Demographics of US

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date04 Feb 2025

As of 2025, the population of United States is projected at 347.28 million, compared to 345.43 million in 2024. It is the most populous country in North America, and the third-most populous country in the world. The population growth rate for 2025 is projected at 0.52 percent, the 140th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 174.50 million males and 172.78 million females in United States. The percentage of the male population is 50.25%, compared to 49.75% of the female population. United States has 1.72 million more males than females, the 7th highest in the world. The sex ratio in United States in 2025 will be 100.994 males per 100 females. United States is in the 175th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

United States population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195076,584,08477,618,596154,202,6801.4798.667
195582,071,56984,128,455166,200,0241.5697.555
196088,501,20891,773,348180,274,5551.7496.435
196595,605,889100,047,886195,653,7741.3995.560
1970101,039,894106,756,446207,796,3391.2994.645
1975106,561,458112,567,844219,129,3010.9394.664
1980111,868,341117,990,314229,858,6551.0294.811
1985118,165,095123,525,348241,690,4430.9695.661
1990124,454,591128,918,796253,373,3871.2296.537
1995132,463,414135,742,380268,205,7951.0097.584
2000139,793,345141,690,786281,484,1310.9998.661
2005147,251,217148,465,446295,716,6641.0099.182
2010155,157,146155,905,644311,062,7900.9999.520
2015163,455,402162,671,094326,126,4970.92100.482
2020170,710,103168,726,055339,436,1590.17101.176
2021171,036,807169,124,634340,161,4410.25101.131
2022171,672,742169,861,303341,534,0460.55101.066
2023172,588,709170,888,625343,477,3350.58100.995
2024173,551,527171,875,044345,426,5710.55100.975
2025174,496,826172,778,981347,275,8070.52100.994
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195068.06728.9623.086
195569.55728.9833.515
196069.82928.2583.732
196570.24927.0362.983
197070.73426.7362.515
197572.54327.5911.815
198073.73029.1241.861
198574.65030.4441.854
199075.37431.9032.072
199575.85233.1221.965
200076.80634.2912.030
200577.52635.1752.040
201078.66835.9201.916
201578.72236.3871.832
202077.01137.2261.616
202176.38437.4661.634
202277.97937.7201.665
202379.30438.0231.624
202479.46338.2891.622
202579.61438.5011.623
  • Total
  • Crude

United States death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501,479,6873,697,9269.59623.981
19551,512,6444,094,9089.10124.638
19601,663,9224,370,8809.23024.246
19651,827,2803,895,1039.33919.908
19701,960,7133,894,1619.43618.740
19751,921,0623,309,2918.76715.102
19802,004,2403,745,1088.71916.293
19852,112,6693,844,1298.74115.905
19902,178,3444,172,0658.59716.466
19952,336,3413,845,0048.71114.336
20002,423,9153,956,6508.61114.056
20052,472,1594,055,4688.36013.714
20102,502,2243,978,9538.04412.791
20152,707,6703,982,1938.30312.211
20203,384,2903,641,9909.97010.730
20213,492,8813,681,20210.26810.822
20223,187,3023,750,3799.33210.981
20232,975,6583,657,4768.66310.648
20243,046,5693,654,4498.82010.580
20253,089,9963,663,7988.89810.550
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of United States

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950101,878,25556,926,14064.153
1955115,375,86356,407,97967.163
1960130,757,40756,050,82169.996
1965143,624,65956,190,88171.879
1970154,262,10955,326,04173.602
1975161,450,20957,755,08773.653
1980169,422,68360,340,36973.738
1985179,400,64561,423,47574.494
1990190,156,23362,373,71775.300
1995205,240,40260,418,44777.257
2000222,927,91359,054,86579.057
2005235,892,40759,237,09479.928
2010249,297,07659,344,31580.772
2015261,287,81158,641,35181.671
2020273,975,13957,456,39582.664
2021276,615,11857,168,07882.873
2022279,286,93156,862,78083.084
2023281,984,16556,539,54983.298
2024284,698,23456,197,11183.515
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

United States population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 9,509,972 9,064,557 18,574,530 5.35 104.914
05-09 10,114,747 9,629,976 19,744,723 5.69 105.034
10-14 10,829,349 10,232,234 21,061,582 6.06 105.836
15-19 11,754,252 11,074,746 22,828,998 6.57 106.136
20-24 11,890,276 11,171,531 23,061,807 6.64 106.434
25-29 11,711,694 10,929,610 22,641,304 6.52 107.156
30-34 12,397,038 11,571,067 23,968,105 6.90 107.138
35-39 12,447,698 11,662,009 24,109,707 6.94 106.737
40-44 11,940,276 11,273,405 23,213,681 6.68 105.915
45-49 10,981,328 10,474,961 21,456,289 6.18 104.834
50-54 10,435,592 10,070,522 20,506,113 5.90 103.625
55-59 10,447,734 10,269,311 20,717,044 5.97 101.737
60-64 10,704,337 10,833,204 21,537,541 6.20 98.810
65-69 9,737,341 10,322,654 20,059,995 5.78 94.330
70-74 7,801,742 8,718,733 16,520,475 4.76 89.483
75-79 5,835,705 6,860,766 12,696,471 3.66 85.059
80-84 3,413,840 4,403,297 7,817,136 2.25 77.529
85-89 1,694,051 2,552,360 4,246,410 1.22 66.372
90-94 673,556 1,235,815 1,909,370 0.55 54.503
95-99 159,029 371,868 530,898 0.15 42.765
100+ 17,270 56,358 73,629 0.02 30.643
Total 174,496,827 172,778,984 347,275,808 100.994