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Show POPULATION The population in both Utah and the nation has steadily increased since 1951- Utah's continued population growth results from high birth and fertility rates. In addition, during the seventies and nineties, Utah experienced substantial in-migration. Table 1 Selected Population Characteristics Total Population Population % Net General (In Thousands) Change Migration Birth Rates1 Fertility Rate2 Crude Death Rate Year Utah U.S. Utah U.S. Utah Utah U.S. Utah U.S. Utah U.S. 1951 706 153,310 1.44 1.71 - 32.2 24.9 - - 6.9 9.7 1952 724 155,687 2.55 1.73 -209 32.8 25.1 - 7.2 9.6 1953 739 158,242 2.07 1.67 -3,522 31.9 25.1 - - 6.9 9.6 1954 750 161,164 1.49 1.77 -7,906 32.4 25.3 6.7 9.2 1955 783 164,308 4.40 1.78 13,589 31.4 25.0 - 6.5 9.3 1956 809 167,306 3.32 1.79 6,372 30.9 25.2 - - 6.5 9.4 1957 826 170,371 2.10 1.82 -3,058 31.6 25.3 - 6.9 9.6 1958 845 173,320 2.30 1.68 -972 30.0 24.5 - - 6.9 9.5 1959 870 177,135 2.96 1.69 5,330 29.5 24.0 - 6.8 9.4 1960 900 179,979 3.45 1.60 9,980 29.2 23.7 - 118.0 6.7 9.5 1961 936 182,992 4.00 1.67 15,608 28.4 23.3 - 117.1 6.5 9.3 1962 958 185,771 2.35 1.55 1,802 27.4 22.4 - 112.0 6.6 9.5 1963 974 188,483 1.67 1.45 -3,148 25.6 21.7 - 108.3 6.7 9.6 1964 978 191,141 0.41 1.40 -13,924 24.4 21.1 « 104.7 6.5 9.4 1965 991 193,526 1.33 1.26 -3,515 22.5 19.4 - 96.3 6.7 9.4 1966 1,009 195,576 1.82 1.16 2,330 22.4 18.4 - 90.8 6.8 9.5 1967 1,019 197,457 0.99 1.09 -6,092 22.5 17.8 - 87.5 6A 9.4 1968 1,029 199,399 0.98 1.00 -6,372 22.5 17.6 - 85.2 6.7 9.7 1969 1,047 201,385 1.75 0.98 1,124 23.1 17.9 - 86.1 6.5 9.5 1970 1,066 203,984 1.81 1.17 327 25.3 18.4 116.7 87.9 6.6 9.5 1971 1,101 206,827 3.28 1.27 14,800 25.0 17.2 114.3 81.6 6.6 9.3 1972 1,135 209,284 3.09 1.08 14,090 23.7 15.6 107.3 73.1 6.5 9.4 1973 1,170 211,357 3.08 0.96 14,955 23.9 14.8 107.5 68.8 6.5 9.3 1974 1,200 213,342 2.56 0.92 8,620 25.0 14.8 111.5 67.8 6.2 9.1 1975 1,236 215,465 3.00 0.99 12,949 25.7 14.6 113.6 66.0 6.1 8.8 1976 1,275 217,563 3.16 0.95 12,605 27.8 14.6 122.0 65.0 5.9 8.8 1977 1,320 219,760 3.53 1.01 15,886 28.8 15.1 126.0 66.8 5.8 8.6 1978 1,368 222,095 3.64 1.06 17,422 28.5 15.0 123.6 65.5 5.8 8.7 1979 1,420 224,567 3.80 1.11 19,712 29.0 15.6 125.4 67.2 5.6 8.5 1980 1,474 227,225 3.80 1.18 20,517 28.3 15.9 121.9 68.4 5.5 8.8 1981 1,515 229,466 2.78 0.98 7,601 27.2 15.8 117.4 67.3 5.5 8.6 1982 1,558 231,664 2.84 0.97 9,630 26.6 15.9 115.0 67.3 5.5 8.5 1983 1,595 233,792 2.37 0.92 4,789 24.7 15.5 106.9 65.7 5.3 8.6 1984 1,622 235,825 1.69 0.87 -2,757 23.6 15.5 102.2 65.5 5.3 8.6 1985 1,643 237,924 1.29 0.90 -7,585 22.8 15.8 98.8 66.3 5.5 8.7 1986 1,663 240,133 1.22 0.92 -8,355 21.9 15.6 95.0 65.4 5.3 8.7 1987 1,678 242,289 0.90 0.90 -11,656 21.0 15.7 91.5 65.8 5.4 8.7 1988 1,690 244,499 0.72 0.92 -14,526 21.3 15.9 92.9 67.3 5.4 8.8 1989 1,706 246,819 0.95 0.94 -10,633 20.7 16.2 90.9 69.2 5.4 8.7 1990 1,729 249,399 1.35 1.06 -3,619 21.0 16.7 91.6 70.9 5.3 8.6 1991 1,775 252,137 1.09 1.09 18,961 20.3 16.3 - 69.6 - - 1992 1,822 255,078 1.17 1.17 19,746 20.4 16.0 - - - 1993 1,866 257,908 1.11 1.11 17,500 ~ -- -- - - -- Birth rate is the number of births in a given year per 1,000 population. 2 General fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15 -44. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 |