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Population in California
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
1 of 51 · Regions of United States
Updated Oct 21, 2026
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
0
10M
20M
30M
40M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Population · people
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
| Year | California | Change | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 40M | |
| 2 | Texas | 29M | |
| 3 | Florida | 21M | |
| 4 | New York | 19M | |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 13M | |
| 6 | Illinois | 13M | |
| 7 | Ohio | 12M | |
| 8 | Georgia | 11M | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 10M | |
| 10 | Michigan | 10M | |
| 11 | New Jersey | 8.9M | |
| 12 | Virginia | 8.5M | |
| 13 | Washington | 7.6M | |
| 14 | Arizona | 7.3M | |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 6.9M | |
| 16 | Tennessee | 6.8M | |
| 17 | Indiana | 6.7M | |
| 18 | Missouri | 6.1M | |
| 19 | Maryland | 6M | |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 5.8M | |
| 21 | Colorado | 5.8M | |
| 22 | Minnesota | 5.6M | |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5.1M | |
| 24 | Alabama | 4.9M | |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4.6M | |
| 26 | Kentucky | 4.5M | |
| 27 | Oregon | 4.2M | |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4M | |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3.6M | |
| 30 | Utah | 3.2M | |
| 31 | Iowa | 3.2M | |
| 32 | Nevada | 3.1M | |
| 33 | Arkansas | 3M | |
| 34 | Mississippi | 3M | |
| 35 | Kansas | 2.9M | |
| 36 | New Mexico | 2.1M | |
| 37 | Nebraska | 1.9M | |
| 38 | West Virginia | 1.8M | |
| 39 | Idaho | 1.8M | |
| 40 | Hawaii | 1.4M | |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1.4M | |
| 42 | Maine | 1.3M | |
| 43 | Montana | 1.1M | |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 1.1M | |
| 45 | Delaware | 974K | |
| 46 | South Dakota | 885K | |
| 47 | North Dakota | 762K | |
| 48 | Alaska | 732K | |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 706K | |
| 50 | Vermont | 624K | |
| 51 | Wyoming | 579K |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019
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.
People
California in numbers
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
97.4
2025
Median age
38.9
2024 · United States
Children under 15
17.4%
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024 · United States
Residents 65 and over
15.2%
2021
Life expectancy
79.3
2022
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Born abroad
14.1%
2024 · United States