Census Bureau releases 'population clock' projection for New Year's Day

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The population of the United States will have surpassed 341 million by the time the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Day (EST), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The exact number is projected to be 341,145,670, the Bureau said Monday.

The U.S. Census Bureau says there have been over 2 million births since Jan 1, 2024, representing a growth of 0.78%. Since the last census in 2020, there have been 9,696,329 births.

The world population is projected to be 8,092,034,511 at the start of the new year, according to the Census Bureau's "Population Clock." Over 71 million people were born worldwide over the last year.

Based on current estimates, there will also be one birth every 9 seconds and one death every 9.4 seconds in January 2025. Worldwide, it is projected that there will be 4.2 births and 2 deaths every second.

One person will also migrate to the U.S. every 23.2 seconds. Combined with births and deaths, the U.S. population will grow by one person every 21.2 seconds.

Click here to view the U.S. Census Bureau U.S. and World Population Clock.

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The largest concentration of people in the United States is in the South, with over 132 million people representing 39% of the population. Over 80 million live in the western United States, 69 million in the Midwest, and 57 million in the Northeast.