U.S. Population Growth Driven Entirely By Immigration by 2043

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U.S. Population Growth Driven Entirely by Immigration by 2043

In a new demographics report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that population growth in the U.S. will be driven entirely by immigration by 2043. Total population growth in the United States has been steadily decreasing for decades, with recent years seeing the most sluggish rate since the Great Depression.

According to the report, published in July, deaths will exceed births in the U.S. by 2043, and immigration rates will then account for about three-quarters of the overall increase in the size of the population, with the net effects of fertility and mortality accounting for the remaining quarter.

In addition to its predictions on the country's future demographic shifts, the report also claims that legal and illegal immigration rates are likely to increase in the coming years.

Based on the report, immigration will play a key role in increasing the country's overall population. We've also seen that immigrant workers continue to play a key role in maintaining a healthy labor market, helping to stimulate much-needed economic growth and slow high inflation rates.

Despite the practical need for increased immigration rates over the last several years, the U.S. immigration system has been decimated by Trump-era restrictive policies, COVID-related delays, and an ever-increasing visa backlog. With recent labor shortages and the drastic decline in the U.S.-born population discussed in the CBO's report, the need for immigration isn't just high — it's at an all-time high.

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