United States

Population growth

Name: Population growth data for United States
Creator: World Bank
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Population growth captures demographic momentum. It affects potential output, housing demand, fiscal pressure, and long-run labor-force capacity.

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FrequencyannualTransformyoy · +1

Source: World Bank · SP.POP.GROW:US

Stored official data

Population growth - United States in United States was 0.98% on January 1, 2024, higher by 0.14% (+17.4%) from the prior observation. Charted from annual observations in %.

Latest0.98%

YoY+17.43%

10Y Avg0.65%

Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Min0.16%

Mean0.99%

Max1.66%

Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Tier 1 - critical

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World Bank Open Data

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SP.POP.GROW:US

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Stored · 2024-01-01

History

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ComparabilitySeasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.Provider comparability note: Check provider dimensions, units, and methodological notes before using this series as a model input.Revision evidence is not a full historical vintage archive: Use this as current-value or captured-forward evidence unless the series is explicitly labelled source-native vintage.

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QualitySource authority: 100/100. Source kind is classified as official multilateral.Methodology completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 90/100. 64 observations available; latest observation 2024-01-01; platform fetch 2026-06-19T05:31:06.705Z; release status none; data status liveRevision and vintage depth: 35/100. This provider currently exposes only the latest published values in Macro by Mark.

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CitationPopulation growth - United States (World Bank Indicators: SP.POP.GROW, United States, retrieved Jun 19, 2026)

Retrieved Jun 19, 2026

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Series details

SourceWorld Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National statistical offices, note: Derived from total population; Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived from total population; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Statistical Division

CategoryClimate Change; Health

FrequencyAnnual

Unit%

Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

Platform last fetchJune 19, 2026

Transformslevel, yoy, index 100

About this series

Population growth (annual %)

The reading right now

As of January 2024, Population growth for United States stood at 0.98%. That is up 0.14 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 0.58%, ranging from a low of 0.16% in January 2021 to a high of 0.98% in January 2024. The current reading sits 0.33 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 0.65%.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.