Overview
Florida had a population of 14.2 million people in 1995. Among the 50 states and District of Columbia, the state ranked as the 4th most populous. By 2000, it is projected to be the 4th most populous with 15.2 million people. By 2025, it is projected to be the 3rd most populous with 20.7 million people.
Over the three decades, Florida's total population is expected to increase 6.5 million people. Among the 50 states and District of Columbia, the state's net gain ranks as the 3rd largest. Its rate of population change, at 46.2 percent, ranks as the 9th largest. From 1995 to 2000, the state would have a net increase of 1.1 million people, which would rank as the 2nd largest net gain in the nation.
5.4 percent of the nation's population resided in Florida in 1995 (ranked 4th largest among the 50 states and District of Columbia), compared with 5.5 percent in 2000 (ranked 4th) and 6.2 percent in 2025 (ranked 3rd).
Florida is expected to gain 1.9 million people through international migration between 1995 and 2025, placing it 3rd largest among the net international migration gains among the 50 states and District of Columbia.
Florida is projected to rank 1st largest among the 50 states and District of Columbia in the number of persons gained through net internal migration between 1995 and 2025, gaining 3.9 million persons.
During the 1995 to 2025 period, Florida could have 6.2 million births and 5.8 million deaths. Among the 50 states and District of Columbia, the state could rank 4th largest in births and 2nd largest in deaths. It could rank 3rd largest in terms of its natural increase (birth minus deaths).
Age Groups
The number and proportion of Florida's population that is aged 18 and over is expected to increase from 10.8 million or 76.2 percent in 1995 to 11.7 million or 77 percent in 2000. This population is expected to increase to 16.7 million or 80.8 percent in 2025.
All states and the District of Columbia are projected to show a decline in the proportion of youth (under 20 years old) in their populations. The percentage of Florida's population classified as youth is projected to decrease from 26.1 percent in 1995 to 21.4 percent in 2025. Its rank among the 50 states and District of Columbia is expected to be the 49th largest proportion of youth in 1995 and the 50th largest proportion of youth in 2025.
As the Baby Boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) reaches retirement age, the growth of the elderly population (65 and over) is expected to accelerate rapidly. The size of the elderly population is projected to increase in all states and the District of Columbia over the 30 year period. The proportion of Florida's population classified as elderly is expected to increase from 18.6 percent in 1995 to 26.3 percent in 2025. Among the 50 states and District of Columbia, the state is projected to have the 1st highest proportion of elderly in 1995 and the 1st highest proportion of elderly in 2025.
Florida's dependency ratio, the number of youth (under age 20) and elderly (ages 65 and over) there would be for every 100 people of working ages (20 to 64 years of age), could rise from 80.6 in 1995 to 91.2 in 2025. The 1995 and 2025 ratios rank the state as the 4th largest and 8th largest, respectively, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Source:
Series A (the Preferred Series) as reported in Campbell, Paul R., 1996, "Population Projections for States, by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2025," Report PPL-47, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division.
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