The population growth rate plummeted due to the Trump administration’s mass deportation operation. The 2024-2025 growth rate was half that of the 2023-2024 period, which stood at 0.98 percent, the highest growth rate over the last 15 years. U.S. annual population growth rate by yearThe author’s calculations are based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates. Decline in Net International MigrationDue to aging in the U.S. population and declining birth rates, growth is driven primarily by net international migration (the number of international migrants arriving minus those leaving). States by percentage change in net international migration between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025The author’s calculations are based on net international migration figures for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2026 03:24 UTC