United States

Country in Americas

In brief

Population: 341.8M (2025). World rank 3 of 216; in Americas, 1 of 46. Net migration per year: +1.2M (2025). World rank 2 of 216; in Americas, 1 of 46. Aged 65 and over: 18.4% (2025). World rank 44 of 216; in Americas, 6 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: population 321.8M → 341.8M, population growth per year +0.8% → +0.5%, and living in cities 80.6% → 80.2%.

Population and migration

Population: 341,784,857 2025
Population density: 36.5 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +0.5% 2025
Living in cities: 80.2% 2025
Net migration per year: +1.2M 2025
Born in another country: 15.2% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 17.1% 2025
Aged 15–64: 64.5% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 18.4% 2025
Life expectancy: 78.9 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 81.4 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 76.5 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 1.6 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 10.6 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 9 2024

Society

Languages: English
Religions: Protestant 46.5%, no religion 22.8%, Catholic 20.8%, other Christian 3.3%, and other 2.4% (2014)