The Demographic Outlook: 2026 to 2056

Congressional Budget Office

No 61879, Reports from Congressional Budget Office

Abstract: Recent laws, policies, and demographic trends suggest the U.S. population will increase from 349 million people this year to 364 million in 2056, CBO projects, and the average age will rise. Population growth is projected to slow from an average rate of 0.3 percent a year over the next decade to 0.1 percent a year thereafter. Through 2029, the population grows because more people are projected to migrate to the United States than to leave it and because the annual number of births is projected to exceed the annual number of deaths.

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Date: 2026-01-07
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