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San Diego, CA MSA Population
and Components of Change
(1999 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 1,357,854-- ----
1971 1,391,9002.534,046 ----
1972 1,433,1003.041,200 ----
1973 1,499,6004.666,500 ----
1974 1,540,7002.741,100 ----
1975 1,616,9004.976,200 ----
1976 1,642,8001.625,900 ----
1977 1,715,5004.472,700 ----
1978 1,775,4003.559,900 ----
1979 1,827,6002.952,200 ----
1980 1,861,8461.934,246 ----
1981 1,927,0183.565,172 39,40617,044--
1982 1,972,3542.445,336 33,10513,739--
1983 2,018,1332.345,779 34,22613,936--
1984 2,066,4192.448,286 35,18314,471--
1985 2,126,0902.959,671 36,45515,070--
1986 2,196,8343.370,744 38,13815,423--
1987 2,275,3093.678,475 40,26815,852--
1988 2,364,2843.988,975 42,80716,375--
1989 2,444,3803.480,096 45,82916,748--
1990 2,498,0162.253,636 35,63012,644--
1991 2,553,1222.255,106 62,83521,11620,674-6,674
1992 2,593,1261.640,004 50,77217,55918,641-16,263
1993 2,599,7760.36,650 49,24517,78718,730-49,716
1994 2,614,6850.614,909 49,10218,42117,045-34,959
1995 2,623,6970.39,012 46,36918,14916,181-32,562
1996 2,651,5491.127,852 45,49018,62518,195-11,902
1997 2,692,6001.541,051 44,02118,53920,431518
1998 2,736,7201.644,120 43,40118,67416,9841,742
1999 2,789,5931.952,873 43,20318,81417,13513,993
2000 2,813,8330.924,240 ----
2001 2,869,6302.055,797 54,72924,48221,9985,956
2002 2,905,6091.335,979 43,80919,63410,9093,674
2003 2,927,3110.721,702 44,94819,442-5911,133
2004 2,930,0530.12,742 45,22120,46319,083-38,101
2005 2,931,6890.11,636 46,09019,12013,251-36,060
2006 2,937,0230.25,334 46,29819,90316,007-35,785
2007 2,959,7340.822,711 47,00119,55310,750-15,553
2008 3,001,0721.441,338 47,56519,96212,987420
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 1999 MSA definition.

 
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