Happy New Year to 2.5 Million New Americans!

With the ringing in of the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the United States population reached 322,762,018 on January 1, 2016. This represents an increase of 2,472,745 or 0.77% from New Year’s Day 2015. Since Census Day (April 1, 2010), the U.S. population has grown by over 14 million people, a gain of 4.5%.

In 2016, the United States is expected to experience one birth every eight seconds and one death every ten seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 29 seconds. The projected combination of births, deaths and net international migration will increase the U.S. population by one person every 17 seconds.

The projected world population on January 1 was 7,295,889,256, an increase of 77,918,825, or 1.1% percent, from New Year’s Day 2015. During January 2016, 4.3 births and 1.8 deaths are expected worldwide every second.

The Census Bureau’s U.S. and World Population Clock simulates real-time growth of the U.S. and world populations at <http://www.census.gov/popclock>.