North America · High income
United States: key statistics
United States has 342m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $90,027. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Washington, D.C.
- Region
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- US dollar USD
- Languages
- Spanish, Samoan, Chamorro, Hawaiian
- ISO codes
- USUSA
Population342m2025 · rank 3 of 217GDP$30.8tn2025 · rank 1 of 211GDP per capita$90,0272025 · rank 11 of 211Life expectancy78.9 yrs2024 · rank 61 of 217Internet users94.7%2024 · rank 28 of 188Fertility1.632024 · rank 133 of 217CO₂ per person13.62 t2024 · rank 15 of 203Inflation2.9%2024 · rank 94 of 180
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United States, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within North America.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 342m | 2025 | 3/217 | 1/3 | +6.2% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.52% | 2025 | 134/217 | 2/3 | −0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 80.2% | 2025 | 57/217 | 3/3 | −0.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.63 | 2024 | 133/217 | 1/3 | −13% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 18.4% | 2025 | 45/217 | 3/3 | +4.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.1% | 2025 | 152/217 | 1/3 | −2.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 37.2 | 2024 | 166/216 | 2/3 | +6.5% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.6 | 2024 | 146/217 | 1/3 | −15% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 9,831,510 km² | 2024 | 3/216 | 2/3 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $30.8tn | 2025 | 1/211 | 1/3 | +68% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $90,027 | 2025 | 11/211 | 2/3 | +58% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $90,027 | 2025 | 12/199 | 2/3 | +58% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $88,810 | 2025 | 6/201 | 2/3 | +58% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.2% | 2025 | 139/210 | 1/3 | −0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.6% | 2025 | 131/210 | 2/3 | −0.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.9% | 2021 | 173/198 | 2/3 | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 17.6% | 2021 | 145/201 | 2/3 | −1.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 76.3% | 2021 | 16/201 | 2/3 | +0.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 21.5% | 2024 | 109/175 | 2/3 | +0.6 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 16.6% | 2024 | 114/163 | 3/3 | −3.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.9% | 2024 | 94/180 | 1/2 | +1.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -1.3% | 2021 | 118/136 | 2/2 | −2.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 3.2% | 2021 | 131/136 | 1/2 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.00 | 2025 | 172/210 | 3/3 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 115.8% | 2024 | 4/78 | 1/2 | +20.2 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 10.8% | 2024 | 119/142 | 2/2 | −0.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 24.4% | 2023 | 82/142 | 1/2 | +1.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 3.12% | 2025 | 27/156 | 1/2 | −0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 11.0% | 2024 | 174/184 | 3/3 | −2.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 14.0% | 2024 | 180/184 | 3/3 | −2.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 25.0% | 2024 | 181/184 | 3/3 | −4.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.8% | 2025 | 120/185 | 3/3 | −1.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.0% | 2025 | 145/197 | 3/3 | −1.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 173/178 | 3/3 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 45.0m | 2020 | 4/196 | 1/3 | −72% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 2025 | 118/187 | 2/2 | −1.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.3% | 2025 | 125/187 | 2/2 | −2.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 61.7% | 2025 | 92/187 | 2/2 | −0.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 56.3% | 2025 | 75/187 | 2/2 | +0.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 1.1% | 2024 | 86/151 | 1/2 | −0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.2% | 2024 | 103/151 | 1/2 | −0.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 41.8 | 2024 | 30/151 | 1/2 | +0.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 165/167 | 2/2 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 28.9% | 2025 | 83/190 | 2/2 | +9.6 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 97.0% | 2022 | 128/191 | 1/3 | −4.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 97.5% | 2022 | 72/176 | 2/3 | +2.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 79.4% | 2022 | 31/172 | 1/3 | −1.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 95.7% | 2022 | 77/168 | 1/1 | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.2 | 2017 | 119/173 | 1/2 | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.4% | 2021 | 41/184 | 1/3 | — | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs | 2024 | 61/217 | 3/3 | +0.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 5.5 | 2024 | 144/196 | 1/2 | −5.2% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 6.5 | 2024 | 144/196 | 1/2 | −4.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 17 | 2023 | 130/194 | 1/2 | +6.2% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 16.7% | 2023 | 3/193 | 1/2 | +0.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $13,473 | 2023 | 1/193 | 1/2 | +60% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.68 | 2022 | 39/180 | 1/2 | +36% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 92% | 2024 | 86/193 | 2/2 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 3.8% | 2022 | 136/154 | 1/1 | +1.6 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 44/206 | 2/3 | +0.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.6% | 2024 | 34/203 | 2/3 | −0.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.7% | 2024 | 28/188 | 1/2 | +21.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 113.2 | 2024 | 111/210 | 1/3 | +13% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 38.9 | 2024 | 29/208 | 3/3 | +28% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 116/215 | 3/3 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 44/192 | 2/2 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 13.62 t | 2024 | 15/203 | 2/3 | −17% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 10.9% | 2021 | 143/212 | 2/3 | +2.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 20.3% | 2021 | 114/206 | 2/2 | +7.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 33.8% | 2024 | 102/214 | 2/3 | −0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 16.6% | 2024 | 65/206 | 1/3 | −0.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 15.8% | 2022 | 70/177 | 1/2 | +0.5 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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