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People Statistics · Region

Population in Washington

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 13 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Washington 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 8,001,020 +0.5% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 13 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +12% +1.4% a year on average
share of United States 2.34% United States: 341,784,857 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Washington 8M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

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

The series at a glance Washington · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 8,001,020 · 2025
First value 4,903,043 · 1990
Highest 8,001,020 · 2025
Lowest 4,903,043 · 1990
Average change +1.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearWashingtonChange United StatesWorld
2025 8,001,020 +0.5% 342M 8.2B
2024 7,958,180 +1.3% 340M 8.1B
2023 7,857,320 +0.8% 337M 8.1B
2022 7,794,123 +0.7% 334M 8B
2021 7,743,760 +0.2% 332M 7.9B
2020 7,727,209 +1.5% 332M 7.9B
2019 7,614,893 +1.2% 328M 7.8B
2018 7,523,869 +1.4% 327M 7.7B
2017 7,423,362 +1.8% 325M 7.6B
2016 7,294,771 +1.8% 323M 7.5B
2015 7,163,657 +1.5% 321M 7.4B
2014 7,054,655 +1.3% 318M 7.4B
2013 6,963,985 +1.0% 316M 7.3B
2012 6,897,058 +1.0% 314M 7.2B
2011 6,826,627 +1.2% 312M 7.1B
2010 6,742,830 +1.1% 309M 7B
2009 6,667,426 +1.6% 307M 6.9B
2008 6,562,231 +1.6% 304M 6.8B
2007 6,461,587 +1.4% 301M 6.7B
2006 6,370,753 +1.8% 298M 6.7B
2005 6,257,305 +1.3% 296M 6.6B
2004 6,178,645 +1.2% 293M 6.5B
2003 6,104,115 +0.9% 290M 6.4B
2002 6,052,349 +1.1% 288M 6.3B
2001 5,985,722 +1.3% 285M 6.2B
2000 5,910,512 +1.2% 282M 6.2B
1999 5,842,564 +1.3% 279M 6.1B
1998 5,769,562 +1.7% 276M 6B
1997 5,674,747 +1.9% 273M 5.9B
1996 5,569,753 +1.6% 269M 5.8B
1995 5,481,027 +2.0% 266M 5.7B
1994 5,375,161 +1.8% 263M 5.7B
1993 5,278,842 +2.3% 260M 5.6B
1992 5,160,757 +2.7% 257M 5.5B
1991 5,025,624 +2.5% 253M 5.4B
1990 4,903,043 250M 5.3B

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2015 · 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
51 Wyoming 586K
50 Vermont 625K
49 District of Columbia 675K
48 Alaska 737K
47 North Dakota 754K
46 South Dakota 854K
45 Delaware 941K
44 Montana 1M
43 Rhode Island 1.1M
42 Maine 1.3M
41 New Hampshire 1.3M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
39 Idaho 1.7M
38 West Virginia 1.8M
37 Nebraska 1.9M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
35 Nevada 2.9M
34 Kansas 2.9M
33 Arkansas 3M
32 Utah 3M
31 Mississippi 3M
30 Iowa 3.1M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
28 Oklahoma 3.9M
27 Oregon 4M
26 Kentucky 4.4M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
24 Alabama 4.9M
23 South Carolina 4.9M
22 Colorado 5.5M
21 Minnesota 5.5M
20 Wisconsin 5.8M
19 Maryland 6M
18 Missouri 6.1M
17 Tennessee 6.6M
16 Indiana 6.6M
15 Massachusetts 6.8M
14 Arizona 6.8M
13 Washington 7.2M
12 Virginia 8.4M
11 New Jersey 8.9M
10 Michigan 9.9M
9 North Carolina 10M
8 Georgia 10M
7 Ohio 12M
6 Pennsylvania 13M
5 Illinois 13M
4 New York 20M
3 Florida 20M
2 Texas 27M
1 California 39M

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2015

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.