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United States Highest Population Growth

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1.66% in 1961

Annual population growth rate · World Bank

The highest population growth in United States was 1.66% in 1961. The top 5 years were: 1961 (1.66%), 1962 (1.54%), 1963 (1.44%), 1964 (1.39%), 1992 (1.39%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

United States Top 5 Highest Population Growth Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1961	1.66%
2nd	1962	1.54%
3rd	1963	1.44%
4th	1964	1.39%
5th	1992	1.39%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.13%	+0.16pp	104th
2024	0.98%	+0.14pp	110th
2023	0.83%	+0.26pp	92nd
2022	0.58%	+0.42pp	76th
2020	0.41%	−0.11pp	79th
2019	0.52%	−0.07pp	79th
2018	0.59%	−0.11pp	83rd
2017	0.69%	−0.09pp	86th
2016	0.79%	−0.01pp	86th
2015	0.80%	+0.00pp	85th
2014	0.80%	+0.04pp	85th
2013	0.76%	−0.04pp	82nd
2012	0.80%	+0.01pp	82nd
2011	0.79%	−0.05pp	91st
2010	0.85%	−0.03pp	91st
2009	0.88%	−0.07pp	87th
2008	0.95%	−0.01pp	84th
2007	0.95%	−0.01pp	89th
2006	0.96%	+0.04pp	85th
2005	0.92%	−0.00pp	86th
2004	0.93%	+0.07pp	83rd
2003	0.86%	−0.07pp	83rd
2002	0.93%	−0.06pp	86th
2001	0.99%	−0.12pp	90th
2000	1.11%	−0.04pp	88th
1999	1.15%	−0.02pp	88th
1998	1.17%	−0.04pp	83rd
1997	1.20%	+0.04pp	88th
1996	1.16%	−0.03pp	85th
1995	1.19%	−0.04pp	92nd
1994	1.23%	−0.09pp	89th
1993	1.32%	−0.07pp	86th
1992	1.39%	+0.05pp	89th
1991	1.34%	+0.21pp	84th
2021	0.16%	−0.25pp	61st
1990	1.13%	+0.19pp	77th
1989	0.94%	+0.04pp	63rd
1988	0.91%	+0.01pp	62nd
1987	0.89%	−0.03pp	60th
1986	0.92%	+0.04pp	63rd
1985	0.89%	+0.02pp	63rd
1984	0.87%	−0.05pp	59th
1983	0.91%	−0.04pp	61st
1982	0.95%	−0.03pp	58th
1981	0.98%	+0.02pp	64th
1980	0.96%	−0.14pp	58th
1979	1.10%	+0.04pp	71st
1978	1.06%	+0.05pp	66th
1977	1.01%	+0.06pp	59th
1976	0.95%	−0.04pp	52nd
1975	0.99%	+0.07pp	51st
1974	0.91%	−0.04pp	50th
1973	0.95%	−0.12pp	52nd
1972	1.07%	−0.19pp	53rd
1971	1.26%	+0.10pp	59th
1970	1.17%	+0.19pp	59th
1969	0.98%	−0.02pp	49th
1968	1.00%	−0.09pp	49th
1967	1.09%	−0.07pp	51st
1966	1.15%	−0.10pp	52nd
1965	1.25%	−0.14pp	51st
1964	1.39%	−0.05pp	54th
1963	1.44%	−0.10pp	58th
1962	1.54%	−0.12pp	64th
1961	1.66%	–	70th

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