U.S. Census Population Prediction

As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau Monday projected the U.S. population will reach 341,145,670 at midnight Eastern Standard Time, on January 1st. This represents an increase of 2,640,171 from last January 1st, and 9,696,329 from Census Day, April 1, 2020. In January 2025, the United States is expected to experience one birth every nine 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. The projected world population on January 1st, is over 8 billion, an increase of over 71 million from New Year’s Day 2024. During January 2025, 4.2 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second.