WASHINGTON, DC— As the Nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will be 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022. This represents an increase of 706,899, or 0.21%, since New Year’s Day 2021, and 954,369, or 0.29%, since Census Day (April 1) 2020.
In January 2022, the U.S. is expected to experience a birth every nine seconds and one death every 11 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 130 seconds. The combination of births, deaths and net international migration increases the U.S. population by one person every 40 seconds.
The projected world population on Jan. 1, is 7,868,872,451, an increase of 74,235,487, or 0.95%, since New Year’s Day 2021. During January 2022, 4.3 births and 2.0 deaths are expected worldwide every second.
The U.S. remain in third place behind India and China among the world’s most populous countries, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
California is, by far, the most populous state in the United States, followed by Texas, Florida and New York. It has nearly 40 million residents, comprising a whopping 12% of the country’s population.
Wyoming is the least populated US state, with fewer than 600,000 residents.
Source: [U.S. Census Bureau]
