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Population in Illinois

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 6 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
−1.1% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Illinois 13M
World 8.2B

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

The series at a glance Illinois · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 12,719,141 · 2025
First value 11,453,316 · 1990
Highest 12,895,129 · 2013
Lowest 11,453,316 · 1990
Average change +0.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearIllinoisChange United StatesWorld
2025 12,719,141 +0.1% 342M 8.2B
2024 12,710,158 +0.5% 340M 8.1B
2023 12,642,259 +0.2% 337M 8.1B
2022 12,621,821 −0.6% 334M 8B
2021 12,700,641 −0.8% 332M 7.9B
2020 12,799,088 +1.0% 332M 7.9B
2019 12,671,821 −0.4% 328M 7.8B
2018 12,723,071 −0.4% 327M 7.7B
2017 12,778,828 −0.3% 325M 7.6B
2016 12,820,527 −0.3% 323M 7.5B
2015 12,858,913 −0.2% 321M 7.4B
2014 12,884,493 −0.1% 318M 7.4B
2013 12,895,129 +0.1% 316M 7.3B
2012 12,882,510 +0.1% 314M 7.2B
2011 12,867,454 +0.2% 312M 7.1B
2010 12,840,503 +0.3% 309M 7B
2009 12,796,778 +0.4% 307M 6.9B
2008 12,747,038 +0.4% 304M 6.8B
2007 12,695,866 +0.4% 301M 6.7B
2006 12,643,955 +0.3% 298M 6.7B
2005 12,609,903 +0.2% 296M 6.6B
2004 12,589,773 +0.3% 293M 6.5B
2003 12,556,006 +0.2% 290M 6.4B
2002 12,525,556 +0.3% 288M 6.3B
2001 12,488,445 +0.4% 285M 6.2B
2000 12,434,161 +0.6% 282M 6.2B
1999 12,359,020 +0.7% 279M 6.1B
1998 12,271,847 +0.7% 276M 6B
1997 12,185,715 +0.7% 273M 5.9B
1996 12,101,997 +0.8% 269M 5.8B
1995 12,008,437 +0.8% 266M 5.7B
1994 11,912,585 +0.9% 263M 5.7B
1993 11,809,579 +1.0% 260M 5.6B
1992 11,694,184 +1.1% 257M 5.5B
1991 11,568,964 +1.0% 253M 5.4B
1990 11,453,316 250M 5.3B

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
24 Alabama 5.1M
48 Alaska 734K
14 Arizona 7.4M
33 Arkansas 3M
1 California 39M
21 Colorado 5.9M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
45 Delaware 1M
49 District of Columbia 677K
3 Florida 22M
8 Georgia 11M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
38 Idaho 1.9M
6 Illinois 13M
17 Indiana 6.8M
31 Iowa 3.2M
35 Kansas 2.9M
26 Kentucky 4.5M
25 Louisiana 4.6M
42 Maine 1.4M
18 Maryland 6.2M
16 Massachusetts 7M
10 Michigan 10M
22 Minnesota 5.7M
34 Mississippi 2.9M
19 Missouri 6.2M
43 Montana 1.1M
37 Nebraska 2M
32 Nevada 3.2M
41 New Hampshire 1.4M
11 New Jersey 9.3M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
4 New York 20M
9 North Carolina 11M
47 North Dakota 781K
7 Ohio 12M
28 Oklahoma 4M
27 Oregon 4.2M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
44 Rhode Island 1.1M
23 South Carolina 5.3M
46 South Dakota 910K
15 Tennessee 7.1M
2 Texas 30M
30 Utah 3.4M
50 Vermont 648K
12 Virginia 8.7M
13 Washington 7.8M
39 West Virginia 1.8M
20 Wisconsin 5.9M
51 Wyoming 582K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

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.