Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 35,900 between 2024 and 2025. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. Utah’s 1% annual increase was primarily driven by births outpacing deaths. In the decade between 2015 and 2025, Utah’s population grew by 17.9%.

+35.9K

population change (2024 to 2025)

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percent change in population (2024 to 2025)
Since 2000, Utah's population increased in 25 of 25 years. The largest increase occurred between 2006 and 2007, when it gained 72,200 residents. The state's smallest increase during the 21st century occurred between 2002 and 2003 when it gained 35,300 residents.

Utah gained 35,900 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 Utah, with births exceeding deaths by 25,000.
  • 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. Utah’s population change from immigration was positive, with about 7,500 more people coming from another country to Utah than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between states: Utah’s population change from domestic migration was positive, with about 3,300 more people moving to Utah from other states than leaving.

Between 2024 and 2025, natural change was the primary driver of population growth in Utah.

Components of population change

Among 29 county equivalents, Utah County had the largest population growth in Utah, welcoming 21,875 new residents. Garfield County lost the most, with a loss of 30 residents. County-level population data is available as of 2024.
Rich County led Utah in percent population increase between 2023 and 2024 at 3.3 percent. Daggett County ranked last with a 2.7 percent decline.

Between 2023 and 2024, Rich County gained 3.3% in population, the largest increase in Utah.

Population change

Between 2015 and 2025, Utah’s population has increased by 17.9%. During that same period, the US population grew by 6.2%. Utah ranks 2nd among states in population growth over that decade.

Utah ranked second in population growth between 2015 and 2025.

Percent change in population

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Methodology

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

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