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Virginia Population and Components of Change

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 4,651,448-- ----
1971 4,753,0002.2101,552 ----
1972 4,828,0001.675,000 ----
1973 4,907,0001.679,000 ----
1974 4,978,0001.471,000 ----
1975 5,056,0001.678,000 ----
1976 5,133,0001.577,000 ----
1977 5,206,0001.473,000 ----
1978 5,284,0001.578,000 ----
1979 5,324,0000.840,000 ----
1980 5,346,7970.422,797 ----
1981 5,444,0941.897,297 98,46952,988--
1982 5,492,7850.948,691 80,21742,089--
1983 5,564,6621.371,877 80,97042,856--
1984 5,643,8681.479,206 81,75444,035--
1985 5,715,1491.371,281 84,36244,775--
1986 5,811,6921.796,543 86,59245,888--
1987 5,932,2732.1120,581 88,74846,582--
1988 6,036,9081.8104,635 91,59847,124--
1989 6,120,2461.483,338 94,71747,361--
1990 6,189,1971.168,951 72,42235,335--
1991 6,301,2171.8112,020 122,89759,67816,20415,201
1992 6,414,3071.8113,090 97,02249,26013,94720,894
1993 6,509,6301.595,323 95,34550,55313,93411,405
1994 6,593,1391.383,509 93,95551,61812,3069,862
1995 6,670,6931.277,554 93,39152,12214,0045,452
1996 6,750,8841.280,191 91,19052,78618,4379,243
1997 6,829,1831.278,299 92,50454,13719,8984,090
1998 6,900,9181.171,735 92,18853,25418,463-3,911
1999 7,000,1741.499,256 94,18953,82518,54024,326
2000 7,078,5151.178,341 ----
2001 7,188,2511.6109,736 123,07269,64333,59522,634
2002 7,276,7851.288,534 98,85156,73017,27129,478
2003 7,363,3001.286,515 99,93956,8391,35340,783
2004 7,454,6881.291,388 103,09258,13528,74220,517
2005 7,546,7251.292,037 103,66457,81419,03029,335
2006 7,628,3471.181,622 106,00557,29125,02510,184
2007 7,698,7750.970,428 107,40158,28217,6193,796
2008 7,769,0890.970,314 108,09559,37019,5652,678
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.

 
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