 pp
1995 1.19 −0.04 pp
1994 1.23 −0.09 pp
1993 1.32 −0.07 pp
1992 1.39 +0.05 pp
1991 1.34 +0.21 pp
1990 1.13 +0.19 pp
1989 0.94 +0.04 pp
1988 0.91 +0.01 pp
1987 0.89 −0.03 pp
1986 0.92 +0.04 pp
1985 0.89 +0.02 pp
1984 0.87 −0.05 pp
1983 0.91 −0.04 pp
1982 0.95 −0.03 pp
1981 0.98 +0.02 pp
1980 0.96 −0.14 pp
1979 1.1 +0.04 pp
1978 1.06 +0.05 pp
1977 1.01 +0.06 pp
1976 0.95 −0.04 pp
1975 0.99 +0.07 pp
1974 0.91 −0.04 pp
1973 0.95 −0.12 pp
1972 1.07 −0.19 pp
1971 1.26 +0.1 pp
1970 1.17 +0.19 pp
1969 0.98 −0.02 pp
1968 1 −0.09 pp
1967 1.09 −0.07 pp
1966 1.15 −0.1 pp
1965 1.25 −0.14 pp
1964 1.39 −0.05 pp
1963 1.44 −0.1 pp
1962 1.54 −0.12 pp
1961 1.66

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.