US Census Bureau

US Census Bureau Popclock API

The Popclock API from US Census Bureau — 2 operation(s) for popclock.

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Operations 2

GET /popclock/data/population/uspop.json Get U.S. Population Clock Snapshot #

GET /popclock/data/population/world.json Get World Population Clock Snapshot #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Population Clock Popclock API
  description: 'JSON feeds that drive the U.S. and World Population Clock. The U.S. clock

    publishes the current resident population estimate and the interval (in

    seconds) between births, deaths, and net international migration events.

    The world clock publishes the current world population estimate.


    No API key required.

    '
  version: '2026-05-25'
  contact:
    name: Census Bureau Population Division
    url: https://www.census.gov/popclock/
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://www.census.gov
  description: census.gov public web
tags:
- name: Popclock
paths:
  /popclock/data/population/uspop.json:
    get:
      summary: Get U.S. Population Clock Snapshot
      description: Current U.S. resident population estimate and event intervals (birth, death, net migration).
      operationId: getUsPopClock
      responses:
        '200':
          description: U.S. population clock snapshot
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsPopClock'
      tags:
      - Popclock
  /popclock/data/population/world.json:
    get:
      summary: Get World Population Clock Snapshot
      description: Current world population estimate.
      operationId: getWorldPopClock
      responses:
        '200':
          description: World population snapshot
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorldPopClock'
      tags:
      - Popclock
components:
  schemas:
    WorldPopClock:
      type: object
      properties:
        population:
          type: integer
        reference:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    UsPopClock:
      type: object
      properties:
        population:
          type: integer
          description: Current U.S. resident population estimate.
        births:
          type: number
          description: Seconds between births.
        deaths:
          type: number
          description: Seconds between deaths.
        netInternationalMigration:
          type: number
          description: Seconds between net international migration events.
        populationChange:
          type: number
          description: Seconds between net population changes.
        reference:
          type: string
          format: date-time

US Census Bureau Popclock API

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