Population, per capita in United States
United States: Population, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population, per capita in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 1 units per person for population, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, per capita in United States peaked at 1 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 units per person, in 1960.
United States ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, per capita in United States?
- Population, per capita in United States was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest population, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1960.
- How does United States rank for population, per capita?
- United States ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.