Population

Charts and visualisations about population data.

Most Populous Countries

The 10 most populous countries in the world.

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Most Populous Cities

The 10 most populous urban areas in the world.

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World Population Growth

World population from 1800 to 2024.

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Birth Rates by Country

Countries ranked by crude birth rate — Niger leads at 47 births per 1,000 people.

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Most Densely Populated Countries

The world's most densely populated countries and territories ranked by people per square kilometre. Macau leads with 21,826 people/km² — over 1,000 times denser than the global average. Monaco, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar round out the top five.

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Sun Belt vs Rust Belt Growth

The Sun Belt gained 44M people since 2000 while the Rust Belt stagnated — a tale of two Americas.

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Birth Rates vs Death Rates

The gap between U.S. births and deaths narrowed over the last decade as birth rates fell and COVID pushed death rates higher.

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Urban vs Suburban vs Rural

America shifted from rural to suburban dominance — suburbs grew from 29% to 50% of the population since 1950.

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States With the Highest Net Domestic Migration

Florida gained 872,722 residents from other states between 2020 and 2024 — the most of any state. Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arizona also saw massive domestic inflows as Americans moved South and West.

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States Losing the Most Residents to Other States

California lost over 1.2 million residents to other states between 2020 and 2024 — the largest domestic exodus of any state. New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts also saw major population losses as Americans left high-cost blue states for the South and West.

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U.S. Cities With the Highest Population Density

Guttenberg, New Jersey is America's densest city with 62,264 people per square mile — followed by Union City and West New York in the New York metro area. New Jersey dominates the top 10 with 8 of the densest cities in the country.

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Fastest-Growing Mid-Sized U.S. Metro Areas

The Villages, Florida saw a 4.5% population increase in 2023 — the fastest growth of any mid-sized U.S. metro. Florida dominates with 6 of the top 15 fastest-growing mid-sized metro areas.

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Percentage of Multilingual Population by State

California has the highest share of multilingual residents at 44% — nearly half the population speaks more than one language. New Mexico, Texas, New York and New Jersey round out the top 5.

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Average Age of First-Time Homebuyers by State

First-time homebuyers in California and Hawaii are the oldest at 38 — priced out until later in life by high housing costs. Meanwhile, Iowa and the Midwest have the youngest first-time buyers at 31.

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Countries with the Oldest Populations (Median Age, 2024)

Monaco leads the world with a median age of 56.9, followed by Japan at 49.9. European and East Asian nations dominate the top 20 oldest populations, with Netherlands rounding out the list at 42.2 years.

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States with the Most Residents Born Out-of-State

States ranked by the percentage of residents born in a different state. Nevada tops the list with over 73% of its population born elsewhere, followed by Florida and D.C.

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