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People Statistics · Region

Population in Washington

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 13 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 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

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
51 Wyoming 584K
50 Vermont 624K
49 District of Columbia 686K
48 Alaska 741K
47 North Dakota 754K
46 South Dakota 863K
45 Delaware 949K
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 Kansas 2.9M
34 Nevada 2.9M
33 Mississippi 3M
32 Arkansas 3M
31 Utah 3M
30 Iowa 3.1M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
28 Oklahoma 3.9M
27 Oregon 4.1M
26 Kentucky 4.4M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
24 Alabama 4.9M
23 South Carolina 5M
22 Minnesota 5.5M
21 Colorado 5.5M
20 Wisconsin 5.8M
19 Maryland 6M
18 Missouri 6.1M
17 Indiana 6.6M
16 Tennessee 6.6M
15 Massachusetts 6.8M
14 Arizona 6.9M
13 Washington 7.3M
12 Virginia 8.4M
11 New Jersey 8.9M
10 Michigan 10M
9 North Carolina 10M
8 Georgia 10M
7 Ohio 12M
6 Pennsylvania 13M
5 Illinois 13M
4 New York 20M
3 Florida 21M
2 Texas 28M
1 California 39M

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.