Key demographics
- Population
- 341.8M
- Density
- 35.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.938 (Very High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 41.4
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.63
- Urban population (2025)
- 80.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 73.7%
- Gender wage gap (2025)
- 19.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 55%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 80.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 7.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.63
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 5.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 45.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 67.0% |
| Unaffiliated | 22.0% |
| Judaism | 2.0% |
| Other religion | 6.0% |
| Unanswered | 3.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- American
- Demonym (female)
- American
- National anthem
- The Star-Spangled Banner
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 16.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 5.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 88/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 2.7/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 3.68/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 13.38/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $13,473
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 10.9%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2021)
- 5.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 512
- Internet users (2024)
- 94.7%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 113.2/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 38.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 196,616/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 38.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 9,525,067 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- North America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-12:00, UTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+12:00
- Calling codes
- +1
- Postal code
- #####-####
- TLD
- .us
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of the United States of America is composed of thirteen equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue rectangle, bearing fifty small five-pointed white stars arranged in nine rows where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars, is superimposed in the canton.
- National anthem
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- National holiday
- Independence Day