Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day
As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will reach 341,145,670 at midnight EST on Jan. 1, 2025. This represents an increase of 2,640,171 (0.78%) from Jan. 1, 2024, and 9,696,329 (2.93%) from Census Day (April 1) 2020.
In January 2025, the United States is expected to experience one birth every 9.0 seconds and one death every 9.4 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 23.2 seconds. The combination of births, deaths and net international migration increases the U.S. population by one person every 21.2 seconds.
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Happy New Year 2025!
As 2024 comes to a close, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 341,145,670 on New Year’s Day, an annual increase of 2,640,171 or 0.78%.
By comparison, just before the nation’s independence nearly 250 years ago, the 13 colonies had about 2.5 million residents.
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