United States's Demographics

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
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The population of United States is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.

The population of United States grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 1st most populated country in Americas, ahead of Brazil.

Population data for United States has been rated as Grade A - As Good as it Gets. The primary reasons being that United States last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births in United States are recorded.


Source: World Economics, World Bank & United Nations
0 0 0 Total Population|#FE1800| , Number of People (Millions)
United States's Population Data Quality

United States last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births are recorded.

United States's data quality ranks 7th out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Americas region, United States ranks 2nd for the region.

It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for United States.


Key Demographic Data

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Population
Total Size (Millions) Million people
Annual Growth Rate (%) N/A Year on Year Percentage Change
 
Employment
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.1 Percentage of the working population out of work
 
Age Dependency Ratio
Young (2019, %) 26.8 The ratio of younger dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Old (2019, %) 27.7 The ratio of elderly dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Total (2019, %) 54.4 The ratio of all dependents (young + elderly), compared to the number of people of working age
 
Additional Data
Last Census Year 2020 % of GDP
Registration of Births 100.0% The percentage of births recorded in offical population data each year
 
 
Population Quality Rating Grade A Grade A - As Good as it Gets


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