Alaska grew by 1,649 people from 2024 to 2025, an increase of 0.2 percent, based on population estimates released today (Jan. 28th, 2026) by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state’s population reached 738,737 on July 1, 2025, up 5,000 since the 2020 Census. The Kusilvak Census Area in western Alaska was youngest at 24.6. Fourteen of Alaska’s 30 boroughs and census areas lost population over the year, although each loss by area was relatively small. The biggest decline was -138 in the Chugach Census Area.