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All indicators of the Macroscope base for United States, with sources. Below: what past UN and IMF releases projected and what actually happened.

Population
343M
persons, 1 July, 2023
Total fertility rate
1.57
children per woman, 2025
International migrants, share
15.2
% of population, 2024
Internet users
94.7
% of population, 2024
GDP per capita, PPP
76,931
constant 2021 international $, 2025
Electricity demand per person
13,051
kWh per person a year, 2025

What the data shows

Computed with the same code as the observations under the main chart and in the API (get_insights). Moving together in time does not prove a cause.

How the indicators changed

  • Fertility (TFR): 3.09 in 1950 → 1.57 in 2025 (−49%). Peak: 3.75 in 1958; the latest value is 58% lower. Threshold: below 2.1 since 1972. The trend broke around 1959 and 1973: +0.08 → −0.14 → 0 a year.
  • Births: 3.7M in 1950 → 3.61M in 2025 (−2%). Peak: 4.38M in 1961; the latest value is 18% lower. The trend broke around 1960 and 1967: +73.8k → −114k → +4.99k a year.
  • Population: 154M in 1950 → 343M in 2023 (+123%).
  • Internet: 0.8% in 1990 → 94.7% in 2024 (+94 pp). Thresholds: above 10% since 1996, above 50% since 2002, above 90% since 2020. Fastest growth in 1997–2002: 21.6% → 58.8%.
  • Urban share: 70% in 1960 → 80.2% in 2025 (+10 pp). Threshold: above 75% since 1989. The trend broke around 1989 and 2006: +0.13 → +0.34 → −0.04 a year.
  • GDP per person (PPP): 44,384 PPP dollars in 1990 → 76,931 PPP dollars in 2025 (+73%). The trend broke around 2006 and 2012: +1,114 → −35 → +1,243 a year.
  • GDP growth: on average 3.1% in the 1980s, 3.2% in the 1990s, 1.9% in the 2000s, 2.4% in the 2010s, 2.4% in the 2020s. Lowest: −2.6% in 2009; highest: 7.2% in 1984.
  • Inflation: on average 5.6% in the 1980s, 3.0% in the 1990s, 2.6% in the 2000s, 1.8% in the 2010s, 4.0% in the 2020s. Lowest: −0.3% in 2009; highest: 13.5% in 1980.
  • Net migration: on average 28.7k a year in the 1950s, 587k a year in the 1960s, 683k a year in the 1970s, 550k a year in the 1980s, 1.18M a year in the 1990s, 1.34M a year in the 2000s, 1.72M a year in the 2010s, 912k a year in the 2020s.
  • Life expectancy, men: 65.4 years in 1950 → 76.9 years in 2023 (+12 years). Threshold: above 70 years since 1979. The trend broke around 1968 and 2012: +0.07 → +0.22 → −0.13 a year.

What changed at the same time

  • The fastest decline of "Fertility (TFR)" was in 1962–1972: 3.53 → 2.06. Over the same years: births 4.27M → 3.42M; population 187M → 213M; urban share 70.9% → 73.6%; net migration 626k a year → 834k a year; life expectancy, men 66.9 years → 67.4 years; no data for the others in those years.
  • Over the last 10 years (2015–2025): fertility (TFR) 1.83 → 1.57; births 3.98M → 3.61M; population 326M (2015); internet 74.6% → 94.7%; urban share 80.6% → 80.2%; GDP per person (PPP) 64,368 PPP dollars → 76,931 PPP dollars; GDP growth 2.9% → 2.1%; inflation 0.1% → 2.7%; net migration 1.72M a year (2015); life expectancy, men 76.3 years (2015).

How the indicators relate

  • Fertility (TFR) and internet (1990–2024, 35 years): levels are noticeably related, in opposite directions (r = −0.66); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.35).
  • Fertility (TFR) and urban share (1960–2025, 66 years): levels are noticeably related, in opposite directions (r = −0.62); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.04).
  • Fertility (TFR) and GDP per person (PPP) (1990–2025, 36 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.82); year-to-year changes are related too (r = 0.58). Changes line up from year to year too, which is more than a shared trend.

Against other countries

  • Fertility (TFR), adjusted for income: countries with the same GDP per person (74,350 PPP dollars) typically have 1.24; here it is 1.62, higher than in 83% of countries at this income (2023, 197 countries).
  • Internet, adjusted for income: countries with the same GDP per person (75,700 PPP dollars) typically have 102%; here it is 94.7%, lower than in 76% of countries at this income (2024, 177 countries).
  • Order of events: urban majority: already in 1960; fertility below 3: 1965; fertility below 2.1: 1972; half the population online: 2002. Fertility fell below 3 after the urban share passed 50% in 69% of 111 countries where the order is known; median gap 9 years. Fertility fell below 2.1 before half the population went online in 88% of 112 countries where the order is known.

Forecasts vs actual

  • Fertility (TFR): past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 12 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in none; median gap −14%.
  • Fertility (TFR): UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 1.64 (+4% vs 2025), 2100 — 1.65 (+5% vs 2025); low variant for 2100: 1.15.
  • Births: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 12 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in none; median gap −15%.
  • National statistics for 2025: 3.61M, 2% below the UN 2024 medium variant (3.66M).
  • Births: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 3.79M (+5% vs 2025), 2100 — 3.91M (+9% vs 2025); low variant for 2100: 1.75M.
  • Population: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 6 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 6; median gap 0%.
  • The UN 2000 projection expected today's level (343M, 2023) only by 2024: reality is at least 1 year ahead of it.
  • The UN 2019 projection expected today's level (343M, 2023) only by 2027: reality is at least 4 years ahead of it.
  • Population: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 381M (+11% vs 2023), 2100 — 421M (+23% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 308M.
  • Why the UN missed the population. The 1998 projection for 2023: 322M; the UN's 2024 estimate: 343M (+6.6%). Parts of the gap (plus means more people than projected): the starting population +1.19M, births +3.36M, deaths −834k (more deaths than expected), migration +17.6M; the largest: migration.
  • Why the UN missed the population. The 2010 projection for 2023: 345M; the UN's 2024 estimate: 343M (−0.4%). Parts of the gap (plus means more people than projected): the starting population +679k, births −7.66M, deaths −1.16M (more deaths than expected), migration +6.92M; the largest: births.
  • GDP growth: IMF next-year forecasts (36 editions, 2007–2024). On average the outcome was 0.3 pp below the forecast; below it in 58% of cases; typical error ±1.2 pp. The biggest miss was for 2020: IMF, October 2019 expected 2.1%, the outcome was −2.1%.
  • GDP growth: latest IMF forecast (IMF, April 2026): 2026 — 2.3%, 2028 — 2.1%, 2031 — 1.8%.
  • Inflation: IMF next-year forecasts (36 editions, 2007–2024). On average the outcome was 0.5 pp above the forecast; below it in 39% of cases; typical error ±1.2 pp. The biggest miss was for 2022: IMF, April 2021 expected 2.4%, the outcome was 8%.
  • Inflation: latest IMF forecast (IMF, April 2026): 2026 — 3.2%, 2028 — 2.2%, 2031 — 2.2%.
  • Net migration: past UN projections. The outcome was above the projection in 5 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and below in 7; median difference −5.14k a year. The biggest miss: the 2022 revision expected 1,000k a year for 2023; the outcome was 1.32M a year.
  • Net migration: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — 1.2M a year, 2050 — 1.28M a year, 2100 — 1.23M a year.
  • Life expectancy, men: past UN projections. The outcome was above the projection in none of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and below in 12; median difference −2.3 years. The biggest miss: the 2008 revision expected 78.7 years for 2020–2025; the outcome was 75.1 years (for the years of the period so far).
  • Life expectancy, men: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — 78.1 years, 2050 — 81.5 years, 2100 — 87.8 years.

UN projections vs actual

Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates; births and fertility from national statistics from the last year they matched the UN estimate (the UN's figures for the latest years are partly its own projection). Dashed: medium variants of past UN revisions. The table shows what each revision expected for the latest year (or five-year period) with actual data.

Population

persons, 1 July
United States: PopulationActual 2023: 343M250M300M350M400M19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 1998202325 years322M343M+6.6%
UN 2000202323 years342M343M+0.5%
UN 2002202321 years353M343M−2.6%
UN 2004202319 years346M343M−0.6%
UN 2006202317 years350M343M−1.9%
UN 2008202315 years354M343M−2.9%
UN 2010202313 years345M343M−0.4%
UN 2012202311 years346M343M−0.6%
UN 201520238 years341M343M+0.9%
UN 201720236 years339M343M+1.5%
UN 201920234 years337M343M+2%
UN 202220231 year340M343M+1%

Births

births per year
United States: BirthsActual 2025: 3.61M3.5M4M4.5M5M19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–202524 years3.9M3.66M−6.4%
UN 20002020–202522 years4.32M3.66M−15.4%
UN 20022020–202520 years4.72M3.66M−22.6%
UN 20042020–202518 years4.26M3.66M−14.1%
UN 20062020–202516 years4.35M3.66M−15.9%
UN 20082020–202514 years4.37M3.66M−16.4%
UN 20102020–202512 years4.55M3.66M−19.6%
UN 20122020–202510 years4.46M3.66M−18%
UN 20152020–20258 years4.24M3.66M−13.8%
UN 20172020–20256 years4.28M3.66M−14.6%
UN 20192020–20254 years4.04M3.66M−9.4%
UN 202220253 years3.78M3.61M−4.5%

Total fertility rate

children per woman
United States: Total fertility rateActual 2025: 1.571.41.61.822.219902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–202524 years1.901.62−14.6%
UN 20002020–202522 years1.951.62−16.8%
UN 20022020–202520 years2.031.62−19.9%
UN 20042020–202518 years1.861.62−12.6%
UN 20062020–202516 years1.881.62−13.6%
UN 20082020–202514 years1.881.62−13.8%
UN 20102020–202512 years2.081.62−22.1%
UN 20122020–202510 years1.981.62−18%
UN 20152020–20258 years1.901.62−14.7%
UN 20172020–20256 years1.891.62−14.3%
UN 20192020–20254 years1.781.62−9%
UN 202220253 years1.661.57−5.4%

Deaths

thousand deaths per year
United States: DeathsActual 2023: 2,9762,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982015–202020 years2,7942,847+1.9%
UN 20002015–202018 years2,7132,847+5%
UN 20022015–202016 years2,8562,847−0.3%
UN 20042015–202014 years2,8462,847+0.1%
UN 20062015–202012 years2,7942,847+1.9%
UN 20082015–202010 years2,6972,847+5.6%
UN 20102015–20208 years2,7762,847+2.6%
UN 20122015–20206 years2,7722,847+2.7%
UN 20152015–20202 years2,7662,847+2.9%
UN 20172015–20200 years2,7202,847+4.7%
UN 202220231 year2,9122,976+2.2%

Infant mortality

deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
United States: Infant mortalityActual 2023: 5.324681019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982015–202020 years5.85.6−3%
UN 20002015–202018 years5.55.6+3.1%
UN 20022015–202016 years5.75.6−1.3%
UN 20042015–202014 years5.95.6−4.1%
UN 20062015–202012 years5.65.60%
UN 20082015–202010 years5.35.6+7.4%
UN 20102015–20208 years6.15.6−8.2%
UN 20122015–20206 years5.55.6+3.2%
UN 20152015–20202 years5.35.6+6%
UN 20172015–20200 years5.25.6+8.6%
UN 202220231 year4.95.3+7.8%

Net migration

persons per year
United States: Net migrationActual 2023: 1.32M0500k1M1.5M2M19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–2025*24 years760k995k+235k a year
UN 20002020–2025*22 years1.1M995k−105k a year
UN 20022020–2025*20 years1.1M995k−105k a year
UN 20042020–2025*18 years1.1M995k−105k a year
UN 20062020–2025*16 years1.1M995k−105k a year
UN 20082020–2025*14 years1.05M995k−53k a year
UN 20102020–2025*12 years912k995k+82k a year
UN 20122020–2025*10 years1M995k−5k a year
UN 20152020–2025*8 years1M995k−5k a year
UN 20172020–2025*6 years950k995k+45k a year
UN 20192020–2025*4 years922k995k+72k a year
UN 202220231 year1,000k1.32M+323k a year

Life expectancy at birth, women

years
United States: Life expectancy at birth, womenActual 2023: 81.8788082848619902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–2025*24 years82.680.6−2 yrs
UN 20002020–2025*22 years83.380.6−2.7 yrs
UN 20022020–2025*20 years82.280.6−1.6 yrs
UN 20042020–2025*18 years82.380.6−1.7 yrs
UN 20062020–2025*16 years82.780.6−2.2 yrs
UN 20082020–2025*14 years83.280.6−2.6 yrs
UN 20102020–2025*12 years82.780.6−2.1 yrs
UN 20122020–2025*10 years82.580.6−1.9 yrs
UN 20152020–2025*8 years82.580.6−1.9 yrs
UN 20172020–2025*6 years82.580.6−1.9 yrs
UN 20192020–2025*4 years81.780.6−1.1 yrs
UN 202220231 year82.281.8−0.4 yrs

Life expectancy at birth, men

years
United States: Life expectancy at birth, menActual 2023: 76.97075808519902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–2025*24 years76.875.1−1.6 yrs
UN 20002020–2025*22 years7875.1−2.8 yrs
UN 20022020–2025*20 years7675.1−0.9 yrs
UN 20042020–2025*18 years76.975.1−1.8 yrs
UN 20062020–2025*16 years77.475.1−2.2 yrs
UN 20082020–2025*14 years78.775.1−3.6 yrs
UN 20102020–2025*12 years77.575.1−2.4 yrs
UN 20122020–2025*10 years78.275.1−3.1 yrs
UN 20152020–2025*8 years78.175.1−3 yrs
UN 20172020–2025*6 years78.275.1−3.1 yrs
UN 20192020–2025*4 years76.675.1−1.5 yrs
UN 202220231 year77.376.9−0.4 yrs

* The five-year period is not over: the projection is compared with the mean of its years so far (UN facts end in 2023).

IMF forecasts vs actual

Solid line: actual values from the latest IMF edition (data get revised, so we use the newest). Dashed: April editions, current year and five years ahead. The table covers next-year forecasts from all editions: mean error shows bias, mean absolute error shows accuracy.

Real GDP growth

% per year
United States: Real GDP growthActual 2025: 2.1−10−505102000200520102015202020252030
  • Actual (IMF)
  • WEO, April editions
IndicatorForecastsMean errorMean absolute errorActual below forecast
Real GDP growth36−0.3 pp1.2 pp58%
Inflation36+0.5 pp1.2 pp39%
Unemployment rate360 pp1 pp58%
Government gross debt29−0.6 pp4.7 pp69%
Government budget balance30−0.8 pp1.9 pp63%

All indicators

Demography

Population

343M persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

United States: Population1950: 154M; 2023: 343M0100M200M300M400M19501975200020252050

Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Deaths

2,976 thousand deaths per year latest value, 2023

United States: Deaths1950: 1,480; 2023: 2,97601,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019501975200020252050

Deaths per calendar year (UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Natural change

681.8 thousand persons per year latest value, 2023

United States: Natural change1950: 2,218.2; 2023: 681.801,0002,0003,00019501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year (UN). Negative: natural decrease, more deaths than births.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Rate of natural change

2 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

United States: Rate of natural change1950: 14.4; 2023: 20510152019501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year per 1,000 people (UN). With the net migration rate it makes up population growth.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at 65

20 years latest value, 2023

United States: Life expectancy at 651950: 13.9; 2023: 20051015202519501975200020252050

Years a person aged 65 would still live at the mortality rates of the year; both sexes (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Infant mortality

5.3 deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births latest value, 2023

United States: Infant mortality1950: 31.7; 2023: 5.301020304019501975200020252050

Children per 1,000 live births who die before their first birthday (UN); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, women

81.8 years latest value, 2023

United States: Life expectancy at birth, women1950: 71; 2023: 81.802040608010019501975200020252050

Years a newborn girl would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, men

76.9 years latest value, 2023

United States: Life expectancy at birth, men1950: 65.4; 2023: 76.902040608010019501975200020252050

Years a newborn boy would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Median age

38 years latest value, 2023

United States: Median age1950: 29; 2023: 380102030405019501975200020252050

Age that divides the population in two halves (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Mean age of mothers at childbirth

29.9 years latest value, 2023

United States: Mean age of mothers at childbirth1950: 26.6; 2023: 29.901020304019501975200020252050

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children of any order (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Sex ratio at birth

104.9 boys per 100 girls latest value, 2023

United States: Sex ratio at birth1950: 105.4; 2023: 104.905010015019501975200020252050

Boys born per 100 girls born (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Fertility: first births

0.64 first children per woman latest value, 2023

United States: Fertility: first births1933: 0.6; 2023: 0.6400.511.519501960197019801990200020102020

First children a woman would have at the age-specific rates of first births of the year (at most one). With second and later births it adds up to the total fertility rate. Human Fertility Database (July 2025 release, Our World in Data copy).

Source: Human Fertility Database, period fertility by birth order (July 2025 release, Our World in Data copy)

Mean age at first birth

28 years latest value, 2024

United States: Mean age at first birth1960: 22.3; 2024: 2801020301960197019801990200020102020

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their first child (adjusted for the age structure of women). Human Fertility Database, summary indicators.

Source: Human Fertility Database, summary indicators (HFDLite)

Completed cohort fertility

2.15 children per woman; year = birth year of women latest value, 1980

United States: Completed cohort fertility1935: 3.21; 1980: 2.1500.511.522.51950195519601965197019751980

Children per woman born in a given year by the end of childbearing (observed to age 44 or more). The year is the birth year of the women, not a calendar year. Human Fertility Database.

Source: Human Fertility Database, summary indicators (HFDLite)

Childlessness by cohort

13.1 % of women; year = birth year of women latest value, 1980

United States: Childlessness by cohort1935: 6.1; 1980: 13.1051015201950195519601965197019751980

Share of women born in a given year who had no live births (observed to age 44 or more). The year is the birth year of the women. Human Fertility Database, which advises caution with cohort parity distributions.

Source: Human Fertility Database, summary indicators (HFDLite)

First child by age 26

30.8 % of women; year = birth year of women latest value, 1997

United States: First child by age 261918: 56.7; 1997: 30.802040608019501960197019801990

Share of women born in a given year who had a first child by the end of the year they turned 26 (26.5 on average): cumulative first births per woman × 100, from birth registers. The year is the birth year of the women; only cohorts already past that age, no projection. Human Fertility Database (ccfrVHbo).

Source: Human Fertility Database, cumulative cohort fertility by age and birth order (ccfrVHbo, OWID download of 22 October 2025)

First child by age 30

50.6 % of women; year = birth year of women latest value, 1993

United States: First child by age 301918: 71.9; 1993: 50.602040608019501960197019801990

Share of women born in a given year who had a first child by the end of the year they turned 30 (30.5 on average), from birth registers. The year is the birth year of the women; only cohorts already past that age. Human Fertility Database (ccfrVHbo).

Source: Human Fertility Database, cumulative cohort fertility by age and birth order (ccfrVHbo, OWID download of 22 October 2025)

Excess deaths

2.3 % above the 2015-2019 trend latest value, 2023

United States: Excess deaths2020: 16.4; 2023: 2.3051015202020

How many percent more deaths (minus: fewer) the year had than the straight line through 2015-2019 of the same country. Macroscope's calculation from the Human Mortality Database: weekly deaths (Short-Term Mortality Fluctuations, ISO years scaled to 52.18 weeks), annual deaths where those are missing; no ageing adjustment beyond the trend, so the further from 2019, the rougher the estimate.

Source: Human Mortality Database, deaths by age (September 2025 release, Our World in Data copy); excess deaths: Macroscope's calculation

Births: long series

3,596 thousand births per year latest value, 2023

United States: Births: long series1933: 2,307; 2023: 3,59601,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019501960197019801990200020102020

Live births per year from the Human Mortality Database, from the first year it publishes (Sweden 1749, France 1806, Denmark 1835), within the borders of the time. United Kingdom from 1922; Germany before 1990 = East plus West. Where it overlaps the UN series (from 1950) it usually differs by less than 1%.

Source: Human Mortality Database, live births (September 2025 release, Our World in Data copy)

Crude birth rate: long series

10.7 births per 1,000 people a year latest value, 2023

United States: Crude birth rate: long series1933: 18.4; 2023: 10.7010203019501960197019801990200020102020

Live births per 1,000 people. Macroscope's calculation from the Human Mortality Database: births divided by the mean of the populations on 1 January of the year and of the next. Starts when HMD publishes the population (Sweden 1751, France 1816). In years of border changes the divisor mixes the old and new territory.

Source: Human Mortality Database: births per 1,000 people, Macroscope's calculation (births: September 2025 release, Our World in Data copy; population: mean of 1 January of the year and the next, HMD summary tables)

Total fertility rate (HFD)

1.59 children per woman latest value, 2024

United States: Total fertility rate (HFD)1933: 2.01; 2024: 1.590123419501960197019801990200020102020

Children a woman would have at the age-specific fertility rates of the year. Human Fertility Database: official summary tables from 1960; earlier years from the Our World in Data copy of the same database (Sweden 1891, Denmark 1916, USA 1933, France 1946). May differ slightly from the UN estimate.

Source: Human Fertility Database, summary indicators (HFDLite)

Crude marriage rate

5.95 marriages per 1,000 people latest value, 2023

United States: Crude marriage rate1950: 10.86; 2023: 5.9505101519501960197019801990200020102020

Marriages in the year per 1,000 people: marriages from national offices (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the USA, the UK, Russia, Brazil and others, where they publish more than the international databases), Eurostat and the UN, divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. Where most births are within marriage, marriages come before births.

Source: CDC NCHS, national marriage and divorce rates

Marriages

2.04M marriages a year latest value, 2023

United States: Marriages1950: 1.67M; 2023: 2.04M0500k1M1.5M2M2.5M19501960197019801990200020102020

Marriages in the year (couples). National offices (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the USA, the UK, Russia, Brazil and others), Eurostat for Europe, the UN for the rest; by year of registration or of occurrence, as each country counts.

Source: CDC NCHS, national marriage and divorce rates

Adolescent fertility rate

12.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 latest value, 2024

United States: Adolescent fertility rate1960: 88; 2024: 12.40204060801001960197019801990200020102020

Births to women aged 15-19 per 1,000 women of that age (World Bank, from UN World Population Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Old-age dependency

27.2 persons 65+ per 100 aged 20-64 latest value, 2020

United States: Old-age dependency1950: 13.8; 2020: 27.20102030405019501975200020252050

Persons aged 65+ per 100 aged 20-64, every five years (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 15

60,434 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

United States: Children under 151950: 42,087; 2023: 60,434020,00040,00060,00080,00019501975200020252050

Children aged 0-14 on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups 0-4, 5-9 and 10-14 (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 5

18,644 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

United States: Children under 51950: 17,184; 2023: 18,64405,00010,00015,00020,00025,00019501975200020252050

Children aged 0-4 on 1 July (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 65 and over

59,874 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

United States: People aged 65 and over1950: 12,297; 2023: 59,874020,00040,00060,00080,000100,00019501975200020252050

People aged 65 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 65-69 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 80 and over

13,466 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

United States: People aged 80 and over1950: 1,769; 2023: 13,466010,00020,00030,00040,00019501975200020252050

People aged 80 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 80-84 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Migration

Net migration

1.32M persons per year latest value, 2023

United States: Net migration1950: 52.4k; 2023: 1.32M−500k0500k1M1.5M2M19501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year (UN estimate and projection). Past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Net migration rate

3.85 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

United States: Net migration rate1950: 0.34; 2023: 3.85−2024619501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year per 1,000 people: UN net migration divided by the population on 1 July. Comparable across countries of any size.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Personal remittances received

0 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Personal remittances received1977: 0; 2025: 0000000.119801990200020102020

Money sent home by people working or living abroad, percent of the receiving country's GDP (World Bank, from IMF balance of payments data).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

International migrants, share

15.2 % of population latest value, 2024

United States: International migrants, share1990: 9.2; 2024: 15.2051015201990199520002005201020152020

People born in another country (foreign citizens where birthplace is not recorded) as a share of the population at mid-year (UN, every five years and 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

International migrant stock

52.4M persons latest value, 2024

United States: International migrant stock1990: 23.3M; 2024: 52.4M020M40M60M1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people born in another country (or foreign citizens) living in the country at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrants, share

0.9 % of home population latest value, 2024

United States: Emigrants, share1990: 0.7; 2024: 0.900.20.40.60.811990199520002005201020152020

People from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries, as a percentage of the population living in the country (UN, International Migrant Stock 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrant stock

3.19M persons latest value, 2024

United States: Emigrant stock1990: 1.73M; 2024: 3.19M01M2M3M4M1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Refugees hosted

458k persons, end of year latest value, 2025

United States: Refugees hosted1951: 350k; 2025: 458k0200k400k600k800k1M1960197019801990200020102020

Refugees under UNHCR's mandate (incl. people in refugee-like situations) and other people in need of international protection living in the country; asylum-seekers and internally displaced people are not included.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees hosted per 1,000 people

1.3 per 1,000 population latest value, 2025

United States: Refugees hosted per 1,000 people1951: 2.2; 2025: 1.3012341960197019801990200020102020

Refugees under UNHCR's mandate and other people in need of international protection living in the country, per 1,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees from the country

3.67k persons, end of year latest value, 2025

United States: Refugees from the country1991: 0.01k; 2025: 3.67k01k2k3k4k5k1995200020052010201520202025

Refugees and other people in need of international protection from the country living abroad (UNHCR). Palestine refugees under UNRWA's mandate are not included, so the figure for Palestine is far too low.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees from the country per 1,000 people

0 per 1,000 population of the country latest value, 2025

United States: Refugees from the country per 1,000 people1991: 0; 2025: 0000001995200020052010201520202025

Refugees and other people in need of international protection from the country per 1,000 people living in it (UNHCR; population: UN WPP 2024). UNRWA refugees not included.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Citizens under temporary protection in Europe

0.8 thousand persons, end of year latest value, 2026

United States: Citizens under temporary protection in Europe2022: 0.7; 2026: 0.800.20.40.60.820202025

Citizens of the country under temporary protection in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (all 31 report from 2022), end of December. For the running year: the latest month all have published. Granted from March 2022 to people fleeing the war in Ukraine: almost all are Ukrainians; for other countries, their citizens who lived in Ukraine. Eurostat, migr_asytpsm.

Source: Eurostat, beneficiaries of temporary protection at the end of June 2026 (latest month published; the year is not over)

Asylum applications worldwide

2.63 new applications per 1,000 people latest value, 2025

United States: Asylum applications worldwide2000: 0.33; 2025: 2.6301234200020052010201520202025

New asylum applications lodged in the country in the year per 1,000 people (UNHCR; cases where a country counts cases rather than people; population: UN WPP 2024). All countries; for Europe there is also Eurostat's series of first-time applicants.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Inflows of foreign nationals (OECD)

3.5 per 1,000 people a year latest value, 2023

United States: Inflows of foreign nationals (OECD)2000: 3; 2023: 3.501234520002005201020152020

Foreign nationals arriving in the year for permanent or long stays per 1,000 people: OECD International Migration Database (B11, national definitions: new permanent residents in the USA, registrations in Japan and Korea). OECD countries outside Europe.

Source: OECD International Migration Database: inflows of foreign population

Economy

GDP per capita, PPP

76,931 constant 2021 international $ latest value, 2025

United States: GDP per capita, PPP1990: 44,384; 2025: 76,931020,00040,00060,00080,00019901995200020052010201520202025

Gross domestic product per person at purchasing power parity, constant 2021 international dollars (World Bank, ICP).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Real GDP growth

2.1 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: Real GDP growth1980: −0.3; 2025: 2.1−4161119801990200020102020

Annual change of GDP at constant prices. Actual values and forecasts from IMF WEO editions.

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Inflation

2.7 % per year, average latest value, 2025

United States: Inflation1980: 13.5; 2025: 2.7−505101519801990200020102020

Change of the annual average consumer price index (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Government gross debt

123.9 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Government gross debt2001: 53.5; 2025: 123.905010015020052010201520202025

General government gross debt, percent of GDP (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Unemployment rate

4.3 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment rate1980: 7.2; 2025: 4.3024681019801990200020102020

Unemployed as a share of the labour force (IMF WEO; national definitions).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Unemployment, ILO estimate

4.2 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment, ILO estimate1991: 6.8; 2025: 4.202468101995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force by the ILO's single definition: a modelled estimate for every country, including those without surveys (via the World Bank). Unlike the IMF series, one definition for all, but no projections.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Youth unemployment, 15-24

9.3 % of labour force aged 15-24 latest value, 2025

United States: Youth unemployment, 15-241991: 13.5; 2025: 9.3051015201995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force aged 15-24 (ILO modelled estimate, via the World Bank).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

GDP per capita, US dollars

89,991 current US dollars latest value, 2025

United States: GDP per capita, US dollars1980: 12,553; 2025: 89,991020,00040,00060,00080,000100,00019801990200020102020

GDP per person in current US dollars at market exchange rates (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Government budget balance

−6.8 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Government budget balance2001: −0.5; 2025: −6.8−15−10−5020052010201520202025

General government net lending (+, surplus) or borrowing (−, deficit), percent of GDP (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Current account balance

−4 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: Current account balance1980: 0.1; 2024: −4−6−4−20219801990200020102020

Balance of trade in goods and services, income and transfers with the rest of the world, percent of GDP: plus means the country earns abroad more than it spends (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Real house prices

158.5 index, 2010 = 100 latest value, 2025

United States: Real house prices1970: 60.3; 2025: 158.5050100150200197019801990200020102020

House prices adjusted for consumer price inflation (BIS index from national sources, 2010 = 100, mean of four quarters). Compare the changes, not the levels of different countries.

Source: BIS, selected residential property prices

Society

Urban population

80.2 % of population latest value, 2025

United States: Urban population1960: 70; 2025: 80.20204060801001960197019801990200020102020

Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank, from UN World Urbanization Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Tertiary enrolment, women

94.9 % gross latest value, 2022

United States: Tertiary enrolment, women1971: 38.2; 2022: 94.905010015019801990200020102020

Women enrolled in tertiary education as a share of women in the five-year age group after secondary school; can exceed 100 (UNESCO).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Women with upper secondary education

92.1 % of women 25+ latest value, 2024

United States: Women with upper secondary education1994: 89; 2024: 92.1020406080100199520002005201020152020

Share of women aged 25+ who completed at least upper secondary education (UNESCO).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Female labour force participation

56.3 % of women 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Female labour force participation1990: 56; 2025: 56.3020406019901995200020052010201520202025

Share of women aged 15+ who work or look for work (ILO modelled estimate, via the World Bank).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Life expectancy at birth

78.9 years latest value, 2024

United States: Life expectancy at birth1960: 69.8; 2024: 78.90204060801960197019801990200020102020

Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (World Bank, from UN and national statistics).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Digitalisation

Internet users

94.7 % of population latest value, 2024

United States: Internet users1990: 0.8; 2024: 94.70204060801001990199520002005201020152020

Share of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months from any device. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Mobile cellular subscriptions

113.2 per 100 people latest value, 2024

United States: Mobile cellular subscriptions1960: 0; 2024: 113.20501001501960197019801990200020102020

Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people; can exceed 100 when people have several SIM cards. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Fixed broadband subscriptions

38.9 subscriptions per 100 people latest value, 2024

United States: Fixed broadband subscriptions1998: 0.3; 2024: 38.901020304020002005201020152020

Fixed subscriptions to high-speed Internet (256 kbit/s or more) per 100 people. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Google: search referral share

86.16 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: Google: search referral share2009: 79.53; 2025: 86.160204060801002010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

bing: search referral share

7.94 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: bing: search referral share2009: 5.91; 2025: 7.9402468102010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

Yahoo!: search referral share

2.98 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: Yahoo!: search referral share2009: 10.28; 2025: 2.980510152010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

YANDEX: search referral share

0.31 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: YANDEX: search referral share2009: 0; 2025: 0.3100.10.20.30.42010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

Baidu: search referral share

0.02 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: Baidu: search referral share2009: 0.01; 2025: 0.0200.020.040.060.080.12010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

DuckDuckGo: search referral share

2.32 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: DuckDuckGo: search referral share2009: 0; 2025: 2.3200.511.522.52010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

YANDEX RU: search referral share

0 % of search referrals latest value, 2025

United States: YANDEX RU: search referral share2009: 0; 2025: 000.020.040.060.080.12010201520202025

Share of detected search-engine referrals to Statcounter network websites, all device types. Provider annual aggregate, not an average of monthly shares. Not a share of people, queries or time; zero-click searches are unobserved. Selected countries only; differently named provider columns remain separate.

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats: referral shares

US adults using Facebook

71 % of adults aged 18+ latest value, 2025

United States: US adults using Facebook2021: 69; 2025: 7102040608020202025

Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., Social Media Fact Sheet, November 20, 2025. Limited numerical excerpt: five platforms, four survey waves (2021/2023/2024/2025). US adults aged 18+ reporting ever using the platform; not MAU, daily users or advertising reach. Mode break: phone through 2021, web/mail in 2023, web/mail/phone in 2024–2025. Changes cannot all be attributed to behavior. Point dates are published survey labels, not single-day measurements. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation. Survey mode break:2012–21 phone;2023 web/mail;2024–25 web/mail/phone. Latest sample5022 adults, fieldwork2025-02-05 through2025-06-18. These are not MAU and not advertising reach. A bounded factual excerpt5 platforms×4 waves; cite original title, date and URL; include translation disclaimer from source metadata.

Source: Social Media Fact Sheet. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.

US adults using Instagram

50 % of adults aged 18+ latest value, 2025

United States: US adults using Instagram2021: 40; 2025: 50010203040506020202025

Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., Social Media Fact Sheet, November 20, 2025. Limited numerical excerpt: five platforms, four survey waves (2021/2023/2024/2025). US adults aged 18+ reporting ever using the platform; not MAU, daily users or advertising reach. Mode break: phone through 2021, web/mail in 2023, web/mail/phone in 2024–2025. Changes cannot all be attributed to behavior. Point dates are published survey labels, not single-day measurements. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation. Survey mode break:2012–21 phone;2023 web/mail;2024–25 web/mail/phone. Latest sample5022 adults, fieldwork2025-02-05 through2025-06-18. These are not MAU and not advertising reach. A bounded factual excerpt5 platforms×4 waves; cite original title, date and URL; include translation disclaimer from source metadata.

Source: Social Media Fact Sheet. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.

US adults using TikTok

37 % of adults aged 18+ latest value, 2025

United States: US adults using TikTok2021: 21; 2025: 3701020304020202025

Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., Social Media Fact Sheet, November 20, 2025. Limited numerical excerpt: five platforms, four survey waves (2021/2023/2024/2025). US adults aged 18+ reporting ever using the platform; not MAU, daily users or advertising reach. Mode break: phone through 2021, web/mail in 2023, web/mail/phone in 2024–2025. Changes cannot all be attributed to behavior. Point dates are published survey labels, not single-day measurements. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation. Survey mode break:2012–21 phone;2023 web/mail;2024–25 web/mail/phone. Latest sample5022 adults, fieldwork2025-02-05 through2025-06-18. These are not MAU and not advertising reach. A bounded factual excerpt5 platforms×4 waves; cite original title, date and URL; include translation disclaimer from source metadata.

Source: Social Media Fact Sheet. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.

US adults using WhatsApp

32 % of adults aged 18+ latest value, 2025

United States: US adults using WhatsApp2021: 23; 2025: 3201020304020202025

Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., Social Media Fact Sheet, November 20, 2025. Limited numerical excerpt: five platforms, four survey waves (2021/2023/2024/2025). US adults aged 18+ reporting ever using the platform; not MAU, daily users or advertising reach. Mode break: phone through 2021, web/mail in 2023, web/mail/phone in 2024–2025. Changes cannot all be attributed to behavior. Point dates are published survey labels, not single-day measurements. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation. Survey mode break:2012–21 phone;2023 web/mail;2024–25 web/mail/phone. Latest sample5022 adults, fieldwork2025-02-05 through2025-06-18. These are not MAU and not advertising reach. A bounded factual excerpt5 platforms×4 waves; cite original title, date and URL; include translation disclaimer from source metadata.

Source: Social Media Fact Sheet. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.

US adults using X (Twitter)

21 % of adults aged 18+ latest value, 2025

United States: US adults using X (Twitter)2021: 23; 2025: 21051015202520202025

Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., Social Media Fact Sheet, November 20, 2025. Limited numerical excerpt: five platforms, four survey waves (2021/2023/2024/2025). US adults aged 18+ reporting ever using the platform; not MAU, daily users or advertising reach. Mode break: phone through 2021, web/mail in 2023, web/mail/phone in 2024–2025. Changes cannot all be attributed to behavior. Point dates are published survey labels, not single-day measurements. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation. Survey mode break:2012–21 phone;2023 web/mail;2024–25 web/mail/phone. Latest sample5022 adults, fieldwork2025-02-05 through2025-06-18. These are not MAU and not advertising reach. A bounded factual excerpt5 platforms×4 waves; cite original title, date and URL; include translation disclaimer from source metadata.

Source: Social Media Fact Sheet. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.

US age 15+: Email

92.42 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Email2015: 90.92; 2023: 92.4202040608010020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Text and instant messaging

95.06 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Text and instant messaging2015: 86.15; 2023: 95.0602040608010020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Social networks

76.37 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Social networks2015: 70.55; 2023: 76.3702040608020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Voice and video calls

66.12 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Voice and video calls2015: 36.93; 2023: 66.1202040608020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Online video

72.82 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Online video2015: 67.31; 2023: 72.8202040608020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Music, radio and podcasts

62.09 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Music, radio and podcasts2015: 54.37; 2023: 62.0902040608020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Publishing original content

16.79 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Publishing original content2017: 16.93; 2023: 16.79051015202020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Online learning

24.55 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Online learning2015: 20.99; 2023: 24.55010203020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US age 15+: Online shopping and services

75.82 % of internet users aged 15+ latest value, 2023

United States: US age 15+: Online shopping and services2015: 68.61; 2023: 75.8202040608020152020

NTIA/Census CPS: US internet users aged 15+, not 18+. Selected 2015–2023 waves; adultInternetUser denominator, not the whole population. NTIA harmonized the variables. Proportions and standard errors converted from 0–1 to percent and percentage points; groups and original descriptions retained. Missing stays missing; activities overlap. Calls include voice; publishing excludes personal photos/videos shared on social media.

Source: NTIA / Census: Internet Use Survey

US ages 13–17: chatbot use

64 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17: chatbot use2025: 64; 2025: 6402040608020202025

US ages 13–17: chatbot use. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Finding information

57 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Finding information2025: 57; 2025: 57020406020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Finding information. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: News

19 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: News2025: 19; 2025: 190510152020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: News. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Schoolwork help

54 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Schoolwork help2025: 54; 2025: 54020406020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Schoolwork help. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Entertainment

47 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Entertainment2025: 47; 2025: 470102030405020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Entertainment. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Creating or editing images and videos

38 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Creating or editing images and videos2025: 38; 2025: 3801020304020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Creating or editing images and videos. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Emotional support or advice

12 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Emotional support or advice2025: 12; 2025: 1205101520202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Emotional support or advice. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Summarizing text or video

42 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Summarizing text or video2025: 42; 2025: 420102030405020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Summarizing text or video. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US ages 13–17, AI: Casual conversation

16 % of all US teens aged 13–17 living with parents latest value, 2025

United States: US ages 13–17, AI: Casual conversation2025: 16; 2025: 160510152020202025

US ages 13–17, AI: Casual conversation. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US parents: teen uses AI

51 % of all US parents of teens aged 13–17 latest value, 2025

United States: US parents: teen uses AI2025: 51; 2025: 51020406020202025

US parents: teen uses AI. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

US parents: talk about AI with teen

54 % of all US parents of teens aged 13–17 latest value, 2025

United States: US parents: talk about AI with teen2025: 54; 2025: 54020406020202025

US parents: talk about AI with teen. Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., How Teens Use and View AI, February 24, 2026. Survey September 25–October 9, 2025: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents. Denominators are all teens or all parents as stated, never silently restricted to AI-aware people or chatbot users. Rounded self-reports and opinions, not measured learning or AI effectiveness. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample; cell-specific uncertainty not imported. Purposes overlap. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew Research Center: How Teens Use and View AI (2026)

Energy

Electricity demand per person

13,051 kWh per person a year latest value, 2025

United States: Electricity demand per person2000: 13,627; 2025: 13,05105,00010,00015,000200020052010201520202025

Electricity demand (generation plus net imports, Ember) divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. A physical measure that is hard to dress up.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity demand growth

2.9 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: Electricity demand growth2001: −2.2; 2025: 2.9−6−1420052010201520202025

Change in electricity demand from the previous year (Ember). Useful to set against official GDP growth.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Wind and solar share of electricity

18.9 % of generation latest value, 2025

United States: Wind and solar share of electricity2000: 0.2; 2025: 18.905101520200020052010201520202025

Share of wind and solar power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Low-carbon share of electricity

43 % of generation latest value, 2025

United States: Low-carbon share of electricity2000: 29.1; 2025: 4301020304050200020052010201520202025

Share of renewables and nuclear power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Coal share of electricity

16.3 % of generation latest value, 2025

United States: Coal share of electricity2000: 51.7; 2025: 16.30204060200020052010201520202025

Share of coal power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Carbon intensity of electricity

384 g CO2e per kWh latest value, 2025

United States: Carbon intensity of electricity2000: 608; 2025: 3840200400600800200020052010201520202025

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation per kilowatt-hour (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation

4,519.8 TWh per year latest value, 2025

United States: Electricity generation2000: 3,802.1; 2025: 4,519.801,0002,0003,0004,0005,000200020052010201520202025

Total electricity generation in the country (Ember). Imports are excluded. A volume, not the share of a fuel.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation emissions

1,737.4 Mt CO2e per year latest value, 2025

United States: Electricity generation emissions2000: 2,309.8; 2025: 1,737.405001,0001,5002,0002,500200020052010201520202025

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation (Ember), not of the whole economy.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Security

Military expenditure

3.4 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: Military expenditure1960: 9; 2024: 3.402468101960197019801990200020102020

Government military expenditure, percent of GDP (World Bank, from SIPRI).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Deaths in organised violence

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

United States: Deaths in organised violence1989: 0; 2025: 001,0002,0003,0001990200020102020

Deaths in state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence against civilians, by where the events took place (UCDP GED, best estimate). 0 means no organised violence above UCDP thresholds (25 deaths a year in one conflict). Events in Gaza and the West Bank are counted for Palestine.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Deaths in organised violence per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

United States: Deaths in organised violence per 100,0001989: 0; 2025: 000.511.51990200020102020

Deaths in organised violence (UCDP GED) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Armed conflict in the country

1 0 none, 1 minor, 2 war latest value, 2025

United States: Armed conflict in the country1946: 0; 2025: 101122319501960197019801990200020102020

Strongest armed conflict of the year in which the government or territory of the country is disputed (UCDP/PRIO ACD): 1 = 25-999 battle-related deaths, 2 = war, 1,000 or more. In interstate conflicts every primary party is marked even if the fighting was elsewhere (the USA in Iraq, 2003). Historical states are mapped to present-day countries by territory (USSR, Yugoslavia, South Vietnam and others).

Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset 26.1

Battle deaths

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

United States: Battle deaths1946: 0; 2025: 005010015020025019501960197019801990200020102020

Soldiers and civilians killed in combat in state-based armed conflicts on the territory of the country. 1946-1988: PRIO Battle Deaths (best estimate, else the low one; a conflict of several countries split equally); from 1989: UCDP GED by place of the events. For the same conflicts in 1989-2008 PRIO is 1.6 times UCDP, so the drop in 1989 is partly a change of source. One-sided violence against civilians is not included.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Battle deaths per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

United States: Battle deaths per 100,0001950: 0; 2025: 00000.10.10.119501960197019801990200020102020

Battle deaths on the territory of the country (PRIO to 1988, UCDP GED from 1989) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024), from 1950.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

5.8 per 100,000 people latest value, 2023

United States: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)1990: 9.3; 2023: 5.802468101990199520002005201020152020

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Source: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

US imprisonment rate

360 per 100,000 residents latest value, 2023

United States: US imprisonment rate2013: 479; 2023: 360010020030040050020152020

BJS December 31 observations, 2013–2023. Counts cover state/federal prison jurisdiction irrespective of where people are held; local jails are excluded. Rates count sentences longer than one year per 100,000 residents in the same group, using Census populations on January 1 of the following year. White/Black/AIAN/Asian exclude Hispanic; Asian includes NHOPI. Some demographic values are estimates. These are not crime probabilities or causal discrimination estimates; ages/composition are not standardised.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics: prisoners

US imprisonment rate: women

51 per 100,000 women latest value, 2023

United States: US imprisonment rate: women2013: 65; 2023: 5102040608020152020

BJS December 31 observations, 2013–2023. Counts cover state/federal prison jurisdiction irrespective of where people are held; local jails are excluded. Rates count sentences longer than one year per 100,000 residents in the same group, using Census populations on January 1 of the following year. White/Black/AIAN/Asian exclude Hispanic; Asian includes NHOPI. Some demographic values are estimates. These are not crime probabilities or causal discrimination estimates; ages/composition are not standardised.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics: prisoners

US imprisonment rate: men

676 per 100,000 men latest value, 2023

United States: US imprisonment rate: men2013: 907; 2023: 67602004006008001,00020152020

BJS December 31 observations, 2013–2023. Counts cover state/federal prison jurisdiction irrespective of where people are held; local jails are excluded. Rates count sentences longer than one year per 100,000 residents in the same group, using Census populations on January 1 of the following year. White/Black/AIAN/Asian exclude Hispanic; Asian includes NHOPI. Some demographic values are estimates. These are not crime probabilities or causal discrimination estimates; ages/composition are not standardised.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics: prisoners

US prison population

1,254,224 people latest value, 2023

United States: US prison population2013: 1,576,950; 2023: 1,254,2240500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,00020152020

BJS December 31 observations, 2013–2023. Counts cover state/federal prison jurisdiction irrespective of where people are held; local jails are excluded. Rates count sentences longer than one year per 100,000 residents in the same group, using Census populations on January 1 of the following year. White/Black/AIAN/Asian exclude Hispanic; Asian includes NHOPI. Some demographic values are estimates. These are not crime probabilities or causal discrimination estimates; ages/composition are not standardised.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics: prisoners

Purchases and money

Average dietary energy requirement

2,570 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2025

United States: Average dietary energy requirement2000: 2,552; 2025: 2,57001,0002,0003,000200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

25.7 per 100,000 adults latest value, 2024

United States: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)2004: 32.5; 2024: 25.70102030402005201020152020

Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.

Source: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

Variation in habitual caloric consumption distribution

0.17 No latest value, 2024

United States: Variation in habitual caloric consumption distribution2001: 0.17; 2024: 0.1700.050.10.150.22005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution (real number). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider (% of population ages 15+)

97 % of people aged 15+ latest value, 2024

United States: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider (% of population ages 15+)2011: 88; 2024: 9702040608010020152020

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (% age 15+).

Source: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider (% of population ages 15+)

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, male (% of population ages 15+)

96.9 % of men aged 15+ latest value, 2024

United States: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, male (% of population ages 15+)2011: 92; 2024: 96.902040608010020152020

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (male, % age 15+).

Source: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, male (% of population ages 15+)

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, female (% of population ages 15+)

97.1 % of women aged 15+ latest value, 2024

United States: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, female (% of population ages 15+)2011: 84.1; 2024: 97.102040608010020152020

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (female, % age 15+).

Source: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, female (% of population ages 15+)

Alcoholic beverages: energy supply

137.36 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Alcoholic beverages: energy supply2010: 172.51; 2023: 137.36050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Alcoholic Beverages. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Alcoholic beverages: quantity supply

82.65 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Alcoholic beverages: quantity supply2010: 96.95; 2023: 82.65020406080100201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Alcoholic Beverages. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Animal products: energy supply

1,097.33 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Animal products: energy supply2010: 1,020.16; 2023: 1,097.3305001,0001,500201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Animal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Animal products: fat supply

76.23 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Animal products: fat supply2010: 67.28; 2023: 76.23020406080201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Animal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Animal products: protein supply

82.9 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Animal products: protein supply2010: 80.4; 2023: 82.9020406080100201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Animal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Bovine meat: energy supply

122.93 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Bovine meat: energy supply2010: 128.77; 2023: 122.93050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Bovine Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Bovine meat: quantity supply

37.04 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Bovine meat: quantity supply2010: 38.8; 2023: 37.04010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Bovine Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cereals excluding beer: energy supply

848.02 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Cereals excluding beer: energy supply2010: 789.95; 2023: 848.0202004006008001,000201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Cereals - Excluding Beer. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cereals excluding beer: quantity supply

129.86 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Cereals excluding beer: quantity supply2010: 114.33; 2023: 129.86050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Cereals - Excluding Beer. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Coffee and products: energy supply

1.97 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Coffee and products: energy supply2010: 1.99; 2023: 1.970123201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Coffee and products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Coffee and products: quantity supply

4.17 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Coffee and products: quantity supply2010: 4.3; 2023: 4.170246201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Coffee and products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Eggs: energy supply

54.28 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Eggs: energy supply2010: 48.99; 2023: 54.280204060201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Eggs. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Eggs: quantity supply

15.59 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Eggs: quantity supply2010: 14.08; 2023: 15.5905101520201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Eggs. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: energy supply

29.35 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Fish and seafood: energy supply2010: 28.18; 2023: 29.350102030201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: fat supply

1.09 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Fish and seafood: fat supply2010: 1.04; 2023: 1.0900.511.5201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: protein supply

4.68 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Fish and seafood: protein supply2010: 4.5; 2023: 4.68012345201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: quantity supply

21.94 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Fish and seafood: quantity supply2010: 21.47; 2023: 21.940510152025201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fruits excluding wine: energy supply

147.95 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Fruits excluding wine: energy supply2010: 118.35; 2023: 147.95050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fruits - Excluding Wine. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fruits excluding wine: quantity supply

169.2 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Fruits excluding wine: quantity supply2010: 118.63; 2023: 169.2050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fruits - Excluding Wine. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: energy supply

489.89 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Meat: energy supply2010: 444.47; 2023: 489.890200400600201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: fat supply

31.87 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Meat: fat supply2010: 27.67; 2023: 31.87010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: protein supply

50.33 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Meat: protein supply2010: 48.74; 2023: 50.330204060201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: quantity supply

122.06 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Meat: quantity supply2010: 119.27; 2023: 122.06050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: energy supply

392.39 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Milk excluding butter: energy supply2010: 401.88; 2023: 392.390100200300400500201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: fat supply

25.11 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Milk excluding butter: fat supply2010: 24.6; 2023: 25.110102030201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: protein supply

22.61 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Milk excluding butter: protein supply2010: 22.45; 2023: 22.610510152025201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: quantity supply

226.3 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Milk excluding butter: quantity supply2010: 222.39; 2023: 226.3050100150200250201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Treenuts: energy supply

44.02 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Treenuts: energy supply2010: 30.19; 2023: 44.020204060201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Treenuts. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Treenuts: quantity supply

9.92 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Treenuts: quantity supply2010: 8.09; 2023: 9.92051015201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Treenuts. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetal products: energy supply

2,849.99 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetal products: energy supply2010: 2,710.53; 2023: 2,849.9901,0002,0003,000201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetal products: fat supply

107.62 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetal products: fat supply2010: 94.16; 2023: 107.62050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetal products: protein supply

40.2 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetal products: protein supply2010: 38.67; 2023: 40.201020304050201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pigmeat: energy supply

158.39 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Pigmeat: energy supply2010: 121.22; 2023: 158.39050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pigmeat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pigmeat: quantity supply

29.13 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Pigmeat: quantity supply2010: 28.1; 2023: 29.13010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pigmeat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Poultry meat: energy supply

202.24 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Poultry meat: energy supply2010: 188.72; 2023: 202.24050100150200250201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Poultry Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Poultry meat: quantity supply

54.54 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Poultry meat: quantity supply2010: 51.14; 2023: 54.540204060201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Poultry Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pulses: energy supply

35.37 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Pulses: energy supply2010: 35.46; 2023: 35.3701020304050201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pulses. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pulses: quantity supply

3.93 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Pulses: quantity supply2010: 4.06; 2023: 3.93012345201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pulses. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Starchy roots: energy supply

102.78 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Starchy roots: energy supply2010: 100.76; 2023: 102.78050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Starchy Roots. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Starchy roots: quantity supply

58.22 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Starchy roots: quantity supply2010: 55.2; 2023: 58.220204060201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Starchy Roots. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Sugar and sweeteners: energy supply

569.31 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Sugar and sweeteners: energy supply2010: 582.79; 2023: 569.310200400600800201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Sugar & Sweeteners. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Sugar and sweeteners: quantity supply

62.95 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Sugar and sweeteners: quantity supply2010: 62.56; 2023: 62.95020406080201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Sugar & Sweeteners. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Tea including mate: energy supply

0.16 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Tea including mate: energy supply2010: 0.25; 2023: 0.1600.050.10.150.20.250.3201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Tea (including mate). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Tea including mate: quantity supply

0.5 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Tea including mate: quantity supply2010: 0.55; 2023: 0.500.20.40.6201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Tea (including mate). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

All foods: energy supply

3,947.33 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: All foods: energy supply2010: 3,730.68; 2023: 3,947.3301,0002,0003,0004,000201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Grand Total. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

All foods: fat supply

183.84 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: All foods: fat supply2010: 161.44; 2023: 183.84050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Grand Total. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

All foods: protein supply

123.1 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: All foods: protein supply2010: 119.07; 2023: 123.1050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Grand Total. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetable oils: energy supply

783.27 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetable oils: energy supply2010: 694.56; 2023: 783.270200400600800201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetable Oils. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetable oils: quantity supply

21.75 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetable oils: quantity supply2010: 19; 2023: 21.750510152025201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetable Oils. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetables: energy supply

77.61 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetables: energy supply2010: 81.72; 2023: 77.61020406080100201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetables. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetables: quantity supply

129.06 kg/cap latest value, 2023

United States: Vegetables: quantity supply2010: 132.9; 2023: 129.06050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetables. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet animal-source food cost

0.56 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

United States: Healthy-diet animal-source food cost2021: 0.56; 2021: 0.5600.20.40.620152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of animal source foods. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cost of a healthy diet

2.86 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2025

United States: Cost of a healthy diet2017: 2.17; 2025: 2.86012320202025

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet fruit cost

0.53 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

United States: Healthy-diet fruit cost2021: 0.53; 2021: 0.5300.20.40.620152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of fruits. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet legumes and nuts cost

0.17 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

United States: Healthy-diet legumes and nuts cost2021: 0.17; 2021: 0.1700.050.10.150.220152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of legumes, nuts and seeds. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet oils and fats cost

0.06 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

United States: Healthy-diet oils and fats cost2021: 0.06; 2021: 0.0600.020.040.060.0820152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of oils and fats. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet starchy-staple cost

0.29 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

United States: Healthy-diet starchy-staple cost2021: 0.29; 2021: 0.2900.10.20.320152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of starchy staples. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Unable to afford a healthy diet

4.5 % latest value, 2025

United States: Unable to afford a healthy diet2017: 5.8; 2025: 4.5024620202025

FAOSTAT CAHD, Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

People unable to afford a healthy diet

15.7 million No latest value, 2025

United States: People unable to afford a healthy diet2017: 19.3; 2025: 15.70510152020202025

FAOSTAT CAHD, Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet vegetable cost

0.74 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

United States: Healthy-diet vegetable cost2021: 0.74; 2021: 0.7400.20.40.60.820152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of vegetables. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

67.9 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)1970: 60.3; 2024: 67.9020406080197019801990200020102020

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

46,040.6 constant 2015 US dollars latest value, 2024

United States: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)1970: 15,525.8; 2024: 46,040.6010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000197019801990200020102020

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

Income share held by lowest 20%

5.1 % of income or consumption latest value, 2024

United States: Income share held by lowest 20%1963: 5.8; 2024: 5.102468197019801990200020102020

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Income share held by lowest 20%

Gini index

41.8 index, 0-100 latest value, 2024

United States: Gini index1963: 36.7; 2024: 41.801020304050197019801990200020102020

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Source: Gini index

Income share held by highest 20%

47.1 % of income or consumption latest value, 2024

United States: Income share held by highest 20%1963: 42.9; 2024: 47.101020304050197019801990200020102020

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Income share held by highest 20%

Minimum dietary energy requirement

1,972 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2025

United States: Minimum dietary energy requirement2000: 1,964; 2025: 1,97205001,0001,5002,000200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)

1.6 % of gross national income latest value, 2021

United States: Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)1970: 8.8; 2021: 1.6051015197019801990200020102020

Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.

Source: Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

1.1 % of population, 2021 PPP latest value, 2024

United States: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)1963: 1.6; 2024: 1.100.511.52197019801990200020102020

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

White pan bread: US average price

1.97 US dollars per pound latest value, 2024

United States: White pan bread: US average price1980: 0.509; 2024: 1.9700.511.5219801990200020102020

Mean of all 12 monthly BLS CPI average prices, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Specification: Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Eggs: US average price

3.172 US dollars per dozen latest value, 2024

United States: Eggs: US average price1980: 0.844; 2024: 3.1720123419801990200020102020

Mean of all 12 monthly BLS CPI average prices, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Specification: Eggs, grade A, large, per doz. in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Electricity: US average price

0.176 US dollars per kWh latest value, 2024

United States: Electricity: US average price1979: 0.05; 2024: 0.17600.050.10.150.219801990200020102020

Mean of all 12 monthly BLS CPI average prices, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Specification: Electricity per KWH in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Regular unleaded gasoline: US average price

3.257 US dollars per US gallon latest value, 2025

United States: Regular unleaded gasoline: US average price1976: 0.614; 2025: 3.25701234519801990200020102020

Mean of all 12 monthly BLS CPI average prices, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Specification: Gasoline, unleaded regular, per gallon/3.785 liters in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Ground beef: US average price

5.393 US dollars per pound latest value, 2024

United States: Ground beef: US average price1984: 1.287; 2024: 5.39302461990200020102020

Mean of all 12 monthly BLS CPI average prices, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Specification: Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Whole milk: US average price

3.984 US dollars per US gallon latest value, 2024

United States: Whole milk: US average price1996: 2.623; 2024: 3.98401234520002005201020152020

Mean of all 12 monthly BLS CPI average prices, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Specification: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Caloric losses at retail distribution

1.95 % latest value, 2025

United States: Caloric losses at retail distribution2000: 1.96; 2025: 1.9500.511.522.5200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

White pan bread: minutes at mean hourly pay

3.37 minutes per product unit latest value, 2024

United States: White pan bread: minutes at mean hourly pay2007: 3.46; 2024: 3.3701234201020152020

Mean of 12 monthly ratios 60×product price/mean gross private-sector hourly earnings, BLS. Not median or net pay. Product unit: US dollars per pound. Unadjusted prices and seasonally adjusted earnings; incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Eggs: minutes at mean hourly pay

5.42 minutes per product unit latest value, 2024

United States: Eggs: minutes at mean hourly pay2007: 4.81; 2024: 5.420246201020152020

Mean of 12 monthly ratios 60×product price/mean gross private-sector hourly earnings, BLS. Not median or net pay. Product unit: US dollars per dozen. Unadjusted prices and seasonally adjusted earnings; incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Electricity: minutes at mean hourly pay

0.3 minutes per product unit latest value, 2024

United States: Electricity: minutes at mean hourly pay2007: 0.33; 2024: 0.300.10.20.30.4201020152020

Mean of 12 monthly ratios 60×product price/mean gross private-sector hourly earnings, BLS. Not median or net pay. Product unit: US dollars per kWh. Unadjusted prices and seasonally adjusted earnings; incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Regular unleaded gasoline: minutes at mean hourly pay

5.36 minutes per product unit latest value, 2025

United States: Regular unleaded gasoline: minutes at mean hourly pay2007: 8.03; 2025: 5.3602468102010201520202025

Mean of 12 monthly ratios 60×product price/mean gross private-sector hourly earnings, BLS. Not median or net pay. Product unit: US dollars per US gallon. Unadjusted prices and seasonally adjusted earnings; incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Ground beef: minutes at mean hourly pay

9.23 minutes per product unit latest value, 2024

United States: Ground beef: minutes at mean hourly pay2007: 6.6; 2024: 9.230246810201020152020

Mean of 12 monthly ratios 60×product price/mean gross private-sector hourly earnings, BLS. Not median or net pay. Product unit: US dollars per pound. Unadjusted prices and seasonally adjusted earnings; incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Whole milk: minutes at mean hourly pay

6.82 minutes per product unit latest value, 2024

United States: Whole milk: minutes at mean hourly pay2007: 10.05; 2024: 6.82051015201020152020

Mean of 12 monthly ratios 60×product price/mean gross private-sector hourly earnings, BLS. Not median or net pay. Product unit: US dollars per US gallon. Unadjusted prices and seasonally adjusted earnings; incomplete years excluded.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Health

Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)

9.9 litres per person aged 15+ latest value, 2020

United States: Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)2000: 9.1; 2020: 9.9024681020002005201020152020

Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.

Source: Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)

Anaemia among women aged 15–49

15 % latest value, 2023

United States: Anaemia among women aged 15–492000: 7.8; 2023: 150510152020002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Overweight among children under 5

9.7 % latest value, 2024

United States: Overweight among children under 52000: 7.7; 2024: 9.7024681020002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

3.8 % of children under 5 latest value, 2022

United States: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)1991: 3.1; 2022: 3.801234199520002005201020152020

Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.

Source: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

Wasting among children under 5

0.1 % latest value, 2022

United States: Wasting among children under 52000: 0.5; 2022: 0.100.20.40.60.8120002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

COVID economic support index

0 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

United States: COVID economic support index2020: 47.8; 2022: 0010203040502020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID containment and health index

44.6 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

United States: COVID containment and health index2020: 53.5; 2022: 44.60204060802020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID government response

39 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

United States: COVID government response2020: 52.8; 2022: 3902040602020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID policy stringency

31.7 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

United States: COVID policy stringency2020: 57.1; 2022: 31.702040602020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

Reported COVID-19 cases

47,140,633 by report dates in year latest value, 2022

United States: Reported COVID-19 cases2021: 32,988,414; 2022: 47,140,633010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,00050,000,0002020

Sum of WHO weekly reports by report date in a completed year, requiring at least 50 nonmissing values. Reported events, not total infections/deaths. Negative revisions retained; testing and reporting coverage changed.

Source: WHO: reported COVID-19 data

Reported COVID-19 deaths

20,841 by report dates in year latest value, 2025

United States: Reported COVID-19 deaths2021: 469,667; 2025: 20,8410100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00020202025

Sum of WHO weekly reports by report date in a completed year, requiring at least 50 nonmissing values. Reported events, not total infections/deaths. Negative revisions retained; testing and reporting coverage changed.

Source: WHO: reported COVID-19 data

Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

13.7 % of people aged 20-79 latest value, 2024

United States: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)2011: 9.4; 2024: 13.705101520152020

Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is calculated by adjusting to a standard population age-structure.

Source: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months

25.8 % latest value, 2018

United States: Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months2010: 23.3; 2018: 25.801020304020102015

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)

10.3 % of population latest value, 2023

United States: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)2015: 10.5; 2023: 10.305101520152020

The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.

Source: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)

Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)

1 % of population latest value, 2023

United States: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)2015: 1.1; 2023: 100.511.520152020

The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.

Source: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)

Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

10.9 % of current health expenditure latest value, 2023

United States: Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)2000: 15.1; 2023: 10.90510152020002005201020152020

Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.

Source: Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

16.7 % of GDP latest value, 2023

United States: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)2000: 12.5; 2023: 16.70510152020002005201020152020

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

13,473.2 current US dollars latest value, 2023

United States: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)2000: 4,548.6; 2023: 13,473.205,00010,00015,00020002005201020152020

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

2.7 per 1,000 people latest value, 2022

United States: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1960: 9.2; 2022: 2.702468101960197019801990200020102020

Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Source: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Low birthweight

8.3 % latest value, 2020

United States: Low birthweight2000: 7.9; 2020: 8.3024681020002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of low birthweight (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

13.4 per 1,000 people latest value, 2022

United States: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)1990: 10.4; 2022: 13.40510151990199520002005201020152020

Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

Source: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Obesity among adults aged 18+

41 % latest value, 2024

United States: Obesity among adults aged 18+2000: 27.5; 2024: 410102030405020002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Physicians (per 1,000 people)

3.7 per 1,000 people latest value, 2022

United States: Physicians (per 1,000 people)1960: 1.1; 2022: 3.7012341960197019801990200020102020

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Source: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)

12.7 per 100,000 people latest value, 2019

United States: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)2000: 15.7; 2019: 12.7051015202000200520102015

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

15.6 per 100,000 people latest value, 2021

United States: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)2000: 11.2; 2021: 15.60510152020002005201020152020

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)

15.8 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)2000: 38.6; 2024: 15.801020304020002005201020152020

The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.

Source: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)

Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

3.2 per 100,000 people latest value, 2024

United States: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)2000: 7.7; 2024: 3.20246820002005201020152020

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases arising in a given year, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. All forms of TB are included, including cases in people living with HIV. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.

Source: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

2.5 % of population latest value, 2023

United States: Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)2001: 2.5; 2023: 2.500.511.522.532005201020152020

Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.

Source: Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

94 % of children aged 12-23 months latest value, 2024

United States: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)1980: 96; 2024: 9402040608010019801990200020102020

Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.

Source: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

92 % of children aged 12-23 months latest value, 2024

United States: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)1980: 86; 2024: 9202040608010019801990200020102020

Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Culture and time

Electronic material circulation

554,828,762 loans, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Electronic material circulation2013: 98,671,064; 2024: 554,828,7620200,000,000400,000,000600,000,00020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: loans. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Public library circulation

1,705,446,588 loans, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Public library circulation1992: 1,564,380,576; 2024: 1,705,446,5880500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,0002,000,000,0002,500,000,000199520002005201020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: loans. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Library opening hours

35,691,949 hours, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Library opening hours1998: 34,906,074; 2024: 35,691,949010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,00020002005201020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: hours. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Physical material circulation

1,421,398,016 loans, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Physical material circulation2016: 1,970,924,714; 2024: 1,421,398,0160500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,0002,000,000,0002020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: loans. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Library program attendance

105,295,221 attendances, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Library program attendance2004: 67,333,789; 2024: 105,295,221050,000,000100,000,000150,000,0002005201020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: attendances. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Library programs

5,084,554 programs, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Library programs2004: 2,599,039; 2024: 5,084,55402,000,0004,000,0006,000,0002005201020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: programs. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Library public internet sessions

100,782,677 sessions, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Library public internet sessions2006: 334,465,128; 2024: 100,782,6770100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000400,000,000201020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: sessions. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Public library visits

869,121,923 visits, sum of available values latest value, 2024

United States: Public library visits1992: 932,349,435; 2024: 869,121,9230500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,0002,000,000,000199520002005201020152020

Sum of nonnegative IMLS Public Libraries Survey values across 50 states and DC for library fiscal years. Unit: visits. Includes published imputations; missing values excluded and coverage can change. Events are not unique people. See typed tables for flags and reporting counts.

Source: IMLS: Public Libraries Survey

Caring for household adults: time per day

0.05 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Caring for household adults: time per day2003: 0.05; 2025: 0.0500.010.020.030.040.050.0620052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Caring for household children: time per day

0.36 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Caring for household children: time per day2003: 0.42; 2025: 0.3600.10.20.30.40.520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Attending class: time per day

0.21 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Attending class: time per day2003: 0.29; 2025: 0.2100.10.20.320052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Computer leisure excluding games: time per day

0.22 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Computer leisure excluding games: time per day2003: 0.13; 2025: 0.2200.050.10.150.20.2520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Food preparation and cleanup: time per day

0.71 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Food preparation and cleanup: time per day2003: 0.53; 2025: 0.7100.20.40.60.820052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Eating and drinking: time per day

1.11 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Eating and drinking: time per day2003: 1.08; 2025: 1.1100.511.520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Sports, exercise and recreation: time per day

0.34 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Sports, exercise and recreation: time per day2003: 0.29; 2025: 0.3400.10.20.30.420052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Playing games: time per day

0.4 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Playing games: time per day2003: 0.16; 2025: 0.400.10.20.30.40.520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Lawn and garden care: time per day

0.19 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Lawn and garden care: time per day2003: 0.2; 2025: 0.1900.050.10.150.20.2520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Grocery shopping: time per day

0.12 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Grocery shopping: time per day2003: 0.11; 2025: 0.1200.050.10.1520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Homework and research: time per day

0.2 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Homework and research: time per day2003: 0.13; 2025: 0.200.050.10.150.20.2520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Housework: time per day

0.56 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Housework: time per day2003: 0.61; 2025: 0.5600.20.40.60.820052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Animal and pet care: time per day

0.14 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Animal and pet care: time per day2003: 0.08; 2025: 0.1400.050.10.1520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Playing with household children: time per day

0.07 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Playing with household children: time per day2003: 0.08; 2025: 0.0700.050.10.1520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Reading for personal interest: time per day

0.27 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Reading for personal interest: time per day2003: 0.36; 2025: 0.2700.10.20.30.420052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Reading to household children: time per day

0.01 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Reading to household children: time per day2003: 0.01; 2025: 0.010000.010.010.010.0120052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Religious and spiritual activities: time per day

0.13 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Religious and spiritual activities: time per day2003: 0.14; 2025: 0.1300.050.10.150.220052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Attending religious services: time per day

0.07 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Attending religious services: time per day2003: 0.11; 2025: 0.0700.050.10.1520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Consumer goods purchases: time per day

0.3 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Consumer goods purchases: time per day2003: 0.4; 2025: 0.300.10.20.30.40.520052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Sleeping: time per day

9.03 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Sleeping: time per day2003: 8.57; 2025: 9.03024681020052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Socializing and communicating: time per day

0.52 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Socializing and communicating: time per day2003: 0.68; 2025: 0.5200.20.40.60.820052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Talking with household children: time per day

0.02 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Talking with household children: time per day2003: 0.02; 2025: 0.0200.010.010.020.020.0320052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Watching TV: time per day

2.61 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Watching TV: time per day2003: 2.58; 2025: 2.61012320052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Volunteer activities: time per day

0.11 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Volunteer activities: time per day2003: 0.14; 2025: 0.1100.050.10.150.220052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Walking and playing with pets: time per day

0.06 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Walking and playing with pets: time per day2008: 0.04; 2025: 0.0600.020.040.060.080.12010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Working: time per day

3.03 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Working: time per day2003: 3.33; 2025: 3.030123420052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

Travel related to work: time per day

0.22 hours per day, people aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Travel related to work: time per day2003: 0.29; 2025: 0.2200.10.20.320052010201520202025

Published primary-activity time averaged across all US civilian people aged 15+, including non-participants, ATUS. Games are not exclusively video games. Hierarchical categories overlap; missing years are not interpolated.

Source: BLS: American Time Use Survey

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

84,205,000,000 current US dollars latest value, 2020

United States: International tourism, receipts (current US$)1995: 93,743,000,000; 2020: 84,205,000,000050,000,000,000100,000,000,000150,000,000,000200,000,000,000250,000,000,000199520002005201020152020

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International tourism, receipts (current US$)

International tourism, number of arrivals

45,037,000 arrivals per year latest value, 2020

United States: International tourism, number of arrivals1995: 79,732,000; 2020: 45,037,000050,000,000100,000,000150,000,000200,000,000199520002005201020152020

International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: International tourism, number of arrivals

Age at first marriage: women

28.4 years, median latest value, 2025

United States: Age at first marriage: women1947: 20.5; 2025: 28.4010203019501960197019801990200020102020

CPS ASEC estimates, not a census of every household. For duplicated years, the revised r row is selected. Early MS-2 points 1890–1940 are separate decennial censuses. Same-sex marriages are included from 2019. A Vintage population update affects 2025 annual comparisons. Household size differs from family size; living alone does not establish loneliness. HH-4 uses householder person weights, not HVS housing inventory weights.

Source: US Census Bureau: families and households

Age at first marriage: men

30.8 years, median latest value, 2025

United States: Age at first marriage: men1947: 23.7; 2025: 30.801020304019501960197019801990200020102020

CPS ASEC estimates, not a census of every household. For duplicated years, the revised r row is selected. Early MS-2 points 1890–1940 are separate decennial censuses. Same-sex marriages are included from 2019. A Vintage population update affects 2025 annual comparisons. Household size differs from family size; living alone does not establish loneliness. HH-4 uses householder person weights, not HVS housing inventory weights.

Source: US Census Bureau: families and households

Average household size

2.5 people per household latest value, 2025

United States: Average household size1960: 3.33; 2025: 2.5012341960197019801990200020102020

CPS ASEC estimates, not a census of every household. For duplicated years, the revised r row is selected. Early MS-2 points 1890–1940 are separate decennial censuses. Same-sex marriages are included from 2019. A Vintage population update affects 2025 annual comparisons. Household size differs from family size; living alone does not establish loneliness. HH-4 uses householder person weights, not HVS housing inventory weights.

Source: US Census Bureau: families and households

One-person household share

29.48 % of households latest value, 2025

United States: One-person household share1960: 13.1; 2025: 29.4801020301960197019801990200020102020

CPS ASEC estimates, not a census of every household. For duplicated years, the revised r row is selected. Early MS-2 points 1890–1940 are separate decennial censuses. Same-sex marriages are included from 2019. A Vintage population update affects 2025 annual comparisons. Household size differs from family size; living alone does not establish loneliness. HH-4 uses householder person weights, not HVS housing inventory weights.

Source: US Census Bureau: families and households

Land and housing

Agricultural land (% of land area)

46.1 % of land area latest value, 2023

United States: Agricultural land (% of land area)1961: 48.9; 2023: 46.101020304050197019801990200020102020

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

64,711.9 constant 2015 US dollars latest value, 2015

United States: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)2015: 64,711.9; 2015: 64,711.9020,00040,00060,00080,00020102015

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Arable land (% of land area)

16.6 % of land area latest value, 2023

United States: Arable land (% of land area)1961: 19.7; 2023: 16.60510152025197019801990200020102020

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Arable land (% of land area)

Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

8,413.5 kg per hectare latest value, 2024

United States: Cereal yield (kg per hectare)1961: 2,522.3; 2024: 8,413.502,0004,0006,0008,00010,000197019801990200020102020

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.

Source: Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

Certified organic agricultural land

3,214.13 1000 ha latest value, 2024

United States: Certified organic agricultural land2006: 1,188.2; 2024: 3,214.1301,0002,0003,0004,000201020152020

FAOSTAT RL, Agriculture area certified organic. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

US cropland: estimated value

6,020 US dollars per acre latest value, 2026

United States: US cropland: estimated value2022: 4,940; 2026: 6,02002,0004,0006,0008,00020202025

Published USDA NASS Land Values 2026 Summary estimate, nominal US dollars per acre. National row covers contiguous 48 states with source exclusions. Farm real estate includes buildings; cropland and pasture are different land types. Not transaction prices or a worldwide index.

Source: USDA NASS: Land Values

Farm buildings and farmyards

13,231.66 1000 ha latest value, 2024

United States: Farm buildings and farmyards1987: 12,516.87; 2024: 13,231.6605,00010,00015,0001990200020102020

FAOSTAT RL, Farm buildings and Farmyards. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

US farm real estate: estimated value

4,500 US dollars per acre latest value, 2026

United States: US farm real estate: estimated value2022: 3,720; 2026: 4,50001,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020202025

Published USDA NASS Land Values 2026 Summary estimate, nominal US dollars per acre. National row covers contiguous 48 states with source exclusions. Farm real estate includes buildings; cropland and pasture are different land types. Not transaction prices or a worldwide index.

Source: USDA NASS: Land Values

Actually irrigated agricultural land

21,503.04 1000 ha latest value, 2024

United States: Actually irrigated agricultural land2002: 22,384; 2024: 21,503.0405,00010,00015,00020,00025,0002005201020152020

FAOSTAT RL, Agriculture area actually irrigated. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Land equipped for irrigation

24,692.58 1000 ha latest value, 2024

United States: Land equipped for irrigation1961: 19,000; 2024: 24,692.58010,00020,00030,000197019801990200020102020

FAOSTAT RL, Land area equipped for irrigation. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cropland under zero or no tillage

42,576.38 1000 ha latest value, 2024

United States: Cropland under zero or no tillage2017: 42,271.86; 2024: 42,576.38010,00020,00030,00040,00050,0002020

FAOSTAT RL, Cropland area under zero or no tillage. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

US pasture: estimated value

2,000 US dollars per acre latest value, 2026

United States: US pasture: estimated value2022: 1,630; 2026: 2,00005001,0001,5002,0002,50020202025

Published USDA NASS Land Values 2026 Summary estimate, nominal US dollars per acre. National row covers contiguous 48 states with source exclusions. Farm real estate includes buildings; cropland and pasture are different land types. Not transaction prices or a worldwide index.

Source: USDA NASS: Land Values

Planted forest

27,423 1000 ha latest value, 2025

United States: Planted forest1990: 17,938; 2025: 27,423010,00020,00030,00019901995200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT RL, Planted Forest. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Primary forest

44,516 1000 ha latest value, 2025

United States: Primary forest2025: 44,516; 2025: 44,516010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00020202025

FAOSTAT RL, Primary Forest. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Everyday environment

Air transport, passengers carried

941,557,000 passengers per year latest value, 2023

United States: Air transport, passengers carried1970: 163,448,992; 2023: 941,557,0000200,000,000400,000,000600,000,000800,000,0001,000,000,000197019801990200020102020

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.

Source: Air transport, passengers carried

Access to electricity (% of population)

100 % of population latest value, 2024

United States: Access to electricity (% of population)1990: 100; 2024: 1000204060801001201990199520002005201020152020

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: Access to electricity (% of population)

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

127.8 kg of nutrients per hectare latest value, 2023

United States: Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)1961: 41.3; 2023: 127.8050100150197019801990200020102020

Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Forest area (% of land area)

33.9 % of land area latest value, 2023

United States: Forest area (% of land area)1990: 33; 2023: 33.90102030401990199520002005201020152020

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Forest area (% of land area)

Land temperature anomaly

1.76 °C latest value, 2025

United States: Land temperature anomaly1961: 0; 2025: 1.7600.511.522.5197019801990200020102020

FAOSTAT ET, Meteorological year. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

7 micrograms/m³, annual mean exposure latest value, 2023

United States: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)1990: 15.9; 2023: 7051015201990199520002005201020152020

Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

Source: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

12,460 million passenger-km latest value, 2020

United States: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)1995: 22,079.2; 2020: 12,460010,00020,00030,00040,000199520002005201020152020

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.

Source: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

97.6 % of population latest value, 2024

United States: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)2005: 95.4; 2024: 97.60204060801002005201020152020

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

97 % of population latest value, 2024

United States: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)2000: 96.7; 2024: 9702040608010020002005201020152020

The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

28.2 % of available freshwater resources latest value, 2022

United States: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources1980: 32.8; 2022: 28.201020304019801990200020102020

The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

Source: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Work and skills

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

4 % of primary-school-age children latest value, 2022

United States: Children out of school (% of primary school age)2005: 0.6; 2022: 40123452005201020152020

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

5.4 % of GDP latest value, 2021

United States: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)2015: 4.9; 2021: 5.4024620152020

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

59.1 % of population aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)1991: 60.6; 2025: 59.10204060801995200020052010201520202025

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.

Source: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

US mean gross hourly earnings

36.44 US dollars per hour latest value, 2025

United States: US mean gross hourly earnings2007: 20.91; 2025: 36.440102030402010201520202025

Mean of 12 CES0500000003 monthly values: all private nonfarm employees, mean gross hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted. Not median or net pay.

Source: BLS: average prices and hourly earnings

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

61.7 % of population aged 15+ latest value, 2025

United States: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)1990: 65.3; 2025: 61.702040608019901995200020052010201520202025

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)

9.7 % of children of end-of-primary age latest value, 2021

United States: Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)2001: 10.2; 2021: 9.70510152005201020152020

The share of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a short passage of age-appropriate material—in other words, those who are below the “minimum proficiency” threshold for reading. This measure is defined as the union of two deprivations: 1) schooling deprivation and 2) learning deprivation. A child is considered schooling-deprived (SD) if he or she is of primary school age and out-of-school. The dimension of learning deprivation (LD) applies only for children in school, and identifies those pupils who are below the minimum proficiency level (MPL) for reading, as defined by the Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML), measured in standard learning assessments, and reported in the context of the SDG 4.1.1b monitoring. This “union approach” to measurement reflects the choice that, as presented in the SDGs, all age 10 children must be both in school and learning. The final learning poverty measure combines the two dimensions in a single indicator using the following formula: LP = SD + [(1-SD) x LD]

Source: Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

95.7 % of relevant age group latest value, 2022

United States: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)2017: 98.8; 2022: 95.70501001502020

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

3.8 % of employment latest value, 2025

United States: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)1991: 4.8; 2025: 3.80123451995200020052010201520202025

Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

11.6 % of youth aged 15-24 latest value, 2025

United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)1994: 15.3; 2025: 11.6051015201995200020052010201520202025

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).

Source: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Science, space and technology

GitHub developer accounts at year end

30,298,253 accounts latest value, 2025

United States: GitHub developer accounts at year end2020: 11,660,333; 2025: 30,298,253010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,00020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub git pushes

139,823,295 git pushes latest value, 2025

United States: GitHub git pushes2020: 89,250,993; 2025: 139,823,295050,000,000100,000,000150,000,00020202025

Sum of all four published quarters of git pushes. One push may include multiple commits. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub organizations at year end

1,595,646 organizations latest value, 2025

United States: GitHub organizations at year end2020: 704,843; 2025: 1,595,6460500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,00020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub repositories at year end

74,046,444 repositories latest value, 2025

United States: GitHub repositories at year end2020: 35,235,403; 2025: 74,046,444020,000,00040,000,00060,000,00080,000,00020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

24.3 % of manufactured exports latest value, 2024

United States: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)2007: 29.9; 2024: 24.30102030201020152020

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Source: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

3.4 % of GDP latest value, 2023

United States: Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)1996: 2.5; 2023: 3.40123420002005201020152020

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Source: Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

R&D expenditure per inhabitant

2,741.7 euro per inhabitant latest value, 2024

United States: R&D expenditure per inhabitant1980: 201.1; 2024: 2,741.701,0002,0003,00019801990200020102020

Gross domestic R&D expenditure, all sectors, current euro per inhabitant, Eurostat. Exchange-rate and inflation changes remain.

Source: GERD by sector of performance

Researchers in R&D (per million people)

4,937.5 full-time equivalents per million people latest value, 2022

United States: Researchers in R&D (per million people)1996: 3,206.7; 2022: 4,937.501,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020002005201020152020

The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Source: Researchers in R&D (per million people)

Patent applications, residents

262,244 applications per year latest value, 2021

United States: Patent applications, residents1980: 62,098; 2021: 262,2440100,000200,000300,00019801990200020102020

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: Patent applications, residents

Business R&D, % of GDP

2.67 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: Business R&D, % of GDP1981: 1.57; 2024: 2.6701231990200020102020

BERD — R&D performed by businesses, as a share of GDP. It is part of GERD; the rest is performed by government institutes, universities and non-profits. Counted by who performs the work, not by who pays for it. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Government-sector R&D, % of GDP

0.28 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: Government-sector R&D, % of GDP1981: 0.42; 2024: 0.2800.10.20.30.40.51990200020102020

GOVERD — R&D performed by government research bodies (excluding universities), as a share of GDP. Part of GERD; counted by performer, not by source of funds. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

University R&D, % of GDP

0.38 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: University R&D, % of GDP1981: 0.22; 2024: 0.3800.10.20.30.41990200020102020

HERD — R&D performed by universities and other higher-education institutions, as a share of GDP. Part of GERD; counted by performer, not by source of funds. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

R&D funded by business

68.7 % of GERD latest value, 2024

United States: R&D funded by business1981: 49.4; 2024: 68.70204060801990200020102020

Share of all domestic R&D spending (GERD) paid for by businesses, whoever performed the work. GERD is all R&D performed in the country, whoever performs it: businesses, government institutes, universities and non-profits (Frascati Manual). OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

R&D funded by government

19.3 % of GERD latest value, 2024

United States: R&D funded by government1981: 47.8; 2024: 19.3010203040501990200020102020

Share of all domestic R&D spending (GERD) paid for by government, including public money for universities. GERD is all R&D performed in the country, whoever performs it: businesses, government institutes, universities and non-profits (Frascati Manual). OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

R&D funded from abroad

6.3 % of GERD latest value, 2024

United States: R&D funded from abroad2008: 3.9; 2024: 6.302468201020152020

Share of domestic R&D spending (GERD) paid for from abroad: foreign companies, international organisations, EU programmes. GERD is all R&D performed in the country, whoever performs it: businesses, government institutes, universities and non-profits (Frascati Manual). OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

R&D spending, billion dollars

847.9 billion USD PPP, 2020 prices latest value, 2024

United States: R&D spending, billion dollars1981: 177.9; 2024: 847.902004006008001,0001990200020102020

All domestic R&D spending (GERD) in billions of US dollars at purchasing power parity, constant 2020 prices, so years compare without inflation. GERD is all R&D performed in the country, whoever performs it: businesses, government institutes, universities and non-profits (Frascati Manual). OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Researchers per 1,000 employed

10.6 per 1,000 employed, FTE latest value, 2023

United States: Researchers per 1,000 employed1991: 6.8; 2023: 10.6051015199520002005201020152020

Researchers in full-time equivalents (FTE: two half-timers count as one) per 1,000 people employed. Researchers only, excluding technicians and support staff; not a headcount. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Researchers, thousands

1,733.1 thousand full-time equivalents latest value, 2023

United States: Researchers, thousands1991: 822.4; 2023: 1,733.105001,0001,5002,000199520002005201020152020

Researchers in all sectors in full-time equivalents (two half-timers count as one), thousands. Excludes technicians and support staff; the headcount is usually larger. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Government R&D budget, billion dollars

154.3 billion USD PPP, 2020 prices latest value, 2025

United States: Government R&D budget, billion dollars1981: 82.5; 2025: 154.30501001502001990200020102020

GBARD — R&D appropriations in the central government budget, billions of US dollars at PPP, 2020 prices. A budget, not GERD spending: it includes money spent abroad and given to international organisations, and excludes business money. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Defence share of government R&D budget

51.5 % of GBARD latest value, 2025

United States: Defence share of government R&D budget1981: 54.6; 2025: 51.50204060801990200020102020

Share of government R&D appropriations (GBARD) earmarked for defence. GBARD is a budget, not actual spending. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Space share of civil government R&D budget

11.6 % of civil GBARD latest value, 2025

United States: Space share of civil government R&D budget1981: 20.3; 2025: 11.601020301990200020102020

Share of civil government R&D appropriations (GBARD excluding defence) for space exploration and exploitation. Military space is not included. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Triadic patent families

14,321 families per year latest value, 2023

United States: Triadic patent families1985: 7,824; 2023: 14,32105,00010,00015,00020,0001990200020102020

Inventions filed at all three of the European, Japanese and US patent offices, by inventors' country and priority year, fractionally counted across co-inventing countries. Applications, not grants; counts inventions, not individual filings. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Government R&D budget, % of GDP

0.68 % of GDP latest value, 2024

United States: Government R&D budget, % of GDP1981: 1.05; 2024: 0.6800.511.51990200020102020

GBARD — central government R&D appropriations as a share of GDP, both in national currency at current prices from the same OECD table. A budget, not GERD spending; business money is not included. OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators.

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)

Business R&D per inhabitant

2,123.2 euro per inhabitant latest value, 2024

United States: Business R&D per inhabitant1980: 140.4; 2024: 2,123.205001,0001,5002,0002,50019801990200020102020

R&D performed by businesses (BERD), euros at current prices per inhabitant. Counted by who performs the work, not by who pays. Eurostat, rd_e_gerdtot (sector BES).

Source: Eurostat research and development statistics

Researchers, thousand people

2,023.6 thousand people latest value, 2022

United States: Researchers, thousand people2022: 2,023.6; 2022: 2,023.605001,0001,5002,0002,5002020

Number of people working as researchers in all sectors — each person counts once, however many hours they spend on research (headcount). Hence larger than full-time equivalents (researchers_fte). Eurostat, rd_p_persocc.

Source: Eurostat research and development statistics

Patent applications by origin, worldwide

503,283 applications per year latest value, 2024

United States: Patent applications by origin, worldwide1980: 62,661; 2024: 503,2830200,000400,000600,00019801990200020102020

All applications for patents for inventions filed in a year by applicants from the country at any patent office worldwide — at home and abroad (direct filings and PCT national phase entries). Country = first applicant's address (origin), not the filing office. Applications, not grants; one invention filed in five countries counts five times. Residents' filings at their own office are a separate series, resident_patent_applications. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (the last update is stated in the export file).

Source: WIPO IP Statistics Data Center

Patent applications abroad by origin

232,988 applications per year latest value, 2024

United States: Patent applications abroad by origin1980: 563; 2024: 232,9880100,000200,000300,00019801990200020102020

Applications for patents for inventions filed in a year by applicants from the country at foreign and regional offices (such as the European Patent Office): how much the country's inventions seek protection in other markets. Country = first applicant's address; applications, not grants. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (the last update is stated in the export file).

Source: WIPO IP Statistics Data Center

PCT international patent applications

52,699 applications per year latest value, 2025

United States: PCT international patent applications1995: 17,103; 2025: 52,699020,00040,00060,00080,0001995200020052010201520202025

International applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) by filing date and first applicant's country. One PCT application defers the choice of countries where the invention will be protected; it is neither a patent nor a filing at a particular office. The incomplete current year is excluded. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (the last update is stated in the export file).

Source: WIPO IP Statistics Data Center

NASA outlays

24.58 billion USD, current prices latest value, 2025

United States: NASA outlays1962: 1.26; 2025: 24.580102030197019801990200020102020

What NASA actually spent in the fiscal year (outlays, not budget authority), billions of dollars, not adjusted for inflation. US fiscal year: October to September (July to June before 1977). Actual years only; the table's estimates and plans are left out. OMB Historical Tables, Table 4.1.

Source: US Office of Management and Budget: Historical Tables

NASA share of US federal outlays

0.35 % of federal outlays latest value, 2025

United States: NASA share of US federal outlays1962: 1.18; 2025: 0.35012345197019801990200020102020

NASA outlays as a share of all US federal outlays in the same fiscal year; both are outlays from the same table. US fiscal year: October to September (July to June before 1977). Actual years only; the table's estimates and plans are left out. OMB Historical Tables, Table 4.1.

Source: US Office of Management and Budget: Historical Tables

Electric cars: share of new car sales

10 % of new car sales latest value, 2025

United States: Electric cars: share of new car sales2010: 0; 2025: 100246810122010201520202025

Share of electric cars among all new cars sold in the year. Sales are new cars in the year, not all cars on the road (that is the stock). Electric cars are battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV, a battery charged from the grid plus a petrol engine); ordinary hybrids without a plug and fuel-cell cars are not included. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Electric cars: new car sales

1,500,000 cars a year latest value, 2025

United States: Electric cars: new car sales2010: 1,200; 2025: 1,500,0000500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002010201520202025

New electric cars sold in the year. Electric cars are battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV, a battery charged from the grid plus a petrol engine); ordinary hybrids without a plug and fuel-cell cars are not included. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Battery-electric cars (BEV): sales

1,200,000 cars a year latest value, 2025

United States: Battery-electric cars (BEV): sales2010: 1,200; 2025: 1,200,0000500,0001,000,0001,500,0002010201520202025

New battery-electric cars (BEV: battery only, no combustion engine) sold in the year. Plug-in hybrids are not included. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Plug-in hybrid cars (PHEV): sales

330,000 cars a year latest value, 2025

United States: Plug-in hybrid cars (PHEV): sales2011: 8,000; 2025: 330,0000100,000200,000300,000400,000201520202025

New plug-in hybrid cars (PHEV: battery charged from the grid plus a combustion engine) sold in the year. Ordinary hybrids without a plug are not included. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Electric cars on the road (stock)

7,800,000 cars latest value, 2025

United States: Electric cars on the road (stock)2010: 3,800; 2025: 7,800,00002,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,0002010201520202025

Electric cars on the road at the end of the year: the whole stock, not the sales of the year. Electric cars are battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV, a battery charged from the grid plus a petrol engine); ordinary hybrids without a plug and fuel-cell cars are not included. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Electric cars: share of all cars on the road

3 % of the car stock latest value, 2025

United States: Electric cars: share of all cars on the road2010: 0; 2025: 3012342010201520202025

Share of electric cars among all cars on the road (the stock), not among the sales of the year. Electric cars are battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV, a battery charged from the grid plus a petrol engine); ordinary hybrids without a plug and fuel-cell cars are not included. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Electric buses: share of new bus sales

2 % of new bus sales latest value, 2025

United States: Electric buses: share of new bus sales2014: 0; 2025: 2012345201520202025

Share of electric buses (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) among all new buses sold in the year. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Public EV charging points

240,000 charging points latest value, 2025

United States: Public EV charging points2010: 480; 2025: 240,000050,000100,000150,000200,000250,0002010201520202025

Publicly available charging points (outlets that can each serve one car at a time) at the end of the year, slow and fast together. A point is not a station: one station can have many points. Home and private workplace chargers are not included. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Fast public charging points (over 22 kW)

70,000 charging points latest value, 2025

United States: Fast public charging points (over 22 kW)2015: 3,500; 2025: 70,000020,00040,00060,00080,000201520202025

Publicly available charging points over 22 kW at the end of the year, including ultra-fast ones (150 kW and more). A point is not a station. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Slow public charging points (up to 22 kW)

170,000 charging points latest value, 2025

United States: Slow public charging points (up to 22 kW)2010: 480; 2025: 170,000050,000100,000150,000200,0002010201520202025

Publicly available charging points of up to 22 kW at the end of the year. A point is not a station. IEA rounds values to two significant figures. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Electric cars per public charging point

33 vehicles per point latest value, 2025

United States: Electric cars per public charging point2010: 7.9; 2025: 330102030402010201520202025

Light-duty electric vehicles on the road (cars and vans, BEV and PHEV) per publicly available charging point. Higher means fewer public chargers per car; it is high where people charge at home, without a shortage of chargers. IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook), CC BY 4.0.

Source: IEA: Global EV Data Explorer (Global EV Outlook)

Electric cars: median range of new models (EPA)

475 km latest value, 2026

United States: Electric cars: median range of new models (EPA)2011: 109; 2026: 4750100200300400500201520202025

Median EPA range. All EPA-tested configurations of battery-electric cars (BEV) of the model year; each configuration counts once, regardless of how many were sold. EPA range is the US label test (combined city and highway); the same car shows more on Europe's WLTP and more still on China's CLTC. Model year is not the calendar year: model-year cars go on sale from the middle of the previous year. EPA/DOE, fueleconomy.gov (vehicles.csv), public domain.

Source: EPA/DOE: fueleconomy.gov vehicle test data (vehicles.csv)

Electric cars: longest range (EPA)

824 km latest value, 2026

United States: Electric cars: longest range (EPA)2011: 151; 2026: 82402004006008001,000201520202025

Longest EPA range among the configurations of the model year. All EPA-tested configurations of battery-electric cars (BEV) of the model year; each configuration counts once, regardless of how many were sold. EPA range is the US label test (combined city and highway); the same car shows more on Europe's WLTP and more still on China's CLTC. Model year is not the calendar year: model-year cars go on sale from the middle of the previous year. EPA/DOE, fueleconomy.gov (vehicles.csv), public domain.

Source: EPA/DOE: fueleconomy.gov vehicle test data (vehicles.csv)

Electric cars: configurations tested by EPA

321 configurations latest value, 2026

United States: Electric cars: configurations tested by EPA2011: 4; 2026: 3210100200300400201520202025

Battery-electric car configurations tested by EPA for the model year (different drives and batteries of one model count separately). This is the model offer, not sales. EPA range is the US label test (combined city and highway); the same car shows more on Europe's WLTP and more still on China's CLTC. Model year is not the calendar year: model-year cars go on sale from the middle of the previous year. EPA/DOE, fueleconomy.gov (vehicles.csv), public domain.

Source: EPA/DOE: fueleconomy.gov vehicle test data (vehicles.csv)

Electric cars: median electricity use (EPA)

23.1 kWh per 100 km latest value, 2026

United States: Electric cars: median electricity use (EPA)2011: 22.7; 2026: 23.10102030201520202025

Median EPA electricity use, including charging losses. All EPA-tested configurations of battery-electric cars (BEV) of the model year; each configuration counts once, regardless of how many were sold. EPA range is the US label test (combined city and highway); the same car shows more on Europe's WLTP and more still on China's CLTC. Model year is not the calendar year: model-year cars go on sale from the middle of the previous year. EPA/DOE, fueleconomy.gov (vehicles.csv), public domain.

Source: EPA/DOE: fueleconomy.gov vehicle test data (vehicles.csv)

US: public EV charging ports

168,388 ports latest value, 2023

United States: US: public EV charging ports2007: 417; 2023: 168,388050,000100,000150,000200,000201020152020

Publicly available EV charging ports in the US at year end (all levels: Level 1, Level 2 and DC fast). AFDC has not updated this series after 2023. A station is a location; a port charges one car at a time, and a station can have many ports. Home chargers are not included; from 2022 temporarily unavailable ports are counted too. US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (Station Locator, December snapshot).

Source: US DOE: Alternative Fuels Data Center

US: public EV charging stations

64,641 stations latest value, 2023

United States: US: public EV charging stations2007: 139; 2023: 64,641020,00040,00060,00080,000201020152020

Publicly available EV charging station locations in the US at year end; 2007-2013 are AFDC estimates from port counts. AFDC has not updated this series after 2023. A station is a location; a port charges one car at a time, and a station can have many ports. Home chargers are not included; from 2022 temporarily unavailable ports are counted too. US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (Station Locator, December snapshot).

Source: US DOE: Alternative Fuels Data Center

US: EV charging ports (public and private)

271,488 ports latest value, 2025

United States: US: EV charging ports (public and private)2014: 25,913; 2025: 271,4880100,000200,000300,000201520202025

All non-residential EV charging ports in the US at year end: public and private (fleets, workplaces). A station is a location; a port charges one car at a time, and a station can have many ports. Home chargers are not included; from 2022 temporarily unavailable ports are counted too. US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (Station Locator, December snapshot).

Source: US DOE: Alternative Fuels Data Center

US: DC fast charging ports

68,599 ports latest value, 2025

United States: US: DC fast charging ports2014: 1,494; 2025: 68,599020,00040,00060,00080,000201520202025

DC fast charging ports in the US at year end, public and private non-residential. Level 1 and Level 2 (slow AC charging) are not included. A station is a location; a port charges one car at a time, and a station can have many ports. Home chargers are not included; from 2022 temporarily unavailable ports are counted too. US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (Station Locator, December snapshot).

Source: US DOE: Alternative Fuels Data Center

Orbital launches

181 launches a year latest value, 2025

United States: Orbital launches1957: 1; 2025: 1810501001502001960197019801990200020102020

Orbital launch attempts in the year, successful and failed together. An orbital launch is an attempt to put a payload into Earth orbit or beyond, successful or not; suborbital flights (sounding rockets, missile tests, tourist hops) are excluded. The country is the GCAT launch vehicle state (Falcon 9 is the US, Ariane France, Electron from New Zealand New Zealand), not the satellite's country. Soviet launches (1957-1991) are not assigned to Russia: they are only in the world total. Zero after a country's first launch is a year without launches. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.

Source: GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell)

Failed orbital launches

3 launches a year latest value, 2025

United States: Failed orbital launches1957: 1; 2025: 3051015201960197019801990200020102020

Orbital launches in the year that failed to reach the intended orbit (GCAT code F; partial failures coded F are included). Counted from the country's first launch attempt. An orbital launch is an attempt to put a payload into Earth orbit or beyond, successful or not; suborbital flights (sounding rockets, missile tests, tourist hops) are excluded. The country is the GCAT launch vehicle state (Falcon 9 is the US, Ariane France, Electron from New Zealand New Zealand), not the satellite's country. Soviet launches (1957-1991) are not assigned to Russia: they are only in the world total. Zero after a country's first launch is a year without launches. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.

Source: GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell)

SpaceX orbital launches

170 launches a year latest value, 2025

United States: SpaceX orbital launches2006: 1; 2025: 1700501001502002010201520202025

Orbital launches by SpaceX (GCAT agency SPX: Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and orbital Starship flights), successful or not. One company's series, filed under the US. Starship tests GCAT counts as suborbital or near-orbital are not included. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.

Source: GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell)

Satellites and spacecraft put into orbit

3,719 payloads a year latest value, 2025

United States: Satellites and spacecraft put into orbit1958: 7; 2025: 3,71901,0002,0003,0004,0001960197019801990200020102020

Payloads (satellites, crewed and cargo ships, probes; no rocket stages, debris or dummies) put into orbit by successful launches in the year. The country is the payload owner in GCAT, not the rocket's country: a Turkish satellite on a Falcon 9 is Turkey. Thousands of Starlink satellites since 2019 are the US. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.

Source: GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell)

Communities and participation

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

28.9 % of seats latest value, 2025

United States: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)1997: 11.7; 2025: 28.90102030200020052010201520202025

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Source: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Religion and beliefs

Christians — population share

64 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Christians — population share2010: 78.3; 2020: 64020406080201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Christians — population

217,270 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Christians — population2010: 243,500; 2020: 217,270050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Muslims — population share

1.2 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Muslims — population share2010: 0.9; 2020: 1.200.511.5201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Muslims — population

4,050 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Muslims — population2010: 2,770; 2020: 4,05001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously unaffiliated — population share

29.7 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously unaffiliated — population share2010: 16.5; 2020: 29.70102030201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously unaffiliated — population

100,910 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously unaffiliated — population2010: 51,180; 2020: 100,910050,000100,000150,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Buddhists — population share

1.3 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Buddhists — population share2010: 1.2; 2020: 1.300.511.5201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Buddhists — population

4,380 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Buddhists — population2010: 3,580; 2020: 4,38001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Hindus — population share

0.9 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Hindus — population share2010: 0.6; 2020: 0.900.20.40.60.81201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Hindus — population

3,040 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Hindus — population2010: 1,790; 2020: 3,04001,0002,0003,0004,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Jews — population share

1.7 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Jews — population share2010: 1.8; 2020: 1.700.511.52201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Jews — population

5,730 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Jews — population2010: 5,710; 2020: 5,73002,0004,0006,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Other religions — population share

1.2 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Other religions — population share2010: 0.8; 2020: 1.200.511.5201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Other religions — population

4,050 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Other religions — population2010: 2,530; 2020: 4,05001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religious diversity — country rank

32 rank among 201 latest value, 2020

United States: Religious diversity — country rank2010: 68; 2020: 32020406080201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religious diversity index

5.8 index points (0–10) latest value, 2020

United States: Religious diversity index2010: 4.2; 2020: 5.80246201020152020

Pew index, 0–10, based on seven broad groups. 10 means seven equal groups; 0 means everyone belongs to one group. Does not measure religious freedom, intensity of belief or conflict. Values below 0.1 are retained as bounds in the table. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religious composition: balance between two groups

8.4 index points (0–10) latest value, 2020

United States: Religious composition: balance between two groups2010: 6.3; 2020: 8.40246810201020152020

Pew index, 0–10, based on seven broad groups. 10 means two equal groups, which may be any two religions. It is not an affiliated/unaffiliated index. Does not measure religious freedom, intensity of belief or conflict. Values below 0.1 are retained as bounds in the table. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously affiliated — population share

70.3 % of population latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously affiliated — population share2010: 83.5; 2020: 70.3020406080100201020152020

Macroscope calculation: total population minus Unaffiliated. A subtotal of six religious groups, not an eighth group or a count of believers in God. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously affiliated — population

238,520 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously affiliated — population2010: 259,880; 2020: 238,5200100,000200,000300,000201020152020

Macroscope calculation: total population minus Unaffiliated. A subtotal of six religious groups, not an eighth group or a count of believers in God. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously affiliated adults

69 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Religiously affiliated adults2024: 69; 2024: 690204060802020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Religion is very important in life

38 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Religion is very important in life2024: 38; 2024: 380102030402020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Belief in God

78 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Belief in God2024: 78; 2024: 780204060802020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Animals can have spirits or spiritual energies

57 % of adults latest value, 2023

United States: Animals can have spirits or spiritual energies2023: 57; 2023: 5702040602020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Nature can have spirits or spiritual energies

48 % of adults latest value, 2023

United States: Nature can have spirits or spiritual energies2023: 48; 2023: 48010203040502020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Objects can have spirits or spiritual energies

26 % of adults latest value, 2023

United States: Objects can have spirits or spiritual energies2023: 26; 2023: 2601020302020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Something spiritual beyond the natural world

79 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Something spiritual beyond the natural world2024: 79; 2024: 790204060802020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Definitely or probably life after death

70 % of adults latest value, 2023

United States: Definitely or probably life after death2023: 70; 2023: 700204060802020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Ancestors’ spirits can help or hurt

36 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Ancestors’ spirits can help or hurt2024: 36; 2024: 360102030402020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Belief in reincarnation

31 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Belief in reincarnation2024: 31; 2024: 310102030402020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Belief that magic and curses affect lives

30 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Belief that magic and curses affect lives2024: 30; 2024: 300102030402020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Prayer at least daily

44 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Prayer at least daily2024: 44; 2024: 44010203040502020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Religious services at least monthly

33 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Religious services at least monthly2024: 33; 2024: 330102030402020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Fasting during holy times

21 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Fasting during holy times2024: 21; 2024: 2105101520252020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Consulting fortune tellers or horoscopes

9 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Consulting fortune tellers or horoscopes2024: 9; 2024: 902468102020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Lighting candles or incense for spiritual reasons

20 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Lighting candles or incense for spiritual reasons2024: 20; 2024: 2005101520252020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Wearing or carrying religious items or symbols

31 % of adults latest value, 2024

United States: Wearing or carrying religious items or symbols2024: 31; 2024: 310102030402020

Pew weighted adult survey responses, rounded to integer percentages; surveyed countries are not a representative sample of the world. Most observations are from 2024; US animal/nature/object spirits and afterlife are from 2023, while affiliation, importance, prayer, attendance and spirituality beyond nature use the 2023–2024 RLS. The table retains the full survey period and English response wording. Affiliation, beliefs and practice are different concepts. Do not multiply adult percentages by all-age population; 100 minus affiliation does not identify atheists. Thirteen missing cells remain missing: 12 questions not asked in Tunisia and one Bangladesh response excluded after a translation error. Rounded zero is not evidence of no people; small differences are not declared significant without uncertainty estimates. Russian labels are Macroscope’s and have not been reviewed or endorsed by Pew.

Source: Pew Research Center: beliefs and practices, 2023–2024 surveys

Government restrictions on religion

2.1 index points (0–10) latest value, 2023

United States: Government restrictions on religion2023: 2.1; 2023: 2.100.511.522.52020

Pew coding of published materials for 2023, 198 countries and territories. Scores from 0 to 10, not population percentages. GRI covers government restrictions; SHI covers hostile acts by private individuals and groups. They measure different things and must not be summed. North Korea is not scored due to insufficient reliable observations; missing is not no restrictions. Released June 15, 2026.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious restrictions and social hostilities

Social hostilities involving religion

1.3 index points (0–10) latest value, 2023

United States: Social hostilities involving religion2023: 1.3; 2023: 1.300.511.52020

Pew coding of published materials for 2023, 198 countries and territories. Scores from 0 to 10, not population percentages. GRI covers government restrictions; SHI covers hostile acts by private individuals and groups. They measure different things and must not be summed. North Korea is not scored due to insufficient reliable observations; missing is not no restrictions. Released June 15, 2026.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious restrictions and social hostilities

Catholicism: retained since childhood

17 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Catholicism: retained since childhood2024: 17; 2024: 17051015202020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Catholicism: left since childhood

13 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Catholicism: left since childhood2024: 13; 2024: 130510152020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Catholicism: raised in the tradition

30 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Catholicism: raised in the tradition2024: 30; 2024: 300102030402020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Catholicism: joined since childhood

2 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Catholicism: joined since childhood2024: 2; 2024: 20112232020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Protestantism: retained since childhood

32 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Protestantism: retained since childhood2024: 32; 2024: 320102030402020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Protestantism: left since childhood

14 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Protestantism: left since childhood2024: 14; 2024: 140510152020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Protestantism: raised in the tradition

46 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Protestantism: raised in the tradition2024: 46; 2024: 46010203040502020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Protestantism: joined since childhood

8 % of all adults latest value, 2024

United States: Protestantism: joined since childhood2024: 8; 2024: 802468102020

Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.

Source: Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood

Christians among immigrants — share

69.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Christians among immigrants — share1990: 72.8; 2020: 69.80204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among immigrants — population

35,350 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Christians among immigrants — population1990: 16,940; 2020: 35,350010,00020,00030,00040,0001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among immigrants — share

7.1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Muslims among immigrants — share1990: 4.6; 2020: 7.1024681990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among immigrants — population

3,590 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Muslims among immigrants — population1990: 1,070; 2020: 3,59001,0002,0003,0004,0001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share

13.1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share1990: 14.7; 2020: 13.10510151990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — population

6,620 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — population1990: 3,430; 2020: 6,62002,0004,0006,0008,0001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among immigrants — share

2.6 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Buddhists among immigrants — share1990: 2.7; 2020: 2.601231990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among immigrants — population

1,320 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Buddhists among immigrants — population1990: 620; 2020: 1,32005001,0001,5001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among immigrants — share

5.2 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Hindus among immigrants — share1990: 3.1; 2020: 5.202461990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among immigrants — population

2,610 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Hindus among immigrants — population1990: 710; 2020: 2,61001,0002,0003,0001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among immigrants — share

0.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Jews among immigrants — share1990: 1.2; 2020: 0.800.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among immigrants — population

400 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Jews among immigrants — population1990: 290; 2020: 40001002003004005001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among immigrants — share

1.4 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Other religions among immigrants — share1990: 0.8; 2020: 1.400.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among immigrants — population

730 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Other religions among immigrants — population1990: 190; 2020: 73002004006008001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among emigrants — share

73.3 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Christians among emigrants — share1990: 68; 2020: 73.30204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among emigrants — population

2,270 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Christians among emigrants — population1990: 1,220; 2020: 2,27005001,0001,5002,0002,5001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among emigrants — share

3 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Muslims among emigrants — share1990: 4; 2020: 30123451990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among emigrants — population

90 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Muslims among emigrants — population1990: 70; 2020: 900204060801001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share

14.9 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share1990: 16.9; 2020: 14.9051015201990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — population

460 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — population1990: 300; 2020: 46001002003004005001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among emigrants — share

1.7 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Buddhists among emigrants — share1990: 2; 2020: 1.700.511.522.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among emigrants — population

50 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Buddhists among emigrants — population1990: 40; 2020: 5001020304050601990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among emigrants — share

0.7 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Hindus among emigrants — share1990: 0.9; 2020: 0.700.20.40.60.811990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among emigrants — population

20 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Hindus among emigrants — population1990: 20; 2020: 2005101520251990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among emigrants — share

5 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Jews among emigrants — share1990: 6.5; 2020: 5024681990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among emigrants — population

150 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Jews among emigrants — population1990: 120; 2020: 1500501001502001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among emigrants — share

1.4 % of migrants latest value, 2020

United States: Other religions among emigrants — share1990: 1.8; 2020: 1.400.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among emigrants — population

40 thousand persons latest value, 2020

United States: Other religions among emigrants — population1990: 30; 2020: 40010203040501990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religion very important: WVS

37.1 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Religion very important: WVS2017: 37.1; 2017: 37.10102030402015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Religion not at all important: WVS

16.5 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Religion not at all important: WVS2017: 16.5; 2017: 16.5051015202015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Never attend services: WVS

33.3 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Never attend services: WVS2017: 33.3; 2017: 33.30102030402015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Never pray: WVS

19 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Never pray: WVS2017: 19; 2017: 19051015202015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Identify as religious: WVS

58 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Identify as religious: WVS2017: 58; 2017: 5802040602015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Identify as non-religious: WVS

33.3 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Identify as non-religious: WVS2017: 33.3; 2017: 33.30102030402015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Identify as atheists: WVS

7.9 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Identify as atheists: WVS2017: 7.9; 2017: 7.9024682015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Do not believe in God: WVS

17.6 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Do not believe in God: WVS2017: 17.6; 2017: 17.6051015202015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Believe in God: WVS

81.2 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Believe in God: WVS2017: 81.2; 2017: 81.20204060801002015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Believe in life after death: WVS

68.2 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Believe in life after death: WVS2017: 68.2; 2017: 68.20204060802015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Believe in hell: WVS

66.7 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Believe in hell: WVS2017: 66.7; 2017: 66.70204060802015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Believe in heaven: WVS

66.9 % of all weighted respondents latest value, 2017

United States: Believe in heaven: WVS2017: 66.9; 2017: 66.90204060802015

WVS7 published tables of Joint EVS/WVS v5.0.0, 66 country/territory samples, 2017–2023. Separate EVS samples are excluded to avoid duplication. Percentages use the full weighted sample, including do-not-know, refusal and other missing responses in the denominator; this differs from EVS valid percentages. gwght retains the original national WVS weights, not population-size country weights. The weighted TOTAL is retained and is not the actual interview count. F034/Q173 distinguishes a religious person, a non-religious person and an atheist; the original WVS response does not say “convinced” although the joint harmonized heading does. Affiliation, self-description and belief are distinct questions; there is no separate agnostic category. The year is the survey reference year from the year variable, not the publication year; India is 2023. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain separate regions. Published dashes remain unprinted cells, not exact zeros. No confidence intervals or representative global aggregate are available in these tables. Source: EVS/WVS (2024), Joint EVS/WVS 2017–2022 Dataset v5.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14320; tables dated 2024-06-30; WVS7 v6.0, doi:10.14281/18241.24. Selected published aggregates for non-commercial analysis; original microdata are not redistributed.

Source: WVS7: public EVS/WVS tables

Catholics — population, 2010 estimate

74,470 thousand persons latest value, 2010

United States: Catholics — population, 2010 estimate2010: 74,470; 2010: 74,470020,00040,00060,00080,00020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Protestants — population, 2010 estimate

159,850 thousand persons latest value, 2010

United States: Protestants — population, 2010 estimate2010: 159,850; 2010: 159,850050,000100,000150,000200,00020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Eastern and Oriental Orthodox — population, 2010 estimate

1,870 thousand persons latest value, 2010

United States: Eastern and Oriental Orthodox — population, 2010 estimate2010: 1,870; 2010: 1,87005001,0001,5002,00020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Other Christians — population, 2010 estimate

10,590 thousand persons latest value, 2010

United States: Other Christians — population, 2010 estimate2010: 10,590; 2010: 10,59005,00010,00015,00020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Shia among Muslims — lower estimate endpoint, 2009

10 % of Muslims latest value, 2009

United States: Shia among Muslims — lower estimate endpoint, 20092009: 10; 2009: 100246810122005

Historical 2009 expert/ethnographic estimates, not a current census or survey responses. Denominator: all Muslims in the respective country, not its total population. Ranges are the source’s likely estimate ranges, not statistical confidence intervals; Pew does not quantify a margin of error. Lower and upper range endpoints have separate indicators; no midpoint is calculated. Approximate (~) estimates are separate; <1%, <5% and similar are bounds in the typed table only. Missing -- is not zero. The remainder is not automatically called Sunni, which would conceal other traditions. Share of the world’s Shia and Shia share of a country’s Muslims have distinct denominators. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Shia share ranges, 2009

Shia among Muslims — upper estimate endpoint, 2009

15 % of Muslims latest value, 2009

United States: Shia among Muslims — upper estimate endpoint, 20092009: 15; 2009: 15051015202005

Historical 2009 expert/ethnographic estimates, not a current census or survey responses. Denominator: all Muslims in the respective country, not its total population. Ranges are the source’s likely estimate ranges, not statistical confidence intervals; Pew does not quantify a margin of error. Lower and upper range endpoints have separate indicators; no midpoint is calculated. Approximate (~) estimates are separate; <1%, <5% and similar are bounds in the typed table only. Missing -- is not zero. The remainder is not automatically called Sunni, which would conceal other traditions. Share of the world’s Shia and Shia share of a country’s Muslims have distinct denominators. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Shia share ranges, 2009

Internet and communication freedom

Communication restrictions: documented cases

1 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Communication restrictions: documented cases2025: 1; 2025: 1000111120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Full-network restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Full-network restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Service-based restrictions

1 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Service-based restrictions2025: 1; 2025: 1000111120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Intentional throttling

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Intentional throttling2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Mobile internet restrictions

1 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Mobile internet restrictions2025: 1; 2025: 1000111120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Broadband internet restrictions

1 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Broadband internet restrictions2025: 1; 2025: 1000111120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

SMS restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: SMS restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Phone-call restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Phone-call restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Facebook restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Facebook restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

X / Twitter restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: X / Twitter restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

WhatsApp restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: WhatsApp restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Instagram restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Instagram restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Telegram restrictions

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Telegram restrictions2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Restrictions linked to protests

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Restrictions linked to protests2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Restrictions linked to elections

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Restrictions linked to elections2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Restrictions linked to conflict

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Restrictions linked to conflict2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Restrictions linked to exams

0 documented cases a year latest value, 2025

United States: Restrictions linked to exams2025: 0; 2025: 00120202025

Cases documented by Access Now / #KeepItOn in the reporting calendar year. Ongoing restrictions count in each year they persist, not only when they begin. Country denotes the affected location, not necessarily the imposing actor. Detection coverage varies; missing country-years are not filled with zero. Counts do not measure affected people, disconnected hours or censorship severity. Subcategories overlap. A subcategory zero means no explicit positive flags among the country-year records; unknown attributes remain in the detailed data.

Source: Access Now / #KeepItOn: STOP tracker

Internet freedom: overall score

73 points out of 100 latest value, 2025

United States: Internet freedom: overall score2019: 77; 2025: 7302040608020202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Internet freedom: access score

20 points out of 25 latest value, 2025

United States: Internet freedom: access score2019: 21; 2025: 20051015202520202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Internet freedom: content score

28 points out of 35 latest value, 2025

United States: Internet freedom: content score2019: 31; 2025: 2801020304020202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Internet freedom: user-rights score

25 points out of 40 latest value, 2025

United States: Internet freedom: user-rights score2019: 25; 2025: 25010203020202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Connectivity freedom: infrastructure control

6 points out of 6 latest value, 2025

United States: Connectivity freedom: infrastructure control2025: 6; 2025: 60246820202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Content freedom: website and VPN blocking

6 points out of 6 latest value, 2025

United States: Content freedom: website and VPN blocking2025: 6; 2025: 60246820202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Content freedom: forced removal

3 points out of 4 latest value, 2025

United States: Content freedom: forced removal2025: 3; 2025: 30123420202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Online rights: punishment for online activity

4 points out of 6 latest value, 2025

United States: Online rights: punishment for online activity2025: 4; 2025: 401234520202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Online rights: anonymity and encryption

3 points out of 4 latest value, 2025

United States: Online rights: anonymity and encryption2025: 3; 2025: 30123420202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Online rights: state surveillance

2 points out of 6 latest value, 2025

United States: Online rights: state surveillance2025: 2; 2025: 201122320202025

Freedom House expert assessment; higher scores mean more freedom, not a percentage of people or sites. Year denotes the edition, assessing June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of that year. Total is access (0–25) plus content (0–35) plus user rights (0–40). Country coverage is neither a random sample nor the entire world. History starts in 2019, when the source reversed its scale; the 2025 production process was reduced due to budget constraints. Detailed questions cover 2025 only; gaps remain missing.

Source: Freedom House: Freedom on the Net

Markets and valuations

Equity price change (WDI)

−19.44 % per year latest value, 2022

United States: Equity price change (WDI)1990: −6.56; 2022: −19.440102030401990199520002005201020152020

Annual equity index price change, without adding dividends. WDI describes USD S&P BMI indices but separately specifies local prices and CAC40, DAX, Nikkei, FTSE and S&P500 for France, Germany, Japan, the UK and US. Do not treat all countries as one USD portfolio. Coverage and currency bases differ; a historical sample, not live quotes. Source definition: S&P Global Equity Indices measure the U.S. dollar price change in the stock markets covered by the S&P BMI country indices.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Stock market capitalisation / GDP

224.04 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Stock market capitalisation / GDP1975: 41.77; 2025: 224.0405010015020025019801990200020102020

Year-end market value of listed domestic equities divided by annual GDP: a stock/flow ratio, not P/E or a bubble diagnosis. Foreign revenues and the share of business outside exchanges vary across countries. India, 2025: WDI reports USD 10.56 trillion of capitalisation, while NSE Market Pulse January 2026 reports about USD 5.3 trillion for India. The reason is unresolved. That year’s capitalisation and capitalisation/GDP are retained in the typed dataset with quality=source_discrepancy but excluded from annual charts and automatic analysis pending review. Source definition: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Listed domestic equity capitalisation

68,937.87 US$ bn latest value, 2025

United States: Listed domestic equity capitalisation1975: 703.8; 2025: 68,937.87020,00040,00060,00080,00019801990200020102020

Price times outstanding shares at year end, in current US dollars. Funds and companies that only hold other companies’ shares are excluded. Changes include repricing, listings, delistings and exchange rates; this is not portfolio return. India, 2025: WDI reports USD 10.56 trillion of capitalisation, while NSE Market Pulse January 2026 reports about USD 5.3 trillion for India. The reason is unresolved. That year’s capitalisation and capitalisation/GDP are retained in the typed dataset with quality=source_discrepancy but excluded from annual charts and automatic analysis pending review. Source definition: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Equity trading value / GDP

180.26 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Equity trading value / GDP1975: 8.15; 2025: 180.26010020030040019801990200020102020

Annual value of domestic and foreign shares traded divided by GDP, counting one side of each transaction. Trading volume is neither market capitalisation nor invested savings. Source definition: The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Domestic equity turnover ratio

68.5 % per year latest value, 2024

United States: Domestic equity turnover ratio1984: 69.18; 2024: 68.501002003004005001990200020102020

Domestic shares traded relative to their capitalisation; WDI annualises the monthly average by multiplying by 12. High turnover measures trading activity, not investment return. Source definition: Turnover ratio is the value of domestic shares traded divided by their market capitalization. The value is annualized by multiplying the monthly average by 12.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Listed domestic companies

3,908 companies latest value, 2025

United States: Listed domestic companies1975: 2,670; 2025: 3,90802,0004,0006,0008,00010,00019801990200020102020

Companies with listed shares at year end, including foreign companies exclusively listed locally. Multiple share classes count as one company; investment funds are excluded. Source definition: Listed domestic companies, including foreign companies which are exclusively listed, are those which have shares listed on an exchange at the end of the year. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies, such as holding companies and investment companies, regardless of their legal status, are excluded. A company with several classes of shares is counted once. Only companies admitted to listing on the exchange are included.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Private-sector credit / GDP

201.27 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Private-sector credit / GDP1960: 71.05; 2025: 201.270501001502002501960197019801990200020102020

Financial resources supplied to the private sector by financial corporations relative to GDP. Includes loans and other debt claims; country coverage differs. Neither government debt nor mortgages alone. Source definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Bank nonperforming loans

0.96 % of gross loans latest value, 2025

United States: Bank nonperforming loans2009: 4.96; 2025: 0.960123452010201520202025

Loans 90+ days overdue or unlikely to be repaid in full divided by gross loans, before provisions and collateral deductions. National rules and coverage can differ. Source definition: The indicator measures the proportion of a deposit taker’s loan portfolio that is impaired or at risk of default. It is calculated as the ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) to total gross loans, where NPLs are defined as loans that are past due by 90 days or more or are otherwise considered unlikely to be repaid in full without the realization of collateral. Both non-performing loans and total gross loans should be reported at their gross book value, without deducting for loan-loss provisions or collateral. This indicator provides a key measure of asset quality and potential credit risk in the banking system.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

US Treasury yield: 3 months

4.21 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US Treasury yield: 3 months1982: 11.09; 2025: 4.210510151990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Nominal Treasury market yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 1 year

3.91 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US Treasury yield: 1 year1962: 3.1; 2025: 3.91051015197019801990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Nominal Treasury market yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 2 years

3.81 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US Treasury yield: 2 years1977: 6.45; 2025: 3.8105101519801990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Nominal Treasury market yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 5 years

3.92 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US Treasury yield: 5 years1962: 3.7; 2025: 3.92051015197019801990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Nominal Treasury market yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 10 years

4.29 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US Treasury yield: 10 years1962: 3.95; 2025: 4.29051015197019801990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Nominal Treasury market yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 30 years

4.78 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US Treasury yield: 30 years1978: 8.49; 2025: 4.7805101519801990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Nominal Treasury market yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US TIPS real yield: 5 years

1.51 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US TIPS real yield: 5 years2003: 1.27; 2025: 1.5100.511.522.520052010201520202025

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Real inflation-indexed Treasury (TIPS) yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US TIPS real yield: 10 years

1.96 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: US TIPS real yield: 10 years2003: 2.06; 2025: 1.9600.511.522.520052010201520202025

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Real inflation-indexed Treasury (TIPS) yield. Constant maturity, percent per year. A quoted yield, not a price change or investor total return.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

Effective federal funds rate

4.21 % per year latest value, 2025

United States: Effective federal funds rate1955: 1.79; 2025: 4.21051015201960197019801990200020102020

Federal Reserve published full-year average; monthly observations in the typed dataset. Effective overnight federal funds rate, not an FOMC target-range bound.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US yield curve: 10 years minus 2 years

0.48 percentage points latest value, 2025

United States: US yield curve: 10 years minus 2 years1977: 0.97; 2025: 0.48012319801990200020102020

Difference of monthly Fed yields; annual chart uses a mean only with all 12 paired months. Negative values mean inversion: the short yield exceeds the long yield. Inversion does not date or guarantee a recession.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US yield curve: 10 years minus 3 months

0.08 percentage points latest value, 2025

United States: US yield curve: 10 years minus 3 months1982: 1.9; 2025: 0.08012341990200020102020

Difference of monthly Fed yields; annual chart uses a mean only with all 12 paired months. Negative values mean inversion: the short yield exceeds the long yield. Inversion does not date or guarantee a recession.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US 10-year inflation compensation

2.33 percentage points latest value, 2025

United States: US 10-year inflation compensation2003: 1.96; 2025: 2.33012320052010201520202025

Difference of monthly Fed yields; annual chart uses a mean only with all 12 paired months. Nominal yield minus TIPS yield: includes inflation expectations, risk and liquidity premiums, not a pure inflation forecast.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 3 months · month

4.09 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US Treasury yield: 3 months · month1981: 11.32; 2026: 4.090510151990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 1 year · month

4.37 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US Treasury yield: 1 year · month1953: 1.66; 2026: 4.370510151960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 2 years · month

4.65 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US Treasury yield: 2 years · month1976: 5.38; 2026: 4.6505101519801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 5 years · month

4.8 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US Treasury yield: 5 years · month1953: 2.32; 2026: 4.80510151960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 10 years · month

4.99 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US Treasury yield: 10 years · month1953: 2.59; 2026: 4.990510151960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US Treasury yield: 30 years · month

5.37 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US Treasury yield: 30 years · month1977: 7.94; 2026: 5.3705101519801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US TIPS real yield: 5 years · month

2.44 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US TIPS real yield: 5 years · month2003: 1.23; 2026: 2.4400.511.522.520052010201520202025

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US TIPS real yield: 10 years · month

2.64 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: US TIPS real yield: 10 years · month2003: 1.98; 2026: 2.64012320052010201520202025

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

Effective federal funds rate · month

3.75 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: Effective federal funds rate · month1954: 1.28; 2026: 3.75051015201960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US yield curve: 10 years minus 2 years · month

0.34 percentage points latest value, 2026

United States: US yield curve: 10 years minus 2 years · month1976: 1.49; 2026: 0.34012319801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US yield curve: 10 years minus 3 months · month

0.9 percentage points latest value, 2026

United States: US yield curve: 10 years minus 3 months · month1981: 2.4; 2026: 0.9012341990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

US 10-year inflation compensation · month

2.35 percentage points latest value, 2026

United States: US 10-year inflation compensation · month2003: 2.29; 2026: 2.35012320052010201520202025

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. Monthly Federal Reserve H.15 yields; spreads subtract matched months. Yields are not portfolio returns; inflation compensation includes risk and liquidity premiums.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates

Equities: latest month (OECD)

226.1 2015 = 100 latest value, 2026

United States: Equities: latest month (OECD)1957: 2.28; 2026: 226.10501001502002501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. OECD national indices, normally monthly means of daily closes, 2015 = 100. Index composition differs across countries; dividends are not added. Index changes are not total-market capitalisation growth. Monthly averages smooth intramonth falls.

Source: OECD: monthly financial markets, national sources

Long-term yields: latest month (OECD)

4.99 % per year latest value, 2026

United States: Long-term yields: latest month (OECD)1953: 2.59; 2026: 4.990510151960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. National-currency long-term government bond rates, normally around ten years, monthly national-source observations. Maturity, coverage and methodology vary by country. A quoted yield is not investor total return.

Source: OECD: monthly financial markets, national sources

US CAPE: latest month

40.71 ratio latest value, 2026

United States: US CAPE: latest month1881: 15.96; 2026: 40.710102030405019501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. CAPE divides price by trailing ten-year average real earnings; TR CAPE adjusts for payout changes and reinvestment. Excess CAPE yield compares inverse CAPE with a real long-term rate, not a promised return. Price is normally a daily-close monthly mean; the author interpolates earnings and dividends between quarterly or annual observations. High CAPE does not date a crash. The latest month may be incomplete. Author note: Oct price is Oct 2nd close | Sept/Oct CPI estimated | Oct GS10 is Oct 2nd value

Source: Robert J. Shiller: US market valuations

US total-return CAPE

43.33 ratio latest value, 2026

United States: US total-return CAPE1881: 20.51; 2026: 43.330102030405019501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. CAPE divides price by trailing ten-year average real earnings; TR CAPE adjusts for payout changes and reinvestment. Excess CAPE yield compares inverse CAPE with a real long-term rate, not a promised return. Price is normally a daily-close monthly mean; the author interpolates earnings and dividends between quarterly or annual observations. High CAPE does not date a crash. The latest month may be incomplete. Author note: Oct price is Oct 2nd close | Sept/Oct CPI estimated | Oct GS10 is Oct 2nd value

Source: Robert J. Shiller: US market valuations

US excess CAPE yield

0.56 percentage points latest value, 2026

United States: US excess CAPE yield1881: 0.49; 2026: 0.5605101519501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. CAPE divides price by trailing ten-year average real earnings; TR CAPE adjusts for payout changes and reinvestment. Excess CAPE yield compares inverse CAPE with a real long-term rate, not a promised return. Price is normally a daily-close monthly mean; the author interpolates earnings and dividends between quarterly or annual observations. High CAPE does not date a crash. The latest month may be incomplete. Author note: Oct price is Oct 2nd close | Sept/Oct CPI estimated | Oct GS10 is Oct 2nd value

Source: Robert J. Shiller: US market valuations

US equity index: Shiller history

7,722.72 index points latest value, 2026

United States: US equity index: Shiller history1871: 4.74; 2026: 7,722.7202,0004,0006,0008,00019501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. CAPE divides price by trailing ten-year average real earnings; TR CAPE adjusts for payout changes and reinvestment. Excess CAPE yield compares inverse CAPE with a real long-term rate, not a promised return. Price is normally a daily-close monthly mean; the author interpolates earnings and dividends between quarterly or annual observations. High CAPE does not date a crash. The latest month may be incomplete. Author note: Oct price is Oct 2nd close | Sept/Oct CPI estimated | Oct GS10 is Oct 2nd value

Source: Robert J. Shiller: US market valuations

US index earnings: Shiller

295.39 USD per index unit latest value, 2026

United States: US index earnings: Shiller1871: 0.4; 2026: 295.39010020030019501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. CAPE divides price by trailing ten-year average real earnings; TR CAPE adjusts for payout changes and reinvestment. Excess CAPE yield compares inverse CAPE with a real long-term rate, not a promised return. Price is normally a daily-close monthly mean; the author interpolates earnings and dividends between quarterly or annual observations. High CAPE does not date a crash. The latest month may be incomplete. Author note: Oct price is Oct 2nd close | Sept/Oct CPI estimated | Oct GS10 is Oct 2nd value

Source: Robert J. Shiller: US market valuations

US index dividends: Shiller

81.7 USD per index unit latest value, 2026

United States: US index dividends: Shiller1871: 0.26; 2026: 81.702040608010019501960197019801990200020102020

The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. CAPE divides price by trailing ten-year average real earnings; TR CAPE adjusts for payout changes and reinvestment. Excess CAPE yield compares inverse CAPE with a real long-term rate, not a promised return. Price is normally a daily-close monthly mean; the author interpolates earnings and dividends between quarterly or annual observations. High CAPE does not date a crash. The latest month may be incomplete. Author note: Oct price is Oct 2nd close | Sept/Oct CPI estimated | Oct GS10 is Oct 2nd value

Source: Robert J. Shiller: US market valuations

Nominal residential property prices

234.08 index, 2010 = 100 latest value, 2025

United States: Nominal residential property prices1970: 10.73; 2025: 234.08050100150200250197019801990200020102020

BIS residential property prices in local currency, without inflation adjustment. Mean of four quarters; incomplete years omitted. Housing coverage and methods differ across countries. Compare with BIS real prices; excludes rental income and does not establish a bubble.

Source: BIS: nominal and real residential property prices

Cryptoassets

US: bought or held crypto as an investment

9 % of adults latest value, 2025

United States: US: bought or held crypto as an investment2021: 11; 2025: 905101520202025

Federal Reserve SHED table 33, all US adults aged 18+. Use during the preceding 12 months, not ownership at the survey date. Online survey; responses overlap and must not be summed. Not an all-age estimate. Year is the survey year, not publication year.

Source: Federal Reserve: SHED

US: used crypto for purchases or payments

2 % of adults latest value, 2025

United States: US: used crypto for purchases or payments2021: 2; 2025: 200.511.522.520202025

Federal Reserve SHED table 33, all US adults aged 18+. Use during the preceding 12 months, not ownership at the survey date. Online survey; responses overlap and must not be summed. Not an all-age estimate. Year is the survey year, not publication year.

Source: Federal Reserve: SHED

US: sent crypto to friends or family

1 % of adults latest value, 2025

United States: US: sent crypto to friends or family2021: 1; 2025: 100.511.522.520202025

Federal Reserve SHED table 33, all US adults aged 18+. Use during the preceding 12 months, not ownership at the survey date. Online survey; responses overlap and must not be summed. Not an all-age estimate. Year is the survey year, not publication year.

Source: Federal Reserve: SHED

US: any cryptocurrency use

10 % of adults latest value, 2025

United States: US: any cryptocurrency use2021: 12; 2025: 1005101520202025

Federal Reserve SHED table 33, all US adults aged 18+. Use during the preceding 12 months, not ownership at the survey date. Online survey; responses overlap and must not be summed. Not an all-age estimate. Year is the survey year, not publication year.

Source: Federal Reserve: SHED

Industry and waste

Municipal waste per person

792 kg per person a year latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste per person1975: 530; 2018: 79202004006008001980199020002010

Municipal waste generated in the year per inhabitant. Municipal waste is collected by or on behalf of municipalities: household waste and similar waste of shops, offices and institutions. Industrial, construction and mining waste are outside it; national scopes differ. OECD, MUNW.

Source: OECD, Municipal waste: generation and treatment (MUNW)

Municipal waste landfilled

50 % of treated latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste landfilled1980: 81.4; 2018: 500204060801001980199020002010

Landfill as a share of municipal waste treated in the year. Municipal waste is collected by or on behalf of municipalities: household waste and similar waste of shops, offices and institutions. Industrial, construction and mining waste are outside it; national scopes differ. OECD, MUNW.

Source: OECD, Municipal waste: generation and treatment (MUNW)

Municipal waste recycled

23.6 % of treated latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste recycled1980: 9.6; 2018: 23.601020301980199020002010

Material recycling (composting excluded) as a share of municipal waste treated in the year, as reported by the country; not the secondary material finally produced. Municipal waste is collected by or on behalf of municipalities: household waste and similar waste of shops, offices and institutions. Industrial, construction and mining waste are outside it; national scopes differ. OECD, MUNW.

Source: OECD, Municipal waste: generation and treatment (MUNW)

Municipal waste composted

8.5 % of treated latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste composted1980: 0; 2018: 8.50510151980199020002010

Composting and digestion as a share of municipal waste treated in the year. Municipal waste is collected by or on behalf of municipalities: household waste and similar waste of shops, offices and institutions. Industrial, construction and mining waste are outside it; national scopes differ. OECD, MUNW.

Source: OECD, Municipal waste: generation and treatment (MUNW)

Municipal waste incinerated

11.8 % of treated latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste incinerated1980: 9.1; 2018: 11.801020301980199020002010

Incineration, with and without energy recovery, as a share of municipal waste treated in the year. Municipal waste is collected by or on behalf of municipalities: household waste and similar waste of shops, offices and institutions. Industrial, construction and mining waste are outside it; national scopes differ. OECD, MUNW.

Source: OECD, Municipal waste: generation and treatment (MUNW)

Industrial production (OECD index)

100.3 index, 2015 = 100 latest value, 2025

United States: Industrial production (OECD index)1919: 4.9; 2025: 100.305010015019501960197019801990200020102020

Industrial output volume — mining, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water (ISIC B-E), annual average, 2015 = 100. It tracks physical volume, not revenue; compare countries by their change, not by their level. OECD short-term statistics (production volume, not seasonally adjusted).

Source: OECD short-term statistics: industrial production index

Manufacturing, share of GDP

10.5 % of GDP latest value, 2021

United States: Manufacturing, share of GDP1997: 16.1; 2021: 10.50510152020002005201020152020

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C: factories, excluding mining, utilities and construction) as a percentage of GDP. The share can fall while output grows if the rest of the economy grows faster. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Industry incl. construction, share of GDP

17.6 % of GDP latest value, 2021

United States: Industry incl. construction, share of GDP1997: 23.1; 2021: 17.6051015202520002005201020152020

Value added of industry in the broad sense (mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction; ISIC B-F) as a percentage of GDP. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person

6,510 constant 2015 US$ per person latest value, 2015

United States: Manufacturing value added per person2015: 6,510; 2015: 6,51002,0004,0006,0008,00020102015

Manufacturing value added at constant 2015 US dollars divided by population (UN WPP 2024): factory output net of inputs, not revenue. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)

6,933 constant 2020 US$ per person latest value, 2025

United States: Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)2000: 6,256; 2025: 6,93302,0004,0006,0008,000200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C) per person at constant 2020 US dollars. UNIDO National Accounts Database via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Differs from the World Bank series by its base year (2020 rather than 2015) and UNIDO estimates for countries without recent accounts. Series: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)

9.6 % of GDP latest value, 2025

United States: Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)2000: 11.9; 2025: 9.6051015200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP, constant prices. UNIDO via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Series: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Oil production

889.9 million tonnes a year latest value, 2025

United States: Oil production1965: 427.7; 2025: 889.902004006008001,000197019801990200020102020

Crude oil, shale oil, oil sands, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGLs), million tonnes a year. Source: Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2026 (via the Our World in Data copy).

Source: Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy 2026

Natural gas production

1,073.7 billion cubic metres a year latest value, 2025

United States: Natural gas production1970: 571.5; 2025: 1,073.705001,0001,500197019801990200020102020

Marketed natural gas production, excluding gas flared or reinjected, billion cubic metres a year. Source: Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2026 (via the Our World in Data copy).

Source: Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy 2026

Coal production

483.6 million tonnes a year latest value, 2025

United States: Coal production1981: 747.3; 2025: 483.605001,0001,5001990200020102020

Hard coal and lignite in physical tonnes (not adjusted for energy content), million tonnes a year. Source: Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2026 (via the Our World in Data copy).

Source: Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy 2026

Lithium production

1.3 thousand tonnes of lithium a year latest value, 2025

United States: Lithium production1995: 3.5; 2025: 1.30123451995200020052010201520202025

Lithium mine production, lithium content, thousand tonnes a year. Source: Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2026 (via the Our World in Data copy).

Source: Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy 2026

Rare earths production

51 thousand tonnes of oxides a year latest value, 2025

United States: Rare earths production1995: 22.2; 2025: 5102040601995200020052010201520202025

Rare earth mine production, rare earth oxide equivalent, thousand tonnes a year. Source: Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2026 (via the Our World in Data copy).

Source: Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy 2026

Crude steel production

81.9 million tonnes a year latest value, 2025

United States: Crude steel production2017: 81.6; 2025: 81.902040608010020202025

Crude steel output by all processes (basic oxygen and electric arc furnaces), million tonnes a year. The 20 largest producers of the latest year and the world; each year from the newest World Steel in Figures edition. Source: World Steel Association.

Source: World Steel Association: World Steel in Figures and Short Range Outlook

Cement production

84,000 thousand tonnes a year latest value, 2025

United States: Cement production2018: 87,000; 2025: 84,000020,00040,00060,00080,000100,00020202025

Portland and other hydraulic cement, thousand tonnes a year. USGS rounds large values (China to 100 million tonnes); the latest year of each edition is an estimate. US Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries.

Source: US Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020–2026

Primary aluminium production

660 thousand tonnes a year latest value, 2025

United States: Primary aluminium production2018: 891; 2025: 66005001,0001,50020202025

Primary aluminium smelter production (excluding secondary metal from scrap), thousand tonnes a year; the latest year of each edition is a USGS estimate. US Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries.

Source: US Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020–2026

Copper mine production

1,000 thousand tonnes of copper a year latest value, 2025

United States: Copper mine production2018: 1,220; 2025: 1,00005001,0001,50020202025

Copper mine production, copper content, thousand tonnes a year; the latest year of each edition is a USGS estimate. US Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries.

Source: US Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020–2026

E-waste generated

28.1 kg per person a year latest value, 2018

United States: E-waste generated2000: 21.2; 2018: 28.101020302000200520102015

Discarded electrical and electronic equipment — from phones and lamps to fridges and solar panels — kg per person a year. A UNITAR model estimate from sales and lifetimes, not weighed waste. UNITAR (Global E-waste Monitor) via the UN SDG database.

Source: UNITAR Global E-waste Monitor via the UN SDG database

E-waste formally collected

11.9 kg per person a year latest value, 2018

United States: E-waste formally collected2000: 7.1; 2018: 11.90510152000200520102015

E-waste collected and documented by formal take-back systems, kg per person a year. Collected is not recycled: part is exported or lost; undocumented collection and recycling are not included. UNITAR (Global E-waste Monitor) via the UN SDG database.

Source: UNITAR Global E-waste Monitor via the UN SDG database

Municipal waste per person (World Bank)

795 kg per person a year latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste per person (World Bank)2018: 795; 2018: 79502004006008002015

Municipal solid waste generation, kg per person a year (kg a day × 365). Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Municipal waste sent to recycling

24 % of municipal waste latest value, 2018

United States: Municipal waste sent to recycling2018: 24; 2018: 2405101520252015

Share of municipal waste sent to recycling, as reported by the country. Sent is not the same as recycled: sorting rejects and exports are included; composting and incineration are not. Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Education and skills

PISA: reading, mean score of 15-year-olds

504 PISA points latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: reading, mean score of 15-year-olds2000: 504; 2022: 504020040060020002005201020152020

Mean score in the OECD PISA test of reading literacy. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. PISA scale: in the cycle when the domain was first the major one (2000) the OECD mean = 500, standard deviation = 100; the series is comparable from 2000. A 10-15 point change between cycles is often within the error (standard errors and significance are in the education_pisa dataset). In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

PISA: mathematics, mean score of 15-year-olds

465 PISA points latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: mathematics, mean score of 15-year-olds2003: 483; 2022: 46501002003004005002005201020152020

Mean score in the OECD PISA test of mathematical literacy. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. PISA scale: in the cycle when the domain was first the major one (2003) the OECD mean = 500, standard deviation = 100; the series is comparable from 2003. A 10-15 point change between cycles is often within the error (standard errors and significance are in the education_pisa dataset). In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

PISA: science, mean score of 15-year-olds

499 PISA points latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: science, mean score of 15-year-olds2006: 489; 2022: 4990200400600201020152020

Mean score in the OECD PISA test of scientific literacy. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. PISA scale: in the cycle when the domain was first the major one (2006) the OECD mean = 500, standard deviation = 100; the series is comparable from 2006. A 10-15 point change between cycles is often within the error (standard errors and significance are in the education_pisa dataset). In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

PISA: reading, share of 15-year-olds below baseline

20.1 % of students latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: reading, share of 15-year-olds below baseline2009: 17.6; 2022: 20.10510152025201020152020

Share of 15-year-olds who did not reach Level 2 in the PISA reading literacy test (below 407 points) — the level the OECD treats as the baseline for full participation in life and learning. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. Shares are comparable from 2009 (for reading, the latest OECD reports give shares only from 2009). In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

PISA: mathematics, share of 15-year-olds below baseline

33.9 % of students latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: mathematics, share of 15-year-olds below baseline2003: 25.7; 2022: 33.90102030402005201020152020

Share of 15-year-olds who did not reach Level 2 in the PISA mathematical literacy test (below 420 points) — the level the OECD treats as the baseline for full participation in life and learning. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. Shares are comparable from 2003 (for reading, the latest OECD reports give shares only from 2009). In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

PISA: science, share of 15-year-olds below baseline

21.9 % of students latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: science, share of 15-year-olds below baseline2006: 24.4; 2022: 21.90510152025201020152020

Share of 15-year-olds who did not reach Level 2 in the PISA scientific literacy test (below 410 points) — the level the OECD treats as the baseline for full participation in life and learning. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. Shares are comparable from 2006 (for reading, the latest OECD reports give shares only from 2009). In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

PISA: mathematics, share of top performers (Levels 5-6)

7.3 % of students latest value, 2022

United States: PISA: mathematics, share of top performers (Levels 5-6)2003: 10.1; 2022: 7.30510152005201020152020

Share of 15-year-olds reaching Level 5 or 6 in the PISA mathematics test (607 points or more): they solve complex modelling and reasoning tasks. Tested: 15-year-old students (aged 15y3m-16y2m, grade 7 or above), a sample in each country; every three years, the 2021 cycle postponed to 2022 because of COVID. Shares are comparable from 2003. In 2015 the test moved from paper to computer and to a new scaling model: the link to earlier cycles holds, with a link error of a few points. In 2022 several countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and others) missed sampling standards — compare with caution. Values come from the trend tables of the latest OECD report listing the country (PISA 2022, else 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 Vol. V). China took part only as provinces (B-S-J-G/Z, Shanghai), not shown here; Russia took part 2000-2018, not in 2022; Argentina, Kazakhstan and Malaysia 2015 are not comparable and not shown, nor is Viet Nam reading 2022. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results, Vol. I.

Source: OECD, PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2009-2022 results, StatLink tables)

TIMSS: mathematics, grade 4

517 TIMSS score latest value, 2023

United States: TIMSS: mathematics, grade 41995: 518; 2023: 5170200400600199520002005201020152020

Average score of students in their fourth year of school (usually grade 4, about 10 years old) in the international TIMSS mathematics test. The TIMSS scale was set in 1995: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 4 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the test year. In 2019 about half the countries tested on computer (eTIMSS), linked to paper through a bridge sample; in 2023 almost all did. Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, South Africa, Turkey) to keep the average age above the IEA minimum. Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part until 2019 and is not in TIMSS 2023. Figures come from the TIMSS 2023 trend tables; for countries absent in 2023, from the TIMSS 2019 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

TIMSS: mathematics, grade 8

488 TIMSS score latest value, 2023

United States: TIMSS: mathematics, grade 81995: 492; 2023: 4880200400600199520002005201020152020

Average score of students in their eighth year of school (usually grade 8, about 14 years old) in the international TIMSS mathematics test. The TIMSS scale was set in 1995: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 4 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the test year. In 2019 about half the countries tested on computer (eTIMSS), linked to paper through a bridge sample; in 2023 almost all did. Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, South Africa, Turkey) to keep the average age above the IEA minimum. Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part until 2019 and is not in TIMSS 2023. Figures come from the TIMSS 2023 trend tables; for countries absent in 2023, from the TIMSS 2019 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

TIMSS: grade 8 students below the Low benchmark in mathematics

18 % of students latest value, 2023

United States: TIMSS: grade 8 students below the Low benchmark in mathematics1995: 14; 2023: 1805101520199520002005201020152020

Share of students in their eighth year of school (about 14) who score below 400 TIMSS points in mathematics, the Low International Benchmark: basic whole-number operations and reading simple graphs. Computed as 100 minus the IEA-published percentage reaching 400 (whole percentages). The TIMSS scale was set in 1995: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 4 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the test year. In 2019 about half the countries tested on computer (eTIMSS), linked to paper through a bridge sample; in 2023 almost all did. Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, South Africa, Turkey) to keep the average age above the IEA minimum. Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part until 2019 and is not in TIMSS 2023. Figures come from the TIMSS 2023 trend tables; for countries absent in 2023, from the TIMSS 2019 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

TIMSS: science, grade 4

532 TIMSS score latest value, 2023

United States: TIMSS: science, grade 41995: 542; 2023: 5320200400600199520002005201020152020

Average score of students in their fourth year of school (usually grade 4, about 10 years old) in the international TIMSS science test. The TIMSS scale was set in 1995: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 4 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the test year. In 2019 about half the countries tested on computer (eTIMSS), linked to paper through a bridge sample; in 2023 almost all did. Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, South Africa, Turkey) to keep the average age above the IEA minimum. Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part until 2019 and is not in TIMSS 2023. Figures come from the TIMSS 2023 trend tables; for countries absent in 2023, from the TIMSS 2019 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

TIMSS: science, grade 8

513 TIMSS score latest value, 2023

United States: TIMSS: science, grade 81995: 513; 2023: 5130200400600199520002005201020152020

Average score of students in their eighth year of school (usually grade 8, about 14 years old) in the international TIMSS science test. The TIMSS scale was set in 1995: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 4 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the test year. In 2019 about half the countries tested on computer (eTIMSS), linked to paper through a bridge sample; in 2023 almost all did. Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, South Africa, Turkey) to keep the average age above the IEA minimum. Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part until 2019 and is not in TIMSS 2023. Figures come from the TIMSS 2023 trend tables; for countries absent in 2023, from the TIMSS 2019 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

PIRLS: reading, grade 4

548 PIRLS score latest value, 2021

United States: PIRLS: reading, grade 42001: 542; 2021: 54802004006002005201020152020

Average score of students in their fourth year of school (usually grade 4, about 10 years old) in the international PIRLS reading comprehension test. The PIRLS scale was set in 2001: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 5 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the cycle year. In 2021, because of COVID-19, some countries tested the same children at the beginning of grade 5 (at least 4 months older: the United States, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania and others) and six tested a year later (England, Australia, Brazil, Iran, Israel, South Africa); about half the countries tested on computer (digitalPIRLS). Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, grade 5). Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part in every cycle 2001-2021; Moscow City is a separate participant. Figures come from the PIRLS 2021 trend tables; for countries absent there, from the PIRLS 2016 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)

PIRLS: grade 4 students below the Low reading benchmark

5 % of students latest value, 2021

United States: PIRLS: grade 4 students below the Low reading benchmark2001: 6; 2021: 5024682005201020152020

Share of students in their fourth year of school (about 10) who score below 400 PIRLS points, the Low International Benchmark: finding an explicitly stated detail in a simple text. Computed as 100 minus the IEA-published percentage reaching 400 (whole percentages). The PIRLS scale was set in 2001: 500 is the mean of that cycle's countries and 100 points is one standard deviation; the test is repeated every 5 years, and a country's scores from different cycles are comparable when IEA includes them in its trend table. Year is the cycle year. In 2021, because of COVID-19, some countries tested the same children at the beginning of grade 5 (at least 4 months older: the United States, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania and others) and six tested a year later (England, Australia, Brazil, Iran, Israel, South Africa); about half the countries tested on computer (digitalPIRLS). Some countries test the next grade up (Norway, grade 5). Values IEA flags as not reliably measured (more than 25% of students too low to estimate) are left out. Russia took part in every cycle 2001-2021; Moscow City is a separate participant. Figures come from the PIRLS 2021 trend tables; for countries absent there, from the PIRLS 2016 report. Source: IEA, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.

Source: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)

Adult literacy (PIAAC)

259 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Adult literacy (PIAAC)2012: 272; 2023: 259010020030020152020

Mean literacy score of adults aged 16-65 in the OECD PIAAC test (reading and understanding texts). Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Adult numeracy (PIAAC)

250 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Adult numeracy (PIAAC)2012: 257; 2023: 250010020030020152020

Mean numeracy score of adults aged 16-65 in the OECD PIAAC test. Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Literacy of young adults aged 16-24 (PIAAC)

261 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Literacy of young adults aged 16-24 (PIAAC)2012: 273; 2023: 261010020030020152020

Mean literacy score of 16-24 year-olds. Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Literacy of adults aged 55-65 (PIAAC)

249 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Literacy of adults aged 55-65 (PIAAC)2012: 262; 2023: 249010020030020152020

Mean literacy score of 55-65 year-olds. Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Numeracy of young adults aged 16-24 (PIAAC)

248 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Numeracy of young adults aged 16-24 (PIAAC)2012: 254; 2023: 248010020030020152020

Mean numeracy score of 16-24 year-olds. Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Numeracy of adults aged 55-65 (PIAAC)

242 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Numeracy of adults aged 55-65 (PIAAC)2012: 252; 2023: 242010020030020152020

Mean numeracy score of 55-65 year-olds. Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Adults with low literacy (PIAAC)

27 % of adults 16-65 latest value, 2023

United States: Adults with low literacy (PIAAC)2012: 17.6; 2023: 27010203020152020

Share of adults aged 16-65 at Level 1 or below in PIAAC literacy: they can handle only short, simple texts. In cycle 1 the share is of adults with a score (missing cases for language or reading difficulties excluded), as in the OECD 2023 trend tables. Adults aged 16-65, PIAAC scale 0-500. Year = year of data collection: cycle 1 - 2012 (Russia, Japan, Finland, US, ...), 2015 (Chile, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey), 2017 (Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Kazakhstan and a separate US sample); cycle 2 - 2023 (fieldwork 2022-23, tablets only). The OECD treats literacy and numeracy as comparable across cycles (linked scales); the linking error is about 3 points. Cycle 1 values are as originally published (the 2023 report did not re-estimate them). For countries in both cycles 2023 excludes adults who only did the doorstep interview because of a language barrier, as in the OECD trend tables; for cycle-2-only countries (Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia) the headline values are used. Belgium (only Flanders took part) and the UK (England, Northern Ireland) are not in the catalog. Russia: 2012, sample without Moscow; Russia did not take part in cycle 2.

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Adaptive problem solving of adults (PIAAC)

247 PIAAC score points latest value, 2023

United States: Adaptive problem solving of adults (PIAAC)2023: 247; 2023: 2470501001502002502020

Mean adaptive problem solving score of adults aged 16-65 - a new domain of PIAAC cycle 2 (2023): solving problems whose conditions change along the way. 2023 only: cycle 1 problem solving in technology-rich environments is a different domain with no common items, and the OECD says the two are not comparable. Values include adults who only did the doorstep interview (headline values of the report). Belgium and the UK are not included (only Flanders and England took part).

Source: OECD, PIAAC - Survey of Adult Skills

Reading at age 9 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)

215 NAEP score points latest value, 2022

United States: Reading at age 9 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)1971: 208; 2022: 21505010015020025019801990200020102020

Average reading score of 9-year-olds, NAEP Long-Term Trend, 1971-2022. NAEP Long-Term Trend: US students of a given age regardless of grade, public and private schools, 0-500 scale. The test has barely changed since the 1970s, so the years are comparable. To 1999 - the original format without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners; from 2004 - the revised format with accommodations; in 2004 NCES ran both (the bridge), here the revised one is used, the original 2004 is in the dataset education_naep. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES), standard errors: Digest tables.

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Reading at age 13 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)

256 NAEP score points latest value, 2023

United States: Reading at age 13 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)1971: 255; 2023: 256010020030019801990200020102020

Average reading score of 13-year-olds, NAEP Long-Term Trend, 1971-2023. NAEP Long-Term Trend: US students of a given age regardless of grade, public and private schools, 0-500 scale. The test has barely changed since the 1970s, so the years are comparable. To 1999 - the original format without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners; from 2004 - the revised format with accommodations; in 2004 NCES ran both (the bridge), here the revised one is used, the original 2004 is in the dataset education_naep. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES), standard errors: Digest tables.

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Reading at age 17 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)

287 NAEP score points latest value, 2012

United States: Reading at age 17 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)1971: 285; 2012: 28701002003001980199020002010

Average reading score of 17-year-olds, NAEP Long-Term Trend, 1971-2012. Age 17 has not been assessed since 2012. NAEP Long-Term Trend: US students of a given age regardless of grade, public and private schools, 0-500 scale. The test has barely changed since the 1970s, so the years are comparable. To 1999 - the original format without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners; from 2004 - the revised format with accommodations; in 2004 NCES ran both (the bridge), here the revised one is used, the original 2004 is in the dataset education_naep. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES), standard errors: Digest tables.

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Mathematics at age 9 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)

234 NAEP score points latest value, 2022

United States: Mathematics at age 9 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)1978: 219; 2022: 23405010015020025019801990200020102020

Average mathematics score of 9-year-olds, NAEP Long-Term Trend, 1978-2022 (the 1973 value is an NCES extrapolation, dataset only). NAEP Long-Term Trend: US students of a given age regardless of grade, public and private schools, 0-500 scale. The test has barely changed since the 1970s, so the years are comparable. To 1999 - the original format without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners; from 2004 - the revised format with accommodations; in 2004 NCES ran both (the bridge), here the revised one is used, the original 2004 is in the dataset education_naep. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES), standard errors: Digest tables.

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Mathematics at age 13 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)

271 NAEP score points latest value, 2023

United States: Mathematics at age 13 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)1978: 264; 2023: 271010020030019801990200020102020

Average mathematics score of 13-year-olds, NAEP Long-Term Trend, 1978-2023 (1973 extrapolated, dataset only). NAEP Long-Term Trend: US students of a given age regardless of grade, public and private schools, 0-500 scale. The test has barely changed since the 1970s, so the years are comparable. To 1999 - the original format without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners; from 2004 - the revised format with accommodations; in 2004 NCES ran both (the bridge), here the revised one is used, the original 2004 is in the dataset education_naep. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES), standard errors: Digest tables.

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Mathematics at age 17 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)

306 NAEP score points latest value, 2012

United States: Mathematics at age 17 in the US (NAEP Long-Term Trend)1978: 300; 2012: 30601002003004001980198519901995200020052010

Average mathematics score of 17-year-olds, NAEP Long-Term Trend, 1978-2012. Age 17 has not been assessed since 2012. NAEP Long-Term Trend: US students of a given age regardless of grade, public and private schools, 0-500 scale. The test has barely changed since the 1970s, so the years are comparable. To 1999 - the original format without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners; from 2004 - the revised format with accommodations; in 2004 NCES ran both (the bridge), here the revised one is used, the original 2004 is in the dataset education_naep. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES), standard errors: Digest tables.

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Reading in grade 4 in the US (NAEP)

215 NAEP score points latest value, 2024

United States: Reading in grade 4 in the US (NAEP)1992: 217; 2024: 215050100150200250199520002005201020152020

Average reading score in grade 4, main NAEP, 1992-2024. Main NAEP: all US schools (public and private), 0-500 scale. The first years (mathematics 1990-1992, reading 1992-1994) without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners, later years with them (NCES compares them as one series; both samples of the transition years are in the dataset education_naep). Since 2017 the test is taken on tablets, linked by NCES to paper. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES).

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Reading in grade 8 in the US (NAEP)

258 NAEP score points latest value, 2024

United States: Reading in grade 8 in the US (NAEP)1992: 260; 2024: 2580100200300199520002005201020152020

Average reading score in grade 8, main NAEP, 1992-2024. Main NAEP: all US schools (public and private), 0-500 scale. The first years (mathematics 1990-1992, reading 1992-1994) without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners, later years with them (NCES compares them as one series; both samples of the transition years are in the dataset education_naep). Since 2017 the test is taken on tablets, linked by NCES to paper. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES).

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Reading in grade 12 in the US (NAEP)

283 NAEP score points latest value, 2024

United States: Reading in grade 12 in the US (NAEP)1992: 292; 2024: 2830100200300199520002005201020152020

Average reading score in grade 12 (final year of school), main NAEP, 1992-2024; digital since 2019. Main NAEP: all US schools (public and private), 0-500 scale. The first years (mathematics 1990-1992, reading 1992-1994) without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners, later years with them (NCES compares them as one series; both samples of the transition years are in the dataset education_naep). Since 2017 the test is taken on tablets, linked by NCES to paper. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES).

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Mathematics in grade 4 in the US (NAEP)

237 NAEP score points latest value, 2024

United States: Mathematics in grade 4 in the US (NAEP)1990: 213; 2024: 2370501001502002501990199520002005201020152020

Average mathematics score in grade 4, main NAEP, 1990-2024. Main NAEP: all US schools (public and private), 0-500 scale. The first years (mathematics 1990-1992, reading 1992-1994) without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners, later years with them (NCES compares them as one series; both samples of the transition years are in the dataset education_naep). Since 2017 the test is taken on tablets, linked by NCES to paper. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES).

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Mathematics in grade 8 in the US (NAEP)

274 NAEP score points latest value, 2024

United States: Mathematics in grade 8 in the US (NAEP)1990: 263; 2024: 27401002003001990199520002005201020152020

Average mathematics score in grade 8, main NAEP, 1990-2024. Main NAEP: all US schools (public and private), 0-500 scale. The first years (mathematics 1990-1992, reading 1992-1994) without accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners, later years with them (NCES compares them as one series; both samples of the transition years are in the dataset education_naep). Since 2017 the test is taken on tablets, linked by NCES to paper. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES).

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Mathematics in grade 12 in the US (NAEP)

147 NAEP score points (0-300) latest value, 2024

United States: Mathematics in grade 12 in the US (NAEP)2005: 150; 2024: 1470501001502002005201020152020

Average mathematics score in grade 12 (final year of school), main NAEP, 2005-2024. Own 0-300 scale: in 2005 NCES changed the framework and content, and scores cannot be compared with 1990-2000 (0-500 scale, dataset education_naep only). All schools, with accommodations; digital since 2019. Values: NAEP Data Service (NCES).

Source: NCES, NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress (The Nation's Report Card): NAEP Data Service and Digest of Education Statistics tables

Education and work

Unemployment: recent college graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)

5.4 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment: recent college graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)1990: 3.6; 2025: 5.40246819901995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force: recent college graduates aged 22-27. People currently enrolled in school are excluded. Monthly NY Fed estimates from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average; here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope, full years only). October 2025 is the bank's estimate: there was no survey that month. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Unemployment: young workers aged 22-27 without a bachelor's degree (NY Fed)

7.3 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment: young workers aged 22-27 without a bachelor's degree (NY Fed)1990: 7.9; 2025: 7.30510152019901995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force: young workers aged 22-27 without a bachelor's degree. People currently enrolled in school are excluded. Monthly NY Fed estimates from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average; here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope, full years only). October 2025 is the bank's estimate: there was no survey that month. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Unemployment: all college graduates aged 22-65 (NY Fed)

2.8 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment: all college graduates aged 22-65 (NY Fed)1990: 2.3; 2025: 2.801234519901995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force: all college graduates aged 22-65. People currently enrolled in school are excluded. Monthly NY Fed estimates from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average; here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope, full years only). October 2025 is the bank's estimate: there was no survey that month. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Unemployment: all workers aged 16-65 (NY Fed)

4.1 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment: all workers aged 16-65 (NY Fed)1990: 5.3; 2025: 4.1024681019901995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force: all workers aged 16-65. People currently enrolled in school are excluded. Monthly NY Fed estimates from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average; here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope, full years only). October 2025 is the bank's estimate: there was no survey that month. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Underemployment: recent college graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)

41.4 % of employed graduates latest value, 2025

United States: Underemployment: recent college graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)1990: 44.1; 2025: 41.40102030405019901995200020052010201520202025

Share of employed graduates (recent college graduates aged 22-27) in jobs that typically do not require a degree (O*NET: a job needs a degree if at least half of its workers say so). People currently enrolled in school are excluded. Monthly NY Fed estimates from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average; here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope, full years only). October 2025 is the bank's estimate: there was no survey that month. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Underemployment: all college graduates aged 22-65 (NY Fed)

33.9 % of employed graduates latest value, 2025

United States: Underemployment: all college graduates aged 22-65 (NY Fed)1990: 34; 2025: 33.901020304019901995200020052010201520202025

Share of employed graduates (all college graduates aged 22-65) in jobs that typically do not require a degree (O*NET: a job needs a degree if at least half of its workers say so). People currently enrolled in school are excluded. Monthly NY Fed estimates from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average; here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope, full years only). October 2025 is the bank's estimate: there was no survey that month. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Median wage of bachelor's graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)

60,000 USD, 2025 prices latest value, 2025

United States: Median wage of bachelor's graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)1990: 58,138; 2025: 60,000020,00040,00060,00080,00019901995200020052010201520202025

Median annual wage of full-time workers aged 22-27: bachelor's degree only; students excluded. CPS March supplement, constant 2025 dollars (CPI). Some of the gap may reflect differences in aptitude, not only the degree (the bank's caveat). Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Median wage of high-school graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)

40,000 USD, 2025 prices latest value, 2025

United States: Median wage of high-school graduates aged 22-27 (NY Fed)1990: 41,893; 2025: 40,000010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00019901995200020052010201520202025

Median annual wage of full-time workers aged 22-27: high school diploma only; students excluded. CPS March supplement, constant 2025 dollars (CPI). Some of the gap may reflect differences in aptitude, not only the degree (the bank's caveat). Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York — The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates (CPS, ACS via IPUMS)

Unemployment, aged 25 and over: less than a high school diploma (US, BLS)

6 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment, aged 25 and over: less than a high school diploma (US, BLS)1992: 11.5; 2025: 60510151995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over: less than a high school diploma. Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted monthly series (Employment Situation table A-4), here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope). From 1992, when the CPS began asking for the highest degree. No survey in October 2025 (federal shutdown): the 2025 mean uses 11 months. BLS publishes no monthly rate by education below age 25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series LNS14027659.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey: unemployment by educational attainment

Unemployment, aged 25 and over: high school graduates, no college (US, BLS)

4.2 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment, aged 25 and over: high school graduates, no college (US, BLS)1992: 6.8; 2025: 4.20510151995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over: high school graduates, no college. Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted monthly series (Employment Situation table A-4), here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope). From 1992, when the CPS began asking for the highest degree. No survey in October 2025 (federal shutdown): the 2025 mean uses 11 months. BLS publishes no monthly rate by education below age 25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series LNS14027660.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey: unemployment by educational attainment

Unemployment, aged 25 and over: some college or associate degree (US, BLS)

3.4 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment, aged 25 and over: some college or associate degree (US, BLS)1992: 5.7; 2025: 3.402468101995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over: some college or associate degree. Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted monthly series (Employment Situation table A-4), here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope). From 1992, when the CPS began asking for the highest degree. No survey in October 2025 (federal shutdown): the 2025 mean uses 11 months. BLS publishes no monthly rate by education below age 25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series LNS14027689.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey: unemployment by educational attainment

Unemployment, aged 25 and over: bachelor's degree and higher (US, BLS)

2.6 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment, aged 25 and over: bachelor's degree and higher (US, BLS)1992: 3.2; 2025: 2.60123451995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over: bachelor's degree and higher. Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted monthly series (Employment Situation table A-4), here the calendar-year mean (computed by Macroscope). From 1992, when the CPS began asking for the highest degree. No survey in October 2025 (federal shutdown): the 2025 mean uses 11 months. BLS publishes no monthly rate by education below age 25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series LNS14027662.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey: unemployment by educational attainment

Unemployment aged 25-34: below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) (OECD)

10 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 25-34: below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) (OECD)1981: 15.4; 2025: 1005101520251990200020102020

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25-34 with below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) education. OECD Education at a Glance, from national labour force surveys. Standard errors (mostly from 2015) and break flags are in the labour_education_oecd dataset. The OECD age band 25-34 differs from Eurostat's 25-29.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Unemployment aged 25-34: upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 3-4) (OECD)

5.5 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 25-34: upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 3-4) (OECD)1981: 7.9; 2025: 5.50510151990200020102020

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25-34 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 3-4) education. OECD Education at a Glance, from national labour force surveys. Standard errors (mostly from 2015) and break flags are in the labour_education_oecd dataset. The OECD age band 25-34 differs from Eurostat's 25-29.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Unemployment aged 25-34: tertiary (ISCED 5-8) (OECD)

3.1 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 25-34: tertiary (ISCED 5-8) (OECD)1981: 2.6; 2025: 3.102461990200020102020

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25-34 with tertiary (ISCED 5-8) education. OECD Education at a Glance, from national labour force surveys. Standard errors (mostly from 2015) and break flags are in the labour_education_oecd dataset. The OECD age band 25-34 differs from Eurostat's 25-29.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Employment aged 25-34: below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) (OECD)

59.3 % of population latest value, 2025

United States: Employment aged 25-34: below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) (OECD)1981: 57.4; 2025: 59.30204060801990200020102020

Employed as a share of the whole population, people aged 25-34 with below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) education. OECD Education at a Glance, from national labour force surveys. Standard errors (mostly from 2015) and break flags are in the labour_education_oecd dataset. The OECD age band 25-34 differs from Eurostat's 25-29.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Employment aged 25-34: upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 3-4) (OECD)

74.1 % of population latest value, 2025

United States: Employment aged 25-34: upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 3-4) (OECD)1981: 73.8; 2025: 74.10204060801001990200020102020

Employed as a share of the whole population, people aged 25-34 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 3-4) education. OECD Education at a Glance, from national labour force surveys. Standard errors (mostly from 2015) and break flags are in the labour_education_oecd dataset. The OECD age band 25-34 differs from Eurostat's 25-29.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Employment aged 25-34: tertiary (ISCED 5-8) (OECD)

85.4 % of population latest value, 2025

United States: Employment aged 25-34: tertiary (ISCED 5-8) (OECD)1981: 85.1; 2025: 85.40204060801001990200020102020

Employed as a share of the whole population, people aged 25-34 with tertiary (ISCED 5-8) education. OECD Education at a Glance, from national labour force surveys. Standard errors (mostly from 2015) and break flags are in the labour_education_oecd dataset. The OECD age band 25-34 differs from Eurostat's 25-29.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Earnings aged 25-64, tertiary (ISCED 5-8) relative to upper secondary (OECD)

170 % (upper secondary = 100) latest value, 2024

United States: Earnings aged 25-64, tertiary (ISCED 5-8) relative to upper secondary (OECD)2010: 170; 2024: 170050100150200201020152020

Earnings of full-time full-year workers aged 25-64 with tertiary (ISCED 5-8) education as a percentage of the earnings of similar workers with upper secondary education (= 100). OECD Education at a Glance; earnings come from surveys or tax and register data, the reference year lags by one or two years in some countries. All earners (not only full-time) are in the labour_education_oecd dataset.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Earnings aged 25-64, below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) relative to upper secondary (OECD)

76 % (upper secondary = 100) latest value, 2024

United States: Earnings aged 25-64, below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) relative to upper secondary (OECD)2010: 68; 2024: 76020406080100201020152020

Earnings of full-time full-year workers aged 25-64 with below upper secondary (ISCED 0-2) education as a percentage of the earnings of similar workers with upper secondary education (= 100). OECD Education at a Glance; earnings come from surveys or tax and register data, the reference year lags by one or two years in some countries. All earners (not only full-time) are in the labour_education_oecd dataset.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Earnings aged 25-34, tertiary (ISCED 5-8) relative to upper secondary (OECD)

166 % (upper secondary = 100) latest value, 2024

United States: Earnings aged 25-34, tertiary (ISCED 5-8) relative to upper secondary (OECD)2010: 150; 2024: 166050100150200201020152020

Earnings of full-time full-year workers aged 25-34 with tertiary (ISCED 5-8) education as a percentage of the earnings of similar workers with upper secondary education (= 100). OECD Education at a Glance; earnings come from surveys or tax and register data, the reference year lags by one or two years in some countries. All earners (not only full-time) are in the labour_education_oecd dataset.

Source: OECD — Education at a Glance database, labour market outcomes by educational attainment

Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

5.6 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)1994: 9.6; 2025: 5.60510151995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)

4.3 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)1994: 5.6; 2025: 4.30510151995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with intermediate education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

2.7 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)1994: 2.8; 2025: 2.702461995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)

15.2 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)1994: 25.3; 2025: 15.201020301995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

6.7 % of labour force latest value, 2025

United States: Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)1994: 5.4; 2025: 6.70510151995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Employment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

44.9 % of population latest value, 2025

United States: Employment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)1994: 30.6; 2025: 44.9010203040501995200020052010201520202025

Employed as a share of the population, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, EMP_DWAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Employment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

68.7 % of population latest value, 2025

United States: Employment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)1994: 78.6; 2025: 68.70204060801995200020052010201520202025

Employed as a share of the population, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, EMP_DWAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

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