Facts and Figures
Components to US Population Growth

As of March 15, 1999


 

One birth every
8 seconds
One death every
13 seconds 
One international migrant (net) every
30 seconds 
One Federal U.S. citizen 
(net) returning every
4724 seconds
Net gain of one person every
12 seconds

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Projections.  (Figures may not add to totals due to rounding)


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