Population 270,311,756 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 22% (male 29,952,220; female 28,560,357)
15-64 years: 66% (male 88,113,895; female 89,399,501)
65 years and over: 12% (male 14,088,571; female 20,197,212) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.87% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 14.4 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.8 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 6.44 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.13 years
male: 72.85 years
female: 79.58 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.07 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: American(s)
adjective: American

Ethnic groups white 83.4%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Amerindian 0.8% (1992)

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding United States on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United States People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United States People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.