United States of America Population Pyramid (1950–2100)
United States of America in 2026
As of 2026, the United States of America counts an estimated 349,035,494 inhabitants. That is 6.0% more than in 2016, when the population stood at 329,179,426. Half of the population is younger than 39.7 years; 16.9% are children under 15 and 18.8% are 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
The bulge of cohorts born between 1946 and 1964 — the post-war baby boom — is the defining feature of the United States pyramid, visible as it moves up the age scale over the decades.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
United States of America population pyramids by year: 1950 · 1960 · 1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 2000 · 2010 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2030 · 2040 · 2050 · 2060 · 2070 · 2080 · 2090 · 2100





