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People Statistics · Region

Population in California

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 1 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · California United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 39,355,309 −0.2% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 1 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +1.1% +0.8% a year on average
share of United States 11.5% United States: 341,784,857 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.1% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
California 39M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance California · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 39,355,309 · 2025
First value 29,959,515 · 1990
Highest 39,521,958 · 2020
Lowest 29,959,515 · 1990
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearCaliforniaChange United StatesWorld
2025 39,355,309 −0.2% 342M 8.2B
2024 39,431,263 +0.6% 340M 8.1B
2023 39,198,693 +0.1% 337M 8.1B
2022 39,142,414 −0.0% 334M 8B
2021 39,142,565 −1.0% 332M 7.9B
2020 39,521,958 +0.0% 332M 7.9B
2019 39,512,223 +0.1% 328M 7.8B
2018 39,461,588 +0.3% 327M 7.7B
2017 39,358,497 +0.5% 325M 7.6B
2016 39,167,117 +0.6% 323M 7.5B
2015 38,918,045 +0.8% 321M 7.4B
2014 38,596,972 +0.9% 318M 7.4B
2013 38,260,787 +0.8% 316M 7.3B
2012 37,948,800 +0.8% 314M 7.2B
2011 37,638,369 +0.9% 312M 7.1B
2010 37,319,502 +1.0% 309M 7B
2009 36,961,229 +1.0% 307M 6.9B
2008 36,604,337 +1.0% 304M 6.8B
2007 36,250,311 +0.6% 301M 6.7B
2006 36,021,202 +0.5% 298M 6.7B
2005 35,827,943 +0.7% 296M 6.6B
2004 35,574,576 +0.9% 293M 6.5B
2003 35,253,159 +1.1% 290M 6.4B
2002 34,871,843 +1.1% 288M 6.3B
2001 34,479,458 +1.4% 285M 6.2B
2000 33,987,977 +1.5% 282M 6.2B
1999 33,499,204 +1.6% 279M 6.1B
1998 32,987,675 +1.5% 276M 6B
1997 32,486,010 +1.5% 273M 5.9B
1996 32,018,834 +1.0% 269M 5.8B
1995 31,696,582 +0.7% 266M 5.7B
1994 31,484,435 +0.7% 263M 5.7B
1993 31,274,928 +1.0% 260M 5.6B
1992 30,974,659 +1.7% 257M 5.5B
1991 30,470,736 +1.7% 253M 5.4B
1990 29,959,515 250M 5.3B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
24 Alabama 4.9M
48 Alaska 741K
14 Arizona 6.9M
32 Arkansas 3M
1 California 39M
21 Colorado 5.5M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
45 Delaware 949K
49 District of Columbia 686K
3 Florida 21M
8 Georgia 10M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
39 Idaho 1.7M
5 Illinois 13M
17 Indiana 6.6M
30 Iowa 3.1M
35 Kansas 2.9M
26 Kentucky 4.4M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
42 Maine 1.3M
19 Maryland 6M
15 Massachusetts 6.8M
10 Michigan 10M
22 Minnesota 5.5M
33 Mississippi 3M
18 Missouri 6.1M
44 Montana 1M
37 Nebraska 1.9M
34 Nevada 2.9M
41 New Hampshire 1.3M
11 New Jersey 8.9M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
4 New York 20M
9 North Carolina 10M
47 North Dakota 754K
7 Ohio 12M
28 Oklahoma 3.9M
27 Oregon 4.1M
6 Pennsylvania 13M
43 Rhode Island 1.1M
23 South Carolina 5M
46 South Dakota 863K
16 Tennessee 6.6M
2 Texas 28M
31 Utah 3M
50 Vermont 624K
12 Virginia 8.4M
13 Washington 7.3M
38 West Virginia 1.8M
20 Wisconsin 5.8M
51 Wyoming 584K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.