California Population 2024 Projection. The population of california in 2023 was 38,965,193, a 0.19% decline from 2022. The state of california department of finance (dof) has issued interim population projections indicating that in 2060, there will be 39,508,000 residents in the state.
Reacting to the 67,000 increase in california’s population in the year to january 2024, in a press release his office forwarded to newsweek, governor newsom said: California is the most populous state in the us with a nominal gdp at $3.9 trillion usd, 5th highest in the world and 14.2% of the united states.