According to the 2023 National Population Projections, the American population will increase at almost three hundred and seventy million in 2080, then decline to three hundred and sixty six million by 2100, while the projected total number of U.S. residents is expected to rise by nine point seven per cent over the same period.
The Census Bureau cited several factors that were driving the slower pace of population growth through 2060, including an aging population, higher mortality rates, declines in fertility, and international migration.
The data updates previous projections published in 2017, with the latest numbers accounting for the 2020 U.S. Census and the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which recognized uncertain future circumstances that could alter the projections, used existing data to make assumptions about potential future population shifts, marking the first time the agency has extended these projections beyond a 75-year timeframe.
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