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People Statistics · Region

Population in Missouri

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 18 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Missouri 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 6,270,541 +0.4% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 18 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +3.3% +0.6% a year on average
share of United States 1.83% United States: 341,784,857 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.3% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Missouri 6.3M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

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

The series at a glance Missouri · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 6,270,541 · 2025
First value 5,128,880 · 1990
Highest 6,270,541 · 2025
Lowest 5,128,880 · 1990
Average change +0.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMissouriChange United StatesWorld
2025 6,270,541 +0.4% 342M 8.2B
2024 6,245,466 +0.6% 340M 8.1B
2023 6,208,038 +0.5% 337M 8.1B
2022 6,179,414 +0.1% 334M 8B
2021 6,171,374 +0.3% 332M 7.9B
2020 6,154,744 +0.3% 332M 7.9B
2019 6,137,428 +0.3% 328M 7.8B
2018 6,121,623 +0.2% 327M 7.7B
2017 6,106,670 +0.3% 325M 7.6B
2016 6,087,135 +0.3% 323M 7.5B
2015 6,071,732 +0.3% 321M 7.4B
2014 6,056,202 +0.3% 318M 7.4B
2013 6,040,715 +0.3% 316M 7.3B
2012 6,024,367 +0.2% 314M 7.2B
2011 6,010,275 +0.2% 312M 7.1B
2010 5,995,974 +0.6% 309M 7B
2009 5,961,088 +0.6% 307M 6.9B
2008 5,923,916 +0.6% 304M 6.8B
2007 5,887,612 +0.8% 301M 6.7B
2006 5,842,704 +0.9% 298M 6.7B
2005 5,790,300 +0.7% 296M 6.6B
2004 5,747,741 +0.7% 293M 6.5B
2003 5,709,403 +0.6% 290M 6.4B
2002 5,674,825 +0.6% 288M 6.3B
2001 5,641,142 +0.6% 285M 6.2B
2000 5,607,285 +0.8% 282M 6.2B
1999 5,561,948 +0.7% 279M 6.1B
1998 5,521,765 +0.7% 276M 6B
1997 5,481,193 +0.9% 273M 5.9B
1996 5,431,553 +1.0% 269M 5.8B
1995 5,378,247 +1.0% 266M 5.7B
1994 5,324,497 +1.0% 263M 5.7B
1993 5,271,175 +1.0% 260M 5.6B
1992 5,217,101 +0.9% 257M 5.5B
1991 5,170,800 +0.8% 253M 5.4B
1990 5,128,880 250M 5.3B

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2017 · 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
1 California 39M
2 Texas 28M
3 Florida 21M
4 New York 20M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
6 Illinois 13M
7 Ohio 12M
8 Georgia 10M
9 North Carolina 10M
10 Michigan 10M
11 New Jersey 8.9M
12 Virginia 8.5M
13 Washington 7.4M
14 Arizona 7M
15 Massachusetts 6.9M
16 Tennessee 6.7M
17 Indiana 6.7M
18 Missouri 6.1M
19 Maryland 6M
20 Wisconsin 5.8M
21 Colorado 5.6M
22 Minnesota 5.6M
23 South Carolina 5M
24 Alabama 4.9M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
26 Kentucky 4.5M
27 Oregon 4.1M
28 Oklahoma 3.9M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
30 Iowa 3.1M
31 Utah 3.1M
32 Arkansas 3M
33 Mississippi 3M
34 Nevada 3M
35 Kansas 2.9M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
37 Nebraska 1.9M
38 West Virginia 1.8M
39 Idaho 1.7M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
41 New Hampshire 1.3M
42 Maine 1.3M
43 Rhode Island 1.1M
44 Montana 1.1M
45 Delaware 957K
46 South Dakota 873K
47 North Dakota 755K
48 Alaska 740K
49 District of Columbia 695K
50 Vermont 624K
51 Wyoming 579K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

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.