California Population 2024 Projections By Race. The population of california in 2023 was 38,965,193, a 0.19% decline from 2022. Usafacts uses census data to break down the population of california by race, age, and more.

The current population of los angeles, california is 3,795,936 based on our projections of the latest us census estimates (released may 2024). It highlights data from the 2019 vintage population.