| Population : |
293,027,571 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 20.8% (male 31,122,974; female 29,713,748)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 97,756,380; female 98,183,309)
65 years and over: 12.4% (male 15,078,204; female 21,172,956) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.92% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
14.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 77.43 years
male: 74.63 years
female: 80.36 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.07 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
950,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
14,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: American(s)
adjective: American |
| Ethnic Groups : |
white 77.1%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%, other 4% (2000)
note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.) |
| Religions : |
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989) |
| Languages : |
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1979 est.) |
