United States Population Change (%)
US population change percent, year over year.
The historic population of the United States has increased consistently for a century, interrupted by steep declines during World War I, and World War II.
The baby boom following WWII is visible around 1946.
See the US Population chart for total population by year.
Data courtesy the U.S. Census Bureau.
| Date | US Population Change |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.06% |
| 2001 | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 1.13% |
| 1999 | 1.15% |
| 1998 | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 1.20% |
| 1996 | 1.16% |
| 1995 | 1.19% |
| 1994 | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 1.32% |
| 1992 | 1.39% |
| 1991 | 1.34% |
| 1990 | 1.13% |
| 1989 | 0.94% |
| 1988 | 0.91% |
| 1987 | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 0.92% |
| 1985 | 0.89% |
| 1984 | 0.87% |
| 1983 | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 0.95% |
| 1981 | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 1.18% |
| 1979 | 1.11% |
| 1978 | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 1.00% |
| 1976 | 0.97% |
| 1975 | 0.99% |
| 1974 | 0.93% |
| 1973 | 0.99% |
| 1972 | 1.18% |
| 1971 | 1.38% |
| 1970 | 1.28% |
| 1969 | 0.99% |
| 1968 | 0.98% |
| 1967 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 1.24% |
| 1964 | 1.40% |
| 1963 | 1.45% |
| 1962 | 1.51% |
| 1961 | 1.66% |
| 1960 | 1.59% |
| 1959 | 1.70% |
| 1958 | 1.72% |
| 1957 | 1.83% |
| 1956 | 1.81% |
| 1955 | 1.95% |
| 1954 | 1.83% |
| 1953 | 1.63% |
| 1952 | 1.55% |
| 1951 | 1.38% |
| 1950 | 2.13% |
| 1949 | 1.75% |
| 1948 | 1.83% |
| 1947 | 2.39% |
| 1946 | 5.56% |
| 1945 | -0.30% |
| 1944 | -1.02% |
| 1943 | 0.24% |
| 1942 | 0.60% |
| 1941 | 0.88% |
| 1940 | 0.82% |
| 1939 | 0.81% |
| 1938 | 0.77% |
| 1937 | 0.60% |
| 1936 | 0.63% |
| 1935 | 0.69% |
| 1934 | 0.63% |
| 1933 | 0.59% |
| 1932 | 0.64% |
| 1931 | 0.78% |
| 1930 | 1.07% |
| 1929 | 1.04% |
| 1928 | 1.23% |
| 1927 | 1.39% |
| 1926 | 1.34% |
| 1925 | 1.50% |
| 1924 | 1.91% |
| 1923 | 1.71% |
| 1922 | 1.38% |
| 1921 | 1.93% |
| 1920 | 1.85% |
| 1919 | 1.26% |
| 1918 | -0.06% |
| 1917 | 1.27% |
| 1916 | 1.40% |
| 1915 | 1.44% |
| 1914 | 1.92% |
| 1913 | 1.96% |
| 1912 | 1.56% |
| 1911 | 1.56% |
| 1910 | 2.10% |
| 1909 | 1.99% |
| 1908 | 1.94% |
| 1907 | 1.81% |
| 1906 | 1.92% |
| 1905 | 2.00% |
| 1904 | 1.88% |
| 1903 | 1.84% |
| 1902 | 2.01% |
| 1901 | 1.94% |