Hawaii Population

Overview

1.45 million

Total Population

39.6

Median age

49.63%

Female population %

101.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

57.7

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

158,741

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hawaii's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hawaii is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hawaii's population under 18 was 21.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hawaii's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hawaii, 18.08% were under the age of 15, 18.70% aged 15 to 29, 44.73% aged 30 to 64, 15.79% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,846 less females than males in Hawaii:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.63% females and 50.37% males in Hawaii.
The Hawaii gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 53,358.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 49,091.

Hawaii's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hawaii population: 23.69% are White, 1.94% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 37.47% are Asian, 10.56% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.63% are some other race and 24.42% are multiracial.
Hawaii's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the state.
By ethnicity, 158,741 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.29 million (89.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hawaii is Asian with a population of 544,643 (37.47% of the total population).

Hawaii's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,451,043 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Hawaii's population increased by 151,608 (12.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hawaii's population increased by 87,039 (6.38%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hawaii's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,212,396.