Population, long-run history in United States

Latest: 333,288
Previous: 332,032
Change: +1,256 (+0.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 Recession

Observations for Population, long-run history in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	189,242
Dec 31, 1964	191,889
Dec 31, 1965	194,303
Dec 31, 1966	196,560
Dec 31, 1967	198,712
Dec 31, 1968	200,706
Dec 31, 1969	202,677
Dec 31, 1970	205,052
Dec 31, 1971	207,661
Dec 31, 1972	209,896
Dec 31, 1973	211,909
Dec 31, 1974	213,854
Dec 31, 1975	215,973
Dec 31, 1976	218,035
Dec 31, 1977	220,239
Dec 31, 1978	222,585
Dec 31, 1979	225,055
Dec 31, 1980	227,726
Dec 31, 1981	229,966
Dec 31, 1982	232,188
Dec 31, 1983	234,307
Dec 31, 1984	236,348
Dec 31, 1985	238,466
Dec 31, 1986	240,651
Dec 31, 1987	242,804
Dec 31, 1988	245,021
Dec 31, 1989	247,342
Dec 31, 1990	250,132
Dec 31, 1991	252,981
Dec 31, 1992	256,514
Dec 31, 1993	259,919
Dec 31, 1994	263,126
Dec 31, 1995	266,278
Dec 31, 1996	269,394
Dec 31, 1997	272,647
Dec 31, 1998	275,854
Dec 31, 1999	279,040
Dec 31, 2000	282,162
Dec 31, 2001	284,969
Dec 31, 2002	287,625
Dec 31, 2003	290,108
Dec 31, 2004	292,805
Dec 31, 2005	295,517
Dec 31, 2006	298,380
Dec 31, 2007	301,231
Dec 31, 2008	304,094
Dec 31, 2009	306,772
Dec 31, 2010	309,327
Dec 31, 2011	311,583
Dec 31, 2012	313,878
Dec 31, 2013	316,060
Dec 31, 2014	318,386
Dec 31, 2015	320,739
Dec 31, 2016	323,072
Dec 31, 2017	325,122
Dec 31, 2018	326,838
Dec 31, 2019	328,330
Dec 31, 2020	331,512
Dec 31, 2021	332,032
Dec 31, 2022	333,288

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

United States

1650 - 1790: McCusker, John J., ‘Colonial Statistics’, Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Time to the Present, in S. B. Carter, S. S. Gartner, M. R. Haineset al. New York, Cambridge University Press. V-671.
1790 - 1870: Sutch, R. (2006). National Income and Product. Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Time to the Present, in S. B. Carter, S. S. Gartner, M. R. Haineset al. New York, Cambridge University Press III-23-25.
1800-1830: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307. (updated data)
1820-1950: GDP movement from Maddison (1995a), amended for 1820–70 to include income of the indigenous population (taken to be $400 per capita in 1820 and 1870).

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