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Data for U.S. POPULATION REACHES 300 MILLION, HEADING FOR 400 MILLION:
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Population in the United States, 1950-2005, with Projection to 2050 (figure and table)

U.S. Population, 1950-2005, with Projection to 2050

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Population in the United States, 1950-2005, with Projection to 2050
Year
Population
Million
1950
152.3
1951
154.9
1952
157.6
1953
160.2
1954
163.0
1955
165.9
1956
168.9
1957
172.0
1958
174.9
1959
177.8
1960
180.7
1961
183.7
1962
186.5
1963
189.2
1964
191.9
1965
194.3
1966
196.6
1967
198.7
1968
200.7
1969
202.7
1970
205.1
1971
207.7
1972
209.9
1973
211.9
1974
213.9
1975
216.0
1976
218.0
1977
220.2
1978
222.6
1979
225.1
1980
227.7
1981
230.0
1982
232.2
1983
234.3
1984
236.3
1985
238.5
1986
240.7
1987
242.8
1988
245.0
1989
247.3
1990
250.1
1991
253.5
1992
256.9
1993
260.3
1994
263.4
1995
266.6
1996
269.7
1997
272.9
1998
276.1
1999
279.3
2000
282.3
2001
285.0
2002
287.7
2003
290.3
2004
293.0
2005
295.7
2006
298.4
2007
301.1
2008
303.8
2009
306.5
2010
309.2
2011
311.8
2012
314.5
2013
317.2
2014
319.9
2015
322.6
2016
325.3
2017
328.0
2018
330.7
2019
333.4
2020
336.0
2021
338.7
2022
341.4
2023
344.1
2024
346.9
2025
349.7
2026
352.5
2027
355.3
2028
358.1
2029
360.9
2030
363.8
2031
366.7
2032
369.6
2033
372.4
2034
375.3
2035
378.1
2036
380.9
2037
383.8
2038
386.6
2039
389.4
2040
392.2
2041
395.0
2042
397.7
2043
400.5
2044
403.3
2045
406.1
2046
408.9
2047
411.7
2048
414.5
2049
417.3
2050
420.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database, electronic database, www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html, updated 24 August 2006.

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