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Other pages in this profile of the United States:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 303,824,646 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 33.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 31,257,108/female 29,889,645) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 101,825,901/female 102,161,823) 65 years and over: 12.7% (male 16,263,255/female 22,426,914) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 36.7 years male: 35.4 years female: 38.1 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.883% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 14.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 78.14 years male: 75.29 years female: 81.13 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.6% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 950,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 17,011 (2005 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: American(s) adjective: American |
Ethnic groups |
Definition white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic |
Religions |
Definition Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.) |
Languages |
Definition English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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