Population in the United States compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the United States and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	United States	Vatican	United States	Vatican
1900	76,094,000	-	-	-
1901	77,584,000	-	1.96%	-
1902	79,163,000	-	2.04%	-
1903	80,632,000	-	1.86%	-
1904	82,166,000	-	1.9%	-
1905	83,822,000	-	2.02%	-
1906	85,450,000	-	1.94%	-
1907	87,008,000	-	1.82%	-
1908	88,710,000	-	1.96%	-
1909	90,490,000	-	2.01%	-
1910	92,407,000	-	2.12%	-
1911	93,863,000	-	1.58%	-
1912	95,335,000	-	1.57%	-
1913	97,225,000	-	1.98%	-
1914	99,111,000	-	1.94%	-
1915	100,546,000	-	1.45%	-
1916	101,961,000	-	1.41%	-
1917	103,268,000	-	1.28%	-
1918	103,208,000	-	-0.06%	-
1919	104,514,000	-	1.27%	-
1920	106,461,000	-	1.86%	-
1921	108,538,000	-	1.95%	-
1922	110,049,000	-	1.39%	-
1923	111,947,000	-	1.72%	-
1924	114,109,000	-	1.93%	-
1925	115,829,000	-	1.51%	-
1926	117,397,000	-	1.35%	-
1927	119,035,000	-	1.4%	-
1928	120,509,000	-	1.24%	-
1929	121,767,000	-	1.04%	-
1930	123,076,741	-	1.08%	-
1931	124,039,648	-	0.78%	-
1932	124,840,471	-	0.65%	-
1933	125,578,763	-	0.59%	-
1934	126,373,773	-	0.63%	-
1935	127,250,232	-	0.69%	-
1936	128,053,180	-	0.63%	-
1937	128,824,829	-	0.6%	-
1938	129,824,939	-	0.78%	-
1939	130,879,718	-	0.81%	-
1940	132,122,446	-	0.95%	-
1941	133,402,471	-	0.97%	-
1942	134,859,553	-	1.09%	-
1943	136,739,353	-	1.39%	-
1944	138,397,345	-	1.21%	-
1945	139,928,165	-	1.11%	-
1946	141,388,566	-	1.04%	-
1947	144,126,071	-	1.94%	-
1948	146,631,302	-	1.74%	-
1949	149,188,130	-	1.74%	-
1950	152,271,417	-	2.07%	-
1951	154,877,889	-	1.71%	-
1952	157,552,740	-	1.73%	-
1953	160,184,192	-	1.67%	-
1954	163,025,854	-	1.77%	-
1955	165,931,202	-	1.78%	-
1956	168,903,031	-	1.79%	-
1957	171,984,130	-	1.82%	-
1958	174,881,904	-	1.68%	-
1959	177,829,628	-	1.69%	-
1960	180,671,158	-	1.6%	-
1961	183,691,481	-	1.67%	-
1962	186,537,737	-	1.55%	-
1963	189,241,798	-	1.45%	-
1964	191,888,791	-	1.4%	-
1965	194,302,963	-	1.26%	-
1966	196,560,338	-	1.16%	-
1967	198,712,056	-	1.09%	-
1968	200,706,052	-	1%	-
1969	202,676,946	-	0.98%	-
1970	205,052,174	-	1.17%	-
1971	207,660,677	-	1.27%	-
1972	209,896,021	-	1.08%	-
1973	211,908,788	-	0.96%	-
1974	213,853,928	-	0.92%	-
1975	215,973,199	-	0.99%	-
1976	218,035,164	-	0.95%	-
1977	220,239,425	-	1.01%	-
1978	222,584,545	-	1.06%	-
1979	225,055,487	-	1.11%	-
1980	226,542,250	-	0.66%	-
1981	229,465,744	-	1.29%	-
1982	231,664,432	-	0.96%	-
1983	233,792,014	-	0.92%	-
1984	235,824,908	-	0.87%	-
1985	237,923,734	-	0.89%	-
1986	240,132,831	-	0.93%	-
1987	242,288,936	-	0.9%	-
1988	244,499,004	-	0.91%	-
1989	246,819,222	-	0.95%	-
1990	250,131,894	-	1.34%	-
1991	253,492,503	-	1.34%	-
1992	256,894,189	-	1.34%	-
1993	260,255,352	-	1.31%	-
1994	263,435,673	-	1.22%	-
1995	266,557,091	-	1.18%	-
1996	269,667,391	-	1.17%	-
1997	272,911,760	-	1.2%	-
1998	276,115,288	-	1.17%	-
1999	279,294,713	-	1.15%	-
2000	282,162,411	880	1.03%	-
2001	284,968,955	890	0.99%	1.14%
2002	287,625,193	900	0.93%	1.12%
2003	290,107,933	911	0.86%	1.22%
2004	292,805,298	921	0.93%	1.1%
2005	295,516,599	921	0.93%	0%
2006	298,379,912	932	0.97%	1.19%
2007	301,231,207	821	0.96%	-11.9%
2008	304,093,966	824	0.95%	0.37%
2009	306,771,529	826	0.88%	0.24%
2010	309,327,143	829	0.83%	0.36%
2011	311,583,481	832	0.73%	0.36%
2012	313,877,662	836	0.74%	0.48%
2013	316,059,947	839	0.7%	0.36%
2014	318,386,329	842	0.74%	0.36%
2015	320,738,994	1,000	0.74%	18.8%
2016	323,071,755	-	0.73%	0%
2017	325,122,128	1,000	0.63%	0%
2018	326,838,199	-	0.53%	0%
2019	328,329,953	1,000	0.46%	0%
2020	331,526,933	987	0.97%	-1.29%
2021	331,893,745	970	0.11%	-1.68%
2022	333,271,411	944	0.42%	-2.66%
2023	334,914,895	922	0.49%	-2.34%
2024	340,110,988	933	1.55%	1.2%
2025	341,931,772	939	0.54%	0.59%
2026	343,664,369	952	0.51%	1.37%
2027	345,331,185	974	0.49%	2.32%
2028	346,981,137	985	0.48%	1.13%
2029	348,601,982	983	0.47%	-0.19%
2030	350,176,974	976	0.45%	-0.75%
2031	351,725,612	968	0.44%	-0.75%
2032	353,249,060	968	0.43%	0%
2033	354,749,644	988	0.42%	2.09%
2034	356,234,239	992	0.42%	0.37%
2035	357,694,316	1,000	0.41%	0.74%
2036	359,119,002	998	0.4%	-0.18%
2037	360,517,853	1,003	0.39%	0.55%
2038	361,895,407	1,022	0.38%	1.83%
2039	363,229,908	1,060	0.37%	3.78%
2040	364,512,364	1,095	0.35%	3.3%
2041	365,753,139	1,127	0.34%	2.86%
2042	366,969,419	1,149	0.33%	1.96%
2043	368,146,925	1,169	0.32%	1.76%
2044	369,258,123	1,186	0.3%	1.42%
2045	370,318,770	1,209	0.29%	2.02%
2046	371,328,255	1,224	0.27%	1.22%
2047	372,299,116	1,248	0.26%	1.95%
2048	373,230,539	1,272	0.25%	1.92%
2049	374,119,803	1,296	0.24%	1.88%
2050	374,986,259	1,325	0.23%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United States increased by 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United States gained 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

The United States was ranked 3rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 3rd in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the United States' population will grow by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.