Demographics of US

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date12 Aug 2024

As of 2024, the population of United States is projected at 345.43 million, compared to 343.48 million in 2023. It is the most populous country in North America, and the third-most populous country in the world. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.55 percent, the 140th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 173.55 million males and 171.88 million females in United States. The percentage of the male population is 50.24%, compared to 49.76% of the female population. United States has 1.68 million more males than females. The sex ratio in United States in 2024 will be 100.975 males per 100 females. United States is in the 174th 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 9,490,675 9,058,444 18,549,120 5.37 104.772
05-09 10,292,852 9,791,326 20,084,177 5.81 105.122
10-14 10,909,743 10,300,653 21,210,395 6.14 105.913
15-19 11,727,117 11,040,790 22,767,906 6.59 106.216
20-24 11,682,168 10,960,131 22,642,300 6.55 106.588
25-29 11,686,741 10,907,860 22,594,601 6.54 107.141
30-34 12,583,866 11,760,932 24,344,798 7.05 106.997
35-39 12,313,307 11,544,730 23,858,037 6.91 106.657
40-44 11,854,781 11,212,308 23,067,088 6.68 105.730
45-49 10,754,798 10,265,424 21,020,221 6.09 104.767
50-54 10,598,028 10,239,596 20,837,625 6.03 103.500
55-59 10,491,668 10,336,471 20,828,140 6.03 101.501
60-64 10,776,308 10,915,257 21,691,565 6.28 98.727
65-69 9,554,799 10,194,228 19,749,028 5.72 93.728
70-74 7,557,789 8,458,895 16,016,684 4.64 89.347
75-79 5,567,297 6,538,489 12,105,786 3.50 85.147
80-84 3,234,077 4,240,896 7,474,972 2.16 76.259
85-89 1,651,225 2,488,165 4,139,390 1.20 66.363
90-94 656,532 1,207,534 1,864,065 0.54 54.370
95-99 151,309 359,344 510,653 0.15 42.107
100+ 16,449 53,571 70,019 0.02 30.705
Total 173,551,529 171,875,044 345,426,570 100.975