Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It declined by 2,100 between 2024 and 2025, one of 5 states to lose population. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. Hawaii’s 0.15% annual decrease was primarily driven by people moving to other states. In the decade between 2015 and 2025, Hawaii’s population declined by 0.94%.

-2.13K

population change (2024 to 2025)

-0.15%

percent change in population (2024 to 2025)
Since 2000, Hawaii's population increased in 19 of 25 years. The largest increase occurred between 2003 and 2004, when it gained 22,400 residents. The state's largest decline during the 21st century occurred between 2021 and 2022 when it lost 9,100 residents.

Hawaii lost 2,100 residents between 2024 and 2025.

Annual population change

A state’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2024 to 2025 natural population change was positive in Hawaii, with births exceeding deaths by 2,000.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a state. If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Hawaii’s population change from immigration was positive, with about 4,800 more people coming from another country to Hawaii than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between states: Hawaii’s population change from domestic migration was negative, with about 8,900 more people leaving for another state than moving in.

Between 2024 and 2025, domestic migration was the primary driver of population decline in Hawaii.

Components of population change

Among 5 county equivalents, Honolulu County had the largest population growth in Hawaii, welcoming 4,171 new residents. Maui County lost the most, with a loss of 1,066 residents. County-level population data is available as of 2024.
Hawaii County led Hawaii in percent population increase between 2023 and 2024 at 0.84 percent. Maui County ranked last with a 0.65 percent decline.

Between 2023 and 2024, Hawaii County gained 0.84% in population, the largest increase in Hawaii.

Population change

Between 2015 and 2025, Hawaii’s population has declined by -0.94%. During that same period, the US population grew by 6.2%. Hawaii ranks 46th among states in population growth over that decade.

Hawaii ranked 46th in population growth between 2015 and 2025.

Percent change in population

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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