Number of people living in the capital city in United States of America
United States of America: Number of people living in the capital city was 4.04 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in United States of America, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 4.04 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in United States of America peaked at 4.04 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 3.06 million people, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in United States of America, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.06 million people | — |
| 2025 | 3.27 million people | +6.8% |
| 2030 | 3.39 million people | +3.7% |
| 2035 | 3.46 million people | +2.0% |
| 2040 | 3.56 million people | +3.0% |
| 2045 | 3.68 million people | +3.2% |
| 2050 | 3.73 million people | +1.4% |
| 2055 | 3.76 million people | +0.8% |
| 2060 | 3.79 million people | +1.0% |
| 2065 | 3.83 million people | +0.9% |
| 2070 | 3.87 million people | +1.0% |
| 2075 | 3.90 million people | +0.9% |
| 2080 | 3.93 million people | +0.8% |
| 2085 | 3.96 million people | +0.7% |
| 2090 | 3.98 million people | +0.6% |
| 2095 | 4.01 million people | +0.6% |
| 2100 | 4.04 million people | +0.9% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 4.04 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 million people, 3.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3.17 million people | 3.06 million people | 3.27 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 3.43 million people | 3.39 million people | 3.46 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 3.62 million people | 3.56 million people | 3.68 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 3.74 million people | 3.73 million people | 3.76 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 3.81 million people | 3.79 million people | 3.83 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 3.88 million people | 3.87 million people | 3.90 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 3.94 million people | 3.93 million people | 3.96 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 3.99 million people | 3.98 million people | 4.01 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 4.04 million people | 4.04 million people | 4.04 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in United States of America?
- Number of people living in the capital city in United States of America was 4.04 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 million people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 million people in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- United States of America ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.