United States Population

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Population: 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.)

note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020

Definition: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Saturday, September 18, 2021

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Variable: Population

Note: For census purposes, the total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census. In the broadest sense, the total may comprise either all usual residents of the country or all persons present in the country at the time of the census. [Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 1, paragraph 2.42]

Units: Persons

Scale: Millions

Country-specific Note: Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2017 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollar Data last updated: 03/2019

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2019

YearPopulationPercent Change
1980227.622 
1981229.9161.01%
1982232.1280.96%
1983234.2470.91%
1984236.3070.88%
1985238.4160.89%
1986240.5930.91%
1987242.7510.90%
1988244.9680.91%
1989247.2860.95%
1990250.0471.12%
1991253.3921.34%
1992256.7771.34%
1993260.1461.31%
1994263.3251.22%
1995266.4581.19%
1996269.5811.17%
1997272.8221.20%
1998276.0221.17%
1999279.1951.15%
2000282.2961.11%
2001285.2161.03%
2002288.0190.98%
2003290.7330.94%
2004293.3890.91%
2005296.1150.93%
2006298.930.95%
2007301.9030.99%
2008304.7180.93%
2009307.3740.87%
2010309.7370.77%
2011311.9410.71%
2012314.1630.71%
2013316.3290.69%
2014318.6190.72%
2015320.930.73%
2016323.2250.72%
2017325.3260.65%
2018327.3520.62%
2019329.5590.67%

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