Demographics

Demographics of United States in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

328 million

TFR

1.66 Child

Median Age

37.9 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

54.5 %

Life Expectancy

78.2 Years

Net Migration Rate

3 ‰

Executive Summary

United States - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

1581 k people

Birth

3727 k people

Death

3145 k people

Net Migration

999 k people

United States - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
United States - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

1.7 ‰

Net Migration

3 ‰

Young Dependency

28.2 %

Old Dependency

26.3 %

United States - Median Age
Note: Age
United States - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

White 72.4%, Black 12.6%, Asian 4.8%, Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.9%, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 6.2%, two or more races 2.9% (2010 est. by CIA)

Language Used

English only 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.)

Religion

Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est. by CIA)

United States - Education
Note: %
United States - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

United States - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
United States - Labor Participation by Groups
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United States - Labor Participation By Sectors
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Regional Brief

United States - Population in Key Regions
United States - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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