As the world rang in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projected the nation’s population total.
As of January 1, 2020, the total number of people living in the United States rose by 0.61% from exactly one year ago.
The expected U.S. population on Wednesday was 330,222,422.
This represents an increase of 1,991,085 from New Year’s Day 2019.
Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 21,476,884 — or 6.96%.
In January 2020, the United States is expected to experience one birth every eight seconds and one death every 11 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 34 seconds.
The combination of births, deaths and net international migration will increase the U.S. population by one person every 19 seconds.
The projected world population on Jan. 1, 2020, is 7,621,018,958.
This represents an increase of 77,684,873, or 1.03%, from New Year’s Day 2019. During January 2020, 4.3 births and 1.9 deaths are expected worldwide every second.
The Census Bureau’s U.S. and World Population Clock simulates real-time growth of the United States and world populations CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
