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🗺️ Population of Americas

1,048,761,176
Current Population of Americas
6,819,414
Net population growth this year
26.95
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2024 the population of Americas reached 1,048,761,176, of which 519,872,747 people are male and 528,888,430 female. The country has a population density of 26.9483 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.65% for the year. According to the latest data, Americas is set to increase its population size by 6,819,414 people next year. Making the total population count of Americas 1,048,761,176 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Americas (1950 - 2024)

Between 1950 and 2024 the population of Americas grown from 335,791,496 people to 1,048,761,176. An increase of the population size by 212.33% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 335,791,496 167,898,476 167,893,020 6,877,675 8.6283 2.048%
1951 342,809,276 171,278,296 171,530,981 7,157,887 8.8086 2.088%
1952 350,086,862 174,790,935 175,295,927 7,397,285 8.9956 2.113%
1953 357,599,610 178,417,316 179,182,294 7,628,209 9.1886 2.133%
1954 365,377,086 182,171,900 183,205,187 7,926,745 9.3885 2.17%
1955 373,407,281 186,041,834 187,365,448 8,133,644 9.5948 2.178%
1956 381,692,161 190,027,766 191,664,395 8,436,116 9.8077 2.21%
1957 390,249,086 194,145,648 196,103,438 8,677,734 10.0276 2.224%
1958 398,992,352 198,355,972 200,636,380 8,808,799 10.2522 2.208%
1959 408,077,040 202,758,840 205,318,199 9,360,575 10.4857 2.294%
1960 417,520,521 207,352,690 210,167,832 9,526,389 10.7283 2.282%
1961 427,225,738 212,066,672 215,159,067 9,884,045 10.9777 2.314%
1962 437,118,230 216,869,136 220,249,093 9,900,937 11.2319 2.265%
1963 447,027,456 221,676,456 225,351,001 9,917,517 11.4865 2.219%
1964 456,963,606 226,493,984 230,469,621 9,954,781 11.7418 2.179%
1965 466,843,175 231,276,941 235,566,233 9,804,357 11.9957 2.1%
1966 476,580,529 235,985,896 240,594,633 9,670,351 12.2459 2.029%
1967 486,190,006 240,633,712 245,556,294 9,548,603 12.4928 1.964%
1968 495,698,219 245,230,778 250,467,440 9,467,823 12.7371 1.91%
1969 505,217,483 249,834,938 255,382,545 9,570,706 12.9817 1.894%
1970 515,080,519 254,619,720 260,460,798 10,155,366 13.2352 1.972%
1971 525,203,250 259,592,136 265,611,115 10,090,096 13.4953 1.921%
1972 535,104,033 264,496,537 270,607,496 9,711,470 13.7497 1.815%
1973 544,799,456 269,284,500 275,514,956 9,679,377 13.9988 1.777%
1974 554,515,606 274,078,439 280,437,167 9,752,923 14.2485 1.759%
1975 564,296,862 278,903,867 285,392,994 9,809,587 14.4998 1.738%
1976 574,121,364 283,753,577 290,367,787 9,839,417 14.7522 1.714%
1977 584,093,310 288,680,153 295,413,158 10,104,477 15.0085 1.73%
1978 594,231,922 293,691,483 300,540,439 10,172,746 15.269 1.712%
1979 604,509,083 298,773,438 305,735,645 10,381,577 15.5331 1.717%
1980 614,995,554 303,967,097 311,028,456 10,591,363 15.8025 1.722%
1981 625,567,975 309,211,895 316,356,080 10,553,481 16.0742 1.687%
1982 636,207,178 314,491,461 321,715,716 10,724,923 16.3476 1.686%
1983 646,988,451 319,856,425 327,132,025 10,837,623 16.6246 1.675%
1984 657,807,336 325,253,260 332,554,075 10,800,147 16.9026 1.642%
1985 668,598,296 330,637,132 337,961,165 10,781,774 17.1799 1.613%
1986 679,322,516 335,983,435 343,339,081 10,666,666 17.4554 1.57%
1987 690,036,434 341,317,946 348,718,488 10,761,171 17.7307 1.56%
1988 700,864,740 346,706,669 354,158,072 10,895,440 18.009 1.555%
1989 711,800,733 352,140,419 359,660,314 10,976,546 18.29 1.542%
1990 723,167,027 357,853,934 365,313,094 11,756,043 18.582 1.626%
1991 734,827,532 363,738,378 371,089,154 11,564,967 18.8816 1.574%
1992 746,446,434 369,552,116 376,894,318 11,672,836 19.1802 1.564%
1993 757,897,506 375,281,912 382,615,594 11,229,308 19.4744 1.482%
1994 769,066,714 380,872,927 388,193,787 11,109,109 19.7614 1.445%
1995 780,097,788 386,397,762 393,700,026 10,953,038 20.0449 1.404%
1996 790,984,090 391,859,930 399,124,160 10,819,565 20.3246 1.368%
1997 801,748,681 397,271,318 404,477,362 10,709,618 20.6012 1.336%
1998 812,545,222 402,707,119 409,838,102 10,883,464 20.8786 1.339%
1999 823,277,584 408,118,293 415,159,291 10,581,260 21.1544 1.285%
2000 833,823,328 413,442,474 420,380,855 10,510,229 21.4254 1.261%
2001 844,243,628 418,668,518 425,575,110 10,330,370 21.6931 1.224%
2002 854,486,145 423,761,177 430,724,968 10,154,664 21.9563 1.188%
2003 864,557,888 428,763,752 435,794,137 9,988,822 22.2151 1.155%
2004 874,538,478 433,720,535 440,817,943 9,972,359 22.4716 1.14%
2005 884,494,794 438,665,297 445,829,498 9,940,273 22.7274 1.124%
2006 894,470,066 443,618,340 450,851,726 10,010,270 22.9837 1.119%
2007 904,530,240 448,612,612 455,917,628 10,110,077 23.2422 1.118%
2008 914,594,517 453,600,905 460,993,612 10,018,479 23.5008 1.095%
2009 924,521,289 458,507,568 466,013,720 9,835,064 23.7559 1.064%
2010 934,293,896 463,333,562 470,960,334 9,710,150 24.007 1.039%
2011 944,029,798 468,209,553 475,820,244 9,761,654 24.2572 1.034%
2012 953,741,211 473,135,621 480,605,590 9,661,172 24.5067 1.013%
2013 963,367,754 478,012,916 485,354,839 9,591,914 24.7541 0.996%
2014 972,890,540 482,820,669 490,069,871 9,453,658 24.9987 0.972%
2015 982,256,770 487,526,486 494,730,284 9,278,803 25.2394 0.945%
2016 991,580,853 492,199,419 499,381,434 9,369,362 25.479 0.945%
2017 1,000,714,159 496,776,882 503,937,277 8,897,250 25.7137 0.889%
2018 1,009,489,477 501,180,099 508,309,378 8,653,386 25.9392 0.857%
2019 1,017,894,604 505,382,102 512,512,502 8,156,868 26.1551 0.801%
2020 1,024,463,733 508,533,934 515,929,798 4,981,390 26.3239 0.486%
2021 1,029,207,256 510,640,912 518,566,344 4,505,657 26.4458 0.438%
2022 1,034,848,566 513,216,154 521,632,411 6,776,961 26.5908 0.655%
2023 1,041,794,258 516,505,182 525,289,076 7,114,424 26.7693 0.683%
2024 1,048,761,176 519,872,747 528,888,430 6,819,414 26.9483 0.65%

Statements that can be derived from Americas's population data

  • Americas has a population of 1,048,761,176 people, as of July 1, 2024.
  • Americas's population is equivalent to 13.11% of the total world population.
  • In 2024, Americas's population will grow with 6,819,414 people.
  • In 2024, 1,271,496 more people will immigrate to Americas than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Americas is 33.78 years.
  • In Americas there are 26.95 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 10.49 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Americas.
  • In Americas, 519,872,747 of the total population are male, and 528,888,430 are female.

Future Population of Americas (2024 - 2100)

Americas's population is set to incease in the future from 1,048,761,176 people to 1,088,413,252 people. An increase of the population size by 224.13% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2024 1,048,761,176 519,872,747 528,888,430 6,819,414 26.9483 0.65%
2025 1,055,416,955 523,127,334 532,289,621 6,492,142 27.1193 0.615%
2026 1,061,764,384 526,229,383 535,535,000 6,202,716 27.2824 0.584%
2027 1,067,878,006 529,216,658 538,661,347 6,024,527 27.4395 0.564%
2028 1,073,825,968 532,123,495 541,702,473 5,871,398 27.5923 0.547%
2029 1,079,592,912 534,942,907 544,650,005 5,662,490 27.7405 0.525%
2030 1,085,173,074 537,673,416 547,499,658 5,497,834 27.8839 0.507%
2031 1,090,588,078 540,325,425 550,262,653 5,332,174 28.023 0.489%
2032 1,095,832,643 542,897,198 552,935,446 5,156,956 28.1578 0.471%
2033 1,100,899,147 545,386,882 555,512,266 4,976,053 28.288 0.452%
2034 1,105,806,477 547,804,151 558,002,326 4,838,606 28.4141 0.438%
2035 1,110,538,995 550,142,051 560,396,944 4,626,431 28.5357 0.417%
2036 1,115,074,966 552,390,946 562,684,020 4,445,510 28.6522 0.399%
2037 1,119,428,916 554,558,437 564,870,479 4,262,390 28.7641 0.381%
2038 1,123,606,008 556,647,669 566,958,338 4,091,793 28.8714 0.364%
2039 1,127,572,249 558,641,482 568,930,767 3,840,691 28.9733 0.341%
2040 1,131,309,755 560,531,303 570,778,451 3,634,319 29.0694 0.321%
2041 1,134,830,968 562,325,092 572,505,876 3,408,107 29.1599 0.3%
2042 1,138,151,190 564,028,983 574,122,208 3,232,339 29.2452 0.284%
2043 1,141,252,278 565,633,187 575,619,091 2,969,835 29.3249 0.26%
2044 1,144,106,934 567,125,724 576,981,210 2,739,478 29.3982 0.239%
2045 1,146,736,468 568,516,262 578,220,205 2,519,589 29.4658 0.22%
2046 1,149,134,852 569,800,855 579,333,997 2,277,180 29.5274 0.198%
2047 1,151,321,437 570,989,081 580,332,356 2,095,989 29.5836 0.182%
2048 1,153,304,290 572,084,122 581,220,169 1,869,716 29.6345 0.162%
2049 1,155,063,028 573,075,193 581,987,836 1,647,761 29.6797 0.143%
2050 1,156,636,631 573,981,229 582,655,402 1,499,445 29.7202 0.13%
2051 1,158,044,035 574,811,711 583,232,324 1,315,362 29.7563 0.114%
2052 1,159,268,985 575,558,135 583,710,850 1,134,539 29.7878 0.098%
2053 1,160,314,194 576,220,034 584,094,160 955,879 29.8147 0.082%
2054 1,161,165,711 576,789,668 584,376,043 747,154 29.8365 0.064%
2055 1,161,832,896 577,272,131 584,560,765 587,216 29.8537 0.051%
2056 1,162,356,748 577,687,370 584,669,378 460,487 29.8671 0.04%
2057 1,162,771,411 578,051,594 584,719,817 368,841 29.8778 0.032%
2058 1,163,103,009 578,377,021 584,725,988 294,354 29.8863 0.025%
2059 1,163,312,322 578,643,973 584,668,348 124,271 29.8917 0.011%
2060 1,163,362,020 578,833,703 584,528,316 -24,874 29.893 -0.002%
2061 1,163,304,714 578,970,904 584,333,810 -89,738 29.8915 -0.008%
2062 1,163,161,836 579,065,913 584,095,922 -196,019 29.8878 -0.017%
2063 1,162,909,590 579,107,131 583,802,460 -308,471 29.8814 -0.027%
2064 1,162,534,458 579,087,449 583,447,008 -441,795 29.8717 -0.038%
2065 1,162,042,719 579,009,723 583,032,996 -541,682 29.8591 -0.047%
2066 1,161,460,022 578,886,759 582,573,262 -623,713 29.8441 -0.054%
2067 1,160,799,546 578,723,998 582,075,549 -697,237 29.8271 -0.06%
2068 1,160,033,116 578,507,272 581,525,844 -835,623 29.8074 -0.072%
2069 1,159,156,086 578,234,521 580,921,566 -918,437 29.7849 -0.079%
2070 1,158,158,768 577,901,126 580,257,641 -1,076,201 29.7593 -0.093%
2071 1,157,050,988 577,511,590 579,539,398 -1,139,358 29.7308 -0.098%
2072 1,155,827,457 577,062,678 578,764,778 -1,307,705 29.6994 -0.113%
2073 1,154,466,272 576,544,544 577,921,728 -1,414,664 29.6644 -0.123%
2074 1,152,990,517 575,968,225 577,022,292 -1,536,846 29.6265 -0.133%
2075 1,151,433,387 575,348,817 576,084,570 -1,577,414 29.5865 -0.137%
2076 1,149,786,034 574,682,130 575,103,904 -1,717,292 29.5441 -0.149%
2077 1,147,994,649 573,942,881 574,051,768 -1,865,478 29.4981 -0.162%
2078 1,146,083,482 573,142,508 572,940,973 -1,956,856 29.449 -0.171%
2079 1,144,055,778 572,281,909 571,773,868 -2,098,552 29.3969 -0.183%
2080 1,141,903,874 571,356,618 570,547,256 -2,205,255 29.3416 -0.193%
2081 1,139,709,935 570,407,492 569,302,444 -2,182,623 29.2852 -0.192%
2082 1,137,451,494 569,423,842 568,027,652 -2,334,259 29.2272 -0.205%
2083 1,135,089,519 568,386,161 566,703,358 -2,389,691 29.1665 -0.211%
2084 1,132,659,378 567,312,359 565,347,019 -2,470,592 29.1041 -0.218%
2085 1,130,123,897 566,183,647 563,940,250 -2,600,370 29.0389 -0.23%
2086 1,127,523,073 565,020,610 562,502,463 -2,601,278 28.9721 -0.231%
2087 1,124,900,234 563,844,878 561,055,356 -2,644,399 28.9047 -0.235%
2088 1,122,277,188 562,666,136 559,611,051 -2,601,695 28.8373 -0.232%
2089 1,119,626,971 561,470,029 558,156,941 -2,698,739 28.7692 -0.241%
2090 1,116,898,526 560,231,906 556,666,620 -2,758,150 28.6991 -0.247%
2091 1,114,150,508 558,980,918 555,169,590 -2,737,887 28.6285 -0.246%
2092 1,111,400,802 557,725,470 553,675,332 -2,761,524 28.5578 -0.248%
2093 1,108,616,677 556,450,380 552,166,297 -2,806,727 28.4863 -0.253%
2094 1,105,809,800 555,161,284 550,648,517 -2,807,025 28.4142 -0.254%
2095 1,102,984,515 553,860,309 549,124,206 -2,843,547 28.3416 -0.258%
2096 1,100,111,829 552,533,130 547,578,699 -2,901,825 28.2677 -0.264%
2097 1,097,223,444 551,195,452 546,027,992 -2,874,945 28.1935 -0.262%
2098 1,094,316,060 549,847,069 544,468,992 -2,939,822 28.1188 -0.269%
2099 1,091,379,499 548,483,279 542,896,220 -2,933,300 28.0434 -0.269%
2100 1,088,413,252 547,103,397 541,309,854 -2,999,194 27.9671 -0.276%

Population Density of Americas

Today, Americas has a population density of 26.9483 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 8.6283 people/km² since the 1950 to 26.9483 people/km² in 2024. In the future, Americas is projected to reach a population density of 27.9671 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Americas Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Americas's Population

The population growth rate of Americas currently stands at 0.65% as of July 1, 2024. This is a decrease by 0.005 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2024, the population growth rate of Americas will decrease to 0.65%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Americas's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.276% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.048%
1960 2.282%
1970 1.972%
1980 1.722%
1990 1.626%
2000 1.261%
2010 1.039%
2020 0.486%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.507%
2040 0.321%
2050 0.13%
2060 -0.002%
2070 -0.093%
2080 -0.193%
2090 -0.247%
2100 -0.276%
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Life Expectancy of Americas

Today, Americas has an average life expectancy of 77.4447 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 56.5028 years since the 1950 to 77.4447 years in 2024. In the future, Americas is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 87.5613 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 56,502
1960 60,793
1970 63,149
1980 67,247
1990 70,590
2000 73,247
2010 75,447
2020 74,971
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 78,433
2040 79,965
2050 81,375
2060 82,728
2070 84,016
2080 85,235
2090 86,430
2100 87,561
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Migration to and from Americas

In 2024 Americas will see net migrations of 1,271,496 people. This means that 1,271,496 more people will immigrate to Americas than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Americas was 1,382,697.

Net Migration for Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 32,597
1960 171,426
1970 568,602
1980 22,776
1990 592,967
2000 460,251
2010 931,448
2020 -21,701
Year Net Migration
2030 1,099,467
2040 1,204,285
2050 1,297,755
2060 1,258,365
2070 1,325,182
2080 1,360,034
2090 1,372,780
2100 1,338,582
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Births in Americas

In 2024, Americas will see 13,324,476 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Americas in 2022, when the country saw 13,543,925 new borns.

Births Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 11,364,168
1960 14,050,032
1970 14,721,609
1980 15,725,659
1990 16,576,456
2000 15,891,700
2010 15,158,145
2020 13,666,449
Year Births
2030 13,032,093
2040 12,687,558
2050 11,831,468
2060 11,165,467
2070 10,807,221
2080 10,307,450
2090 9,830,625
2100 9,497,416
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Deaths in Americas

In 2024, 7,776,605 people will die in Americas. That is an increase of Americas's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 8,149,662 deaths.

Deaths Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 4,519,355
1960 4,695,096
1970 5,134,846
1980 5,156,990
1990 5,413,429
2000 5,841,743
2010 6,379,416
2020 8,663,368
Year Births
2030 8,633,837
2040 10,257,527
2050 11,629,707
2060 12,448,602
2070 13,208,628
2080 13,872,733
2090 13,961,589
2100 13,835,176
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Median Age in Americas

The median age of Americas has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Americas will reach 47.5433 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 23.195
1960 21.5216
1970 20.9543
1980 22.6943
1990 24.9913
2000 27.0042
2010 29.5002
2020 32.4648
Year Median Age
2030 35.744
2040 38.5615
2050 41.1004
2060 43.4145
2070 45.004
2080 46.0116
2090 46.8987
2100 47.5433
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Fertility Rate in Americas

The fertility rate of Americas has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Americas will reach 1.6398 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 4.3652
1960 4.8164
1970 3.9617
1980 3.1271
1990 2.7739
2000 2.403
2010 2.093
2020 1.7888
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.6945
2040 1.6812
2050 1.6621
2060 1.6512
2070 1.647
2080 1.6454
2090 1.6437
2100 1.6398
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Infant Mortality Rate in Americas

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Americas while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Americas has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 102.4635. Today, Americas has a much better infant mortality rate of 10.4912 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Americas is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 2.1614 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Americas Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 102.4635
1960 83.292
1970 69.389
1980 51.6966
1990 34.5288
2000 22.0174
2010 15.0414
2020 11.4362
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 8.7994
2040 6.7335
2050 5.3396
2060 4.3094
2070 3.5315
2080 2.9614
2090 2.5202
2100 2.1614
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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