United States Population  1900-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The total population in the United States was estimated at 324.3 million people in 2016, according to the latest census figures. Looking back, in the year of 1900, the United States had a population of 76.1 million people.

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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.40 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls -33.00 169.00 1115.00 -834.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private -40.00 164.00 1089.00 -816.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 7.00 5.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls -1.00 41.00 572.00 -519.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 222.00 244.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1888.00 1904.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 135.00 228.00 384.00 -846.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 154345.00 153439.00 154345.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 6801.00 7132.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.50 0.20 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.10 62.90 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.08 1.08 2.80 1.01 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.10 8.90 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 108.81 108.75 109.07 17.12 Index Points [+]
Productivity 108.08 107.66 108.08 27.60 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 6200.00 6502.00 6502.00 2132.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 6082.00 6140.00 6140.00 2196.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 32346.00 33825.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 22.23 22.14 22.23 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 20.96 20.85 20.96 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 2.95 3.49 13.77 -5.77 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.50 0.80 1.60 0.20 percent [+]
Labor Market Conditions Index 1.50 3.30 32.00 -48.40 Index Points [+]
Population 324.30 322.06 324.30 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 1496.20 1497.50 1497.50 1433.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1407.76 1399.20 1407.76 1302.75 USD/Month [+]
Part Time Employment 27650.00 27569.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 126690.00 125755.00 126690.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 60.40 60.10 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1780.00 1810.00 1860.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4130.00 4150.00 4150.00 4000.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Population

The population of the United States represents 4.52 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 22 people on the planet is a resident of United States. This page provides - United States Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Population - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
324.30 322.06 324.30 76.09 1900 - 2016 Million Yearly




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China 1374.62 Dec/15
India 1299.00 Dec/16
Euro Area 341.01 Dec/17
United States 324.30 Dec/16
Indonesia 258.70 Dec/16
Brazil 206.08 Dec/16
Russia 146.80 Dec/17
Japan 126.86 Dec/16
Mexico 122.27 Dec/16
Germany 82.80 Dec/17
Turkey 79.81 Dec/16
France 66.99 Dec/17
United Kingdom 65.81 Dec/17
Italy 60.59 Dec/17
South Korea 50.80 Dec/16
Spain 46.53 Dec/17
Canada 36.44 Dec/16
Australia 24.13 Dec/16
Netherlands 17.08 Dec/17
Switzerland 8.42 Dec/17