Makrognosis

Population — Illinois

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode US-IL.POP.A.NSA

Latest12,719,141 persons2025
Previous12,703,033 persons2024
Year ago12,703,033 persons2024

Population — Illinois was 12,719,141 persons in 2025, up 0.1% from 2024.

That is the highest reading since 2020.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12,609,577 persons (2022) to 12,963,110 persons (2015), averaging 12,793,789 persons.

Population — Illinois (persons), 1929 – 20256M8M10M12M19401960198020002020Robomacro
Population — Illinois (persons), 1929 – 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
202512,719,141 persons
202412,703,033 persons
202312,633,389 persons
202212,609,577 persons
202112,703,354 persons
202012,795,348 persons
201912,849,440 persons
201812,887,397 persons
201712,922,894 persons
201612,944,999 persons
201512,963,110 persons
201412,968,905 persons
201312,959,880 persons
201212,927,420 persons
201112,892,409 persons
201012,845,460 persons
200912,796,778 persons
200812,747,038 persons
200712,695,866 persons
200612,643,955 persons
200512,609,903 persons
200412,589,773 persons
200312,556,006 persons
200212,525,556 persons

Last 24 observations. The full history (97 observations) is available through the API.

Get Population — Illinois in your code or spreadsheet

One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observation2025
First observation1929
Observations97
FrequencyAnnual
Unitspersons
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high12,963,110 persons (2015)
10-year low12,609,577 persons (2022)
10-year average12,793,789 persons
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
Makrognosis codeUS-IL.POP.A.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

Other United States indicators

Real GDP — Illinois (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR))Illinois Unemployment RateIllinois Unemployment RateIllinois Employment (household survey)Illinois Employment (household survey)All Employees: Total Nonfarm — IL (statewide) (NSA)All Employees: Total Nonfarm — IL (statewide) (SA)House Price Index — Illinois (all-transactions, NSA)Illinois Labor ForceIllinois Labor ForceIllinois Unemployment LevelIllinois Unemployment LevelPer-Capita Personal Income — IllinoisPer-Capita Personal Income — Illinois (quarterly, SAAR)Personal Income — IllinoisPersonal Income — Illinois (quarterly, SAAR)

National figure

United States Population, midperiod

FAQ

Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-IL.POP.A.NSA.

Last updated 2026-07-12. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts). Original title: “Population — Illinois”.