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Delaware: population and ages

1,06 million de people lived in Delaware on 1 July 2025, by the US Census Bureau’s estimate.

Half of them were younger than 42,3 years. For the United States as a whole, the median age was 39,4.

Since 1 July 2020, the population has grown by 6,9 %, or 68 062 people. The United States changed by +3,1 % in the same years.

  • Median age42,3
  • Under 1819,8 %
  • 65 and over22,8 %
  • Rank by population45 of 51
  • Change since 2020+6,9 %
Population pyramid, Delaware, 1 July 2025HommesFemmes0102030405060708085+05 k5 k10 k10 k15 k15 k
Population pyramid, Delaware, 1 July 2025

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Population, 2010 to 2025

Population on 1 July0200 k400 k600 k800 k1 M1,2 M2010201520202025
2025 Delaware: 1,1 M

Estimates for 2010 to 2019 are based on the 2010 census, those from 2020 on the 2020 census. The Census Bureau does not join the two series, so part of any step between 2019 and 2020 comes from the new base, not from a change in population.

Ages

In 2025, 19,8 % of the people in Delaware were under 18 and 22,8 % were 65 or older. For the United States: 21,1 % and 18,9 %.

Median age on 1 July0,010,020,030,040,050,02010201520202025DelawareÉtats-Unis
2025 Delaware: 42,3États-Unis: 39,4

Ages are counted up to 85 and over, and the median age is worked out from them.

States of a similar size
  1. Maine1,4 M
  2. Montana1,1 M
  3. Rhode Island1,1 M
  4. Delaware1,1 M
  5. South Dakota935,1 k
  6. North Dakota799,4 k
  7. Alaska737,3 k

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Division, state population estimates by single year of age and sex (Vintage 2025 and Vintage 2020), public domain.