Free datasets with a table, a CSV download and the method behind each number
The Data Bank holds 4 datasets: world population, US population, baby names by decade and US prices since 1950. Each page has a full table, a CSV file, the source name and a note on how the numbers were built. Cite any of them with a link to its page.
About 132.4 million people are born and 63.1 million die each year, a net gain of 69.3 million, or roughly 2.2 people every second.
The US gains about 1 person every 21 seconds: 1 birth every 9.0 seconds, 1 death every 9.4 seconds and 1 net international migrant every 23.2 seconds.
Mary ranked first for girls in every decade from the 1880s through the 1950s. John led boys through the 1910s, and Michael led from the 1960s through the 1990s. Liam leads boys in the 2020s so far.
A gallon of gas cost about $0.27 in 1950 and about $3.20 in 2026, while the average house rose from $7,354 to about $420,000. CPI-U rose about 13.5x over the same period.
Last updated: October 2026