The United States is a high-income country with a population of 340M people. The capital is Washington, while the largest city is New York, with 8.8M residents. The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico.
The United States ranks 1/197 by GDP ($29.2T) and 9/197 by GDP per capita ($85,810). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
United States
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
343323530
|
3/197 |
| GDP |
$29.2T
2024 |
1/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$85,810
2024 |
9/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$85,810
2024 |
11/197 |
| Government debt |
$35.3T
2024 |
1/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
122.5%
2025 |
11/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$103,646
2024 |
2/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$54,474
2025 |
7/197 |
| Land area | 3,531,839 sq mi | 3/197 |
| Population density | 96.3 ppl/mi² | 149/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.62 | 125/196 |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 50/196 |
| Life expectancy | 79.6 years | 47/197 |
United States trends dashboard: time-series charts
The United States' economy ranked
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $542,390,475,099 |
| 1961 | $562,640,778,342 |
| 1962 | $604,729,643,906 |
| 1963 | $638,380,883,119 |
| 1964 | $685,631,590,687 |
| 1965 | $743,503,780,837 |
| 1966 | $814,082,043,611 |
| 1967 | $860,737,154,024 |
| 1968 | $941,639,100,804 |
| 1969 | $1,018,471,133,697 |
| 1970 | $1,073,303,000,000 |
| 1971 | $1,164,850,000,000 |
| 1972 | $1,279,110,000,000 |
| 1973 | $1,425,376,000,000 |
| 1974 | $1,545,243,000,000 |
| 1975 | $1,684,904,000,000 |
| 1976 | $1,873,412,000,000 |
| 1977 | $2,081,826,000,000 |
| 1978 | $2,351,599,000,000 |
| 1979 | $2,627,333,000,000 |
| 1980 | $2,857,307,000,000 |
| 1981 | $3,207,041,000,000 |
| 1982 | $3,343,789,000,000 |
| 1983 | $3,634,038,000,000 |
| 1984 | $4,037,613,000,000 |
| 1985 | $4,338,979,000,000 |
| 1986 | $4,579,631,000,000 |
| 1987 | $4,855,215,000,000 |
| 1988 | $5,236,438,000,000 |
| 1989 | $5,641,580,000,000 |
| 1990 | $5,963,144,000,000 |
| 1991 | $6,158,129,000,000 |
| 1992 | $6,520,327,000,000 |
| 1993 | $6,858,559,000,000 |
| 1994 | $7,287,236,000,000 |
| 1995 | $7,639,749,000,000 |
| 1996 | $8,073,122,000,000 |
| 1997 | $8,577,552,000,000 |
| 1998 | $9,062,817,000,000 |
| 1999 | $9,631,172,000,000 |
| 2000 | $10,250,952,000,000 |
| 2001 | $10,581,929,000,000 |
| 2002 | $10,929,108,000,000 |
| 2003 | $11,456,450,000,000 |
| 2004 | $12,217,196,000,000 |
| 2005 | $13,039,197,000,000 |
| 2006 | $13,815,583,000,000 |
| 2007 | $14,474,228,000,000 |
| 2008 | $14,769,862,000,000 |
| 2009 | $14,478,067,000,000 |
| 2010 | $15,048,971,000,000 |
| 2011 | $15,599,732,000,000 |
| 2012 | $16,253,970,000,000 |
| 2013 | $16,880,683,000,000 |
| 2014 | $17,608,138,000,000 |
| 2015 | $18,295,019,000,000 |
| 2016 | $18,804,913,000,000 |
| 2017 | $19,612,102,000,000 |
| 2018 | $20,656,516,000,000 |
| 2019 | $21,539,982,000,000 |
| 2020 | $21,354,105,000,000 |
| 2021 | $23,681,171,000,000 |
| 2022 | $26,006,893,000,000 |
| 2023 | $27,720,709,000,000 |
| 2024 | $29,184,890,000,000 |
The United States' economy ranked
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $3,002 |
| 1961 | $3,063 |
| 1962 | $3,242 |
| 1963 | $3,373 |
| 1964 | $3,573 |
| 1965 | $3,827 |
| 1966 | $4,142 |
| 1967 | $4,332 |
| 1968 | $4,692 |
| 1969 | $5,025 |
| 1970 | $5,234 |
| 1971 | $5,609 |
| 1972 | $6,094 |
| 1973 | $6,726 |
| 1974 | $7,226 |
| 1975 | $7,801 |
| 1976 | $8,592 |
| 1977 | $9,453 |
| 1978 | $10,565 |
| 1979 | $11,674 |
| 1980 | $12,613 |
| 1981 | $13,976 |
| 1982 | $14,434 |
| 1983 | $15,544 |
| 1984 | $17,121 |
| 1985 | $18,237 |
| 1986 | $19,071 |
| 1987 | $20,039 |
| 1988 | $21,417 |
| 1989 | $22,857 |
| 1990 | $23,840 |
| 1991 | $24,293 |
| 1992 | $25,381 |
| 1993 | $26,353 |
| 1994 | $27,662 |
| 1995 | $28,661 |
| 1996 | $29,937 |
| 1997 | $31,430 |
| 1998 | $32,823 |
| 1999 | $34,484 |
| 2000 | $36,330 |
| 2001 | $37,134 |
| 2002 | $37,998 |
| 2003 | $39,490 |
| 2004 | $41,725 |
| 2005 | $44,123 |
| 2006 | $46,302 |
| 2007 | $48,050 |
| 2008 | $48,570 |
| 2009 | $47,195 |
| 2010 | $48,651 |
| 2011 | $50,066 |
| 2012 | $51,784 |
| 2013 | $53,410 |
| 2014 | $55,304 |
| 2015 | $57,040 |
| 2016 | $58,207 |
| 2017 | $60,322 |
| 2018 | $63,201 |
| 2019 | $65,605 |
| 2020 | $64,411 |
| 2021 | $71,352 |
| 2022 | $78,035 |
| 2023 | $82,769 |
| 2024 | $85,810 |
The United States' life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.1 |
| 1951 | 68.2 |
| 1952 | 68.4 |
| 1953 | 68.7 |
| 1954 | 69.5 |
| 1955 | 69.6 |
| 1956 | 69.6 |
| 1957 | 69.4 |
| 1958 | 69.7 |
| 1959 | 69.9 |
| 1960 | 69.8 |
| 1961 | 70.3 |
| 1962 | 70.1 |
| 1963 | 69.9 |
| 1964 | 70.2 |
| 1965 | 70.2 |
| 1966 | 70.2 |
| 1967 | 70.5 |
| 1968 | 70.2 |
| 1969 | 70.5 |
| 1970 | 70.7 |
| 1971 | 71.1 |
| 1972 | 71.2 |
| 1973 | 71.4 |
| 1974 | 72 |
| 1975 | 72.5 |
| 1976 | 72.8 |
| 1977 | 73.2 |
| 1978 | 73.4 |
| 1979 | 73.8 |
| 1980 | 73.7 |
| 1981 | 74.1 |
| 1982 | 74.5 |
| 1983 | 74.6 |
| 1984 | 74.7 |
| 1985 | 74.7 |
| 1986 | 74.7 |
| 1987 | 74.9 |
| 1988 | 74.8 |
| 1989 | 75.1 |
| 1990 | 75.4 |
| 1991 | 75.5 |
| 1992 | 75.8 |
| 1993 | 75.6 |
| 1994 | 75.7 |
| 1995 | 75.9 |
| 1996 | 76.2 |
| 1997 | 76.5 |
| 1998 | 76.7 |
| 1999 | 76.7 |
| 2000 | 76.8 |
| 2001 | 76.9 |
| 2002 | 77 |
| 2003 | 77.1 |
| 2004 | 77.5 |
| 2005 | 77.5 |
| 2006 | 77.8 |
| 2007 | 78 |
| 2008 | 78.1 |
| 2009 | 78.5 |
| 2010 | 78.7 |
| 2011 | 78.7 |
| 2012 | 78.8 |
| 2013 | 78.8 |
| 2014 | 78.9 |
| 2015 | 78.7 |
| 2016 | 78.7 |
| 2017 | 78.6 |
| 2018 | 78.8 |
| 2019 | 78.9 |
| 2020 | 77 |
| 2021 | 76.4 |
| 2022 | 78 |
| 2023 | 79.3 |
| 2024 | 79.5 |
| 2025 | 79.6 |
The United States' population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 76,094,000 |
| 1901 | 77,584,000 |
| 1902 | 79,163,000 |
| 1903 | 80,632,000 |
| 1904 | 82,166,000 |
| 1905 | 83,822,000 |
| 1906 | 85,450,000 |
| 1907 | 87,008,000 |
| 1908 | 88,710,000 |
| 1909 | 90,490,000 |
| 1910 | 92,407,000 |
| 1911 | 93,863,000 |
| 1912 | 95,335,000 |
| 1913 | 97,225,000 |
| 1914 | 99,111,000 |
| 1915 | 100,546,000 |
| 1916 | 101,961,000 |
| 1917 | 103,268,000 |
| 1918 | 103,208,000 |
| 1919 | 104,514,000 |
| 1920 | 106,461,000 |
| 1921 | 108,538,000 |
| 1922 | 110,049,000 |
| 1923 | 111,947,000 |
| 1924 | 114,109,000 |
| 1925 | 115,829,000 |
| 1926 | 117,397,000 |
| 1927 | 119,035,000 |
| 1928 | 120,509,000 |
| 1929 | 121,767,000 |
| 1930 | 123,076,741 |
| 1931 | 124,039,648 |
| 1932 | 124,840,471 |
| 1933 | 125,578,763 |
| 1934 | 126,373,773 |
| 1935 | 127,250,232 |
| 1936 | 128,053,180 |
| 1937 | 128,824,829 |
| 1938 | 129,824,939 |
| 1939 | 130,879,718 |
| 1940 | 132,122,446 |
| 1941 | 133,402,471 |
| 1942 | 134,859,553 |
| 1943 | 136,739,353 |
| 1944 | 138,397,345 |
| 1945 | 139,928,165 |
| 1946 | 141,388,566 |
| 1947 | 144,126,071 |
| 1948 | 146,631,302 |
| 1949 | 149,188,130 |
| 1950 | 152,271,417 |
| 1951 | 154,877,889 |
| 1952 | 157,552,740 |
| 1953 | 160,184,192 |
| 1954 | 163,025,854 |
| 1955 | 165,931,202 |
| 1956 | 168,903,031 |
| 1957 | 171,984,130 |
| 1958 | 174,881,904 |
| 1959 | 177,829,628 |
| 1960 | 180,671,158 |
| 1961 | 183,691,481 |
| 1962 | 186,537,737 |
| 1963 | 189,241,798 |
| 1964 | 191,888,791 |
| 1965 | 194,302,963 |
| 1966 | 196,560,338 |
| 1967 | 198,712,056 |
| 1968 | 200,706,052 |
| 1969 | 202,676,946 |
| 1970 | 205,052,174 |
| 1971 | 207,660,677 |
| 1972 | 209,896,021 |
| 1973 | 211,908,788 |
| 1974 | 213,853,928 |
| 1975 | 215,973,199 |
| 1976 | 218,035,164 |
| 1977 | 220,239,425 |
| 1978 | 222,584,545 |
| 1979 | 225,055,487 |
| 1980 | 226,542,250 |
| 1981 | 229,465,744 |
| 1982 | 231,664,432 |
| 1983 | 233,792,014 |
| 1984 | 235,824,908 |
| 1985 | 237,923,734 |
| 1986 | 240,132,831 |
| 1987 | 242,288,936 |
| 1988 | 244,499,004 |
| 1989 | 246,819,222 |
| 1990 | 250,131,894 |
| 1991 | 253,492,503 |
| 1992 | 256,894,189 |
| 1993 | 260,255,352 |
| 1994 | 263,435,673 |
| 1995 | 266,557,091 |
| 1996 | 269,667,391 |
| 1997 | 272,911,760 |
| 1998 | 276,115,288 |
| 1999 | 279,294,713 |
| 2000 | 282,162,411 |
| 2001 | 284,968,955 |
| 2002 | 287,625,193 |
| 2003 | 290,107,933 |
| 2004 | 292,805,298 |
| 2005 | 295,516,599 |
| 2006 | 298,379,912 |
| 2007 | 301,231,207 |
| 2008 | 304,093,966 |
| 2009 | 306,771,529 |
| 2010 | 309,327,143 |
| 2011 | 311,583,481 |
| 2012 | 313,877,662 |
| 2013 | 316,059,947 |
| 2014 | 318,386,329 |
| 2015 | 320,738,994 |
| 2016 | 323,071,755 |
| 2017 | 325,122,128 |
| 2018 | 326,838,199 |
| 2019 | 328,329,953 |
| 2020 | 331,526,933 |
| 2021 | 331,893,745 |
| 2022 | 333,271,411 |
| 2023 | 334,914,895 |
| 2024 | 340,110,988 |
The United States' birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.65 |
| 1961 | 3.62 |
| 1962 | 3.46 |
| 1963 | 3.32 |
| 1964 | 3.19 |
| 1965 | 2.91 |
| 1966 | 2.72 |
| 1967 | 2.56 |
| 1968 | 2.46 |
| 1969 | 2.46 |
| 1970 | 2.48 |
| 1971 | 2.27 |
| 1972 | 2.01 |
| 1973 | 1.88 |
| 1974 | 1.84 |
| 1975 | 1.77 |
| 1976 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 1.76 |
| 1979 | 1.81 |
| 1980 | 1.84 |
| 1981 | 1.81 |
| 1982 | 1.83 |
| 1983 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 1.81 |
| 1985 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 1.84 |
| 1987 | 1.87 |
| 1988 | 1.93 |
| 1989 | 2.01 |
| 1990 | 2.08 |
| 1991 | 2.06 |
| 1992 | 2.05 |
| 1993 | 2.02 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1.98 |
| 1996 | 1.98 |
| 1997 | 1.97 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2.01 |
| 2000 | 2.06 |
| 2001 | 2.03 |
| 2002 | 2.02 |
| 2003 | 2.05 |
| 2004 | 2.05 |
| 2005 | 2.06 |
| 2006 | 2.11 |
| 2007 | 2.12 |
| 2008 | 2.07 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.93 |
| 2011 | 1.89 |
| 2012 | 1.88 |
| 2013 | 1.86 |
| 2014 | 1.86 |
| 2015 | 1.84 |
| 2016 | 1.82 |
| 2017 | 1.77 |
| 2018 | 1.73 |
| 2019 | 1.71 |
| 2020 | 1.64 |
| 2021 | 1.66 |
| 2022 | 1.66 |
| 2023 | 1.62 |
The United States' demographics
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.2 |
| 1961 | 29 |
| 1962 | 28.7 |
| 1963 | 28.5 |
| 1964 | 28.2 |
| 1965 | 28.1 |
| 1966 | 27.9 |
| 1967 | 27.9 |
| 1968 | 27.9 |
| 1969 | 27.9 |
| 1970 | 27.8 |
| 1971 | 27.9 |
| 1972 | 28 |
| 1973 | 28.3 |
| 1974 | 28.5 |
| 1975 | 28.7 |
| 1976 | 28.9 |
| 1977 | 29.2 |
| 1978 | 29.6 |
| 1979 | 29.9 |
| 1980 | 30.1 |
| 1981 | 30.4 |
| 1982 | 30.7 |
| 1983 | 30.9 |
| 1984 | 31.2 |
| 1985 | 31.5 |
| 1986 | 31.8 |
| 1987 | 32.1 |
| 1988 | 32.4 |
| 1989 | 32.7 |
| 1990 | 32.9 |
| 1991 | 33.2 |
| 1992 | 33.4 |
| 1993 | 33.6 |
| 1994 | 33.8 |
| 1995 | 34.1 |
| 1996 | 34.4 |
| 1997 | 34.6 |
| 1998 | 34.9 |
| 1999 | 35.1 |
| 2000 | 35.3 |
| 2001 | 35.5 |
| 2002 | 35.6 |
| 2003 | 35.8 |
| 2004 | 36 |
| 2005 | 36.2 |
| 2006 | 36.4 |
| 2007 | 36.5 |
| 2008 | 36.6 |
| 2009 | 36.7 |
| 2010 | 36.9 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 37.1 |
| 2013 | 37.2 |
| 2014 | 37.3 |
| 2015 | 37.5 |
| 2016 | 37.6 |
| 2017 | 37.7 |
| 2018 | 37.9 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2020 | 38.2 |
| 2021 | 38.5 |
| 2022 | 38.7 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2024 | 39.3 |
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United States: National Statistics
Finance
|
United States
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$28.5T
2024 |
1/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
37.8%
2025 |
61/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.42%
2021 |
43/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
3.36%
2023 |
28/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
1,395,000
2020 |
5/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-6.46%
2025 |
164/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.02%
2024 |
123/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
79.7%
2024 |
5/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
17.3%
2024 |
151/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
70.2
2025 |
34/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
30.4%
2023 |
54/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
1.8%
2023 |
149/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
21,951,319
2024 |
1/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
8.48%
2024 |
4/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
902
2025 |
1/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.0003%
2025 |
11/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
4,010
2024 |
3/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$62.2T
2024 |
1/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$910B
2024 |
3/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$8.71B
2024 |
25/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
45,037,000
2020 |
4/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.88%
2020 |
103/184 |
| Banked people share |
97%
2024 |
25/158 |
Energy
|
United States
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
6,364 kg
2023 |
9/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12.9
2023 |
103/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
4,682 megatons
2023 |
2/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
14 tons
2023 |
13/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
81.6%
2023 |
53/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
10.9%
2021 |
141/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
14%
2023 |
38/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-9%
2023 |
104/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
12,551 kWh
2023 |
9/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
20.3%
2021 |
112/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
6.04%
2023 |
111/192 |
| Nuclear share |
18.1%
2023 |
17/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
106/195 |
Society
|
United States
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
4.18%
2024 |
3/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+1,286,132
2024 |
1/196 |
| Urban population |
83.5%
2024 |
38/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.8 ft
2025 |
42/190 |
| Average female height |
5.36 ft
2025 |
52/190 |
| Quality of life index |
86.9
2025 |
20/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
65
2024 |
34/197 |
| Higher education index |
100
2025 |
1/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
5.76
2023 |
67/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
12.7
2019 |
113/197 |
| Visa free countries |
169
2025 |
41/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2003 |
59/196 |
| English speaking |
95.3%
2023 |
10/197 |
| People using the Internet |
93.1%
2023 |
37/195 |
Health
|
United States
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$12,434
2022 |
1/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$1,380
2022 |
2/191 |
| Life expectancy |
79.6 years
2025 |
47/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2022 |
177/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.61
2021 |
37/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
27.3 years
2021 |
45/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
17
2023 |
129/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
6.5
2023 |
140/192 |
| Obesity rate |
42.7%
2022 |
13/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.7%
2024 |
37/195 |
| Air quality index |
84
2025 |
33/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
24.3%
2022 |
54/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
9.9 liters
2020 |
30/186 |
Territory
|
United States
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
6.14%
2025 |
3/197 |
| Land area per capita |
10,384 sq mi
2024 |
49/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
1,627,576 sq mi
2025 |
2/194 |
| Forest area |
1,196,125 sq mi
2025 |
4/196 |
| Roads length |
4,092,730 mi
2023 |
2/175 |
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