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United States

Area of United States 3,843,642.2 sq mi
Population 321.4 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +46.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +13.7%

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Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 218,742,260 252,565,894 282,562,679 321,359,043
Population Density 56.9 / mi² 65.7 / mi² 73.5 / mi² 83.6 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1900 75,742,881 n/a n/a
1910 91,118,513 20.3% 15,375,632
1920 105,682,799 16% 14,564,286
1930 122,855,801 16.2% 17,173,002
1940 131,805,338 7.3% 8,949,537
1950 157,401,270 19.4% 25,595,932
1960 185,734,326 18% 28,333,056
1970 208,938,610 12.5% 23,204,284
1990 252,565,894 9.9% 21,813,642
2000 282,562,679 11.9% 29,996,785
2020 333,982,298 8.7% 25,709,809
2030 359,146,624 7.5% 25,164,326
2040 381,250,164 6.2% 22,103,540
2050 400,228,906 5% 18,978,742
2060 418,758,784 4.6% 18,529,878
2070 435,357,336 4% 16,598,552
2080 447,190,187 2.7% 11,832,851
2090 453,847,875 1.5% 6,657,688
2100 456,167,652 0.5% 2,319,777
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

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