Table 1-1: National Population and Labor Force, United States
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| Hierarchies | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| POPULATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National population, total (in millions) | 248.7 | 266.3 | 269.4 | 272.6 | 275.9 | 279 | 282.2 | 285 | 287.6 | 290.1 | 292.8 | 295.5 | 298.4 | 301.2 | 304.1 | 306.8 | 308.8 | 311.7 | 314.1 | 316.5 | 318.9 | 321.4 |
| Females | 127.5 | 136.1 | 137.6 | 139.2 | 140.7 | 142.2 | 143.7 | 145.1 | 146.4 | 147.7 | 149 | 150.3 | 151.7 | 153.2 | 154.6 | 156 | 157 | 158.4 | 159.6 | 160.8 | 162 | 163.2 |
| Males | 121.2 | 130.2 | 131.8 | 133.5 | 135.1 | 136.8 | 138.4 | 139.9 | 141.2 | 142.4 | 143.8 | 145.2 | 146.6 | 148.1 | 149.5 | 150.8 | 151.8 | 153.3 | 154.5 | 155.7 | 156.9 | 158.2 |
| Age structure (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 14 and under | 53.6 | 58.3 | 58.7 | 59.1 | 59.5 | 60 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 60.7 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 60.6 | 60.9 | 61.1 | 61.2 | 61.2 | 61.1 | 61.1 | 61.1 | 61 |
| Percent of total population | 21.5 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19 |
| Ages 15-34 | 80 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.2 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 81.2 | 81.7 | 82.2 | 82.9 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 85.6 | 86.3 | 86.9 | 87.4 | 87.9 |
| Percent of total population | 32.1 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 28 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.3 |
| Ages 35-64 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 97.9 | 100.5 | 103 | 105.4 | 107.6 | 109.5 | 111.3 | 113 | 114.7 | 116.6 | 118.5 | 119.9 | 120.8 | 121.8 | 122.6 | 123.5 | 123.5 | 123.7 | 124.2 | 124.8 |
| Percent of total population | 33.8 | 35.9 | 36.4 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 37.8 | 38.1 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 39.8 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 39 | 38.8 |
| Ages 65+ | 31.2 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 35.9 | 36.2 | 36.6 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 40.3 | 41.4 | 43.1 | 44.7 | 46.2 | 47.7 |
| Percent of total population | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
| Urban population | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of urban population | 82 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83 | 83.1 | 85.2 | 87.7 | 87.9 | 88 | 88.2 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 88.6 | 89 | 89.1 | 89.2 |
| Population density | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of people (per square kilometer) | 27.2 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 35.1 |
| AREA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area (Thousands of square kilometers) | 9,629.1 | 9,629.1 | 9,629.1 | 9,629.1 | 9,629.1 | 9,629.1 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,642.7 | 9,833.5 | 9,833.5 | 9,833.5 | 9,833.5 | 9,833.5 | 9,833.5 |
| Land area | 9,159 | 9,159 | 9,159 | 9,159 | 9,159 | 9,159 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,172.3 | 9,147.6 | 9,147.6 | 9,147.6 | 9,147.6 | 9,147.6 | 9,147.6 |
| Water area | 470.1 | 470.1 | 470.1 | 470.1 | 470.1 | 470.1 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 470.3 | 685.9 | 685.9 | 685.9 | 685.9 | 685.9 | 685.9 |
| LABOR FORCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labor force, total (in millions) | Note ...: not applicable | 132.3 | 133.9 | 136.3 | 137.7 | 139.4 | 142.6 | 143.7 | 144.9 | 146.5 | 147.4 | 149.3 | 151.4 | 153.1 | 154.3 | 154.1 | 153.9 | 153.6 | 155 | 155.4 | 155.9 | 157.1 |
| Percent of total population | Note ...: not applicable | 49.7 | 49.7 | 50 | 49.9 | 50 | 50.7 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 50.5 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 48.9 | 48.9 |
| Employed labor force, total (in millions) | Note ...: not applicable | 124.9 | 126.7 | 129.6 | 131.5 | 133.5 | 136.9 | 136.9 | 136.5 | 137.7 | 139.3 | 141.7 | 144.4 | 146 | 145.4 | 139.9 | 139.1 | 139.9 | 142.5 | 143.9 | 146.3 | 148.8 |
| Percent of total population | Note ...: not applicable | 46.9 | 47 | 47.5 | 47.7 | 47.8 | 48.6 | 48 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 47.8 | 45.6 | 45 | 44.9 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 45.9 | 46.3 |
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... not applicable Sources: National population and age structure: 1990-1999: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, National Intercensal Estimates (1990-2000), Table US-EST90INT-04. 2000-2009 Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population by Sex and Five-Year Age Groups for the United States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2015 (US-EST00INT-01) as of July 2016. Urban population: BTS calculations, based on information from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (December 2000 definitions). Area: 1990: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2001, Table 343. 2000: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002, Table 345. Labor force: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Monthly Household Data, Table A-1. Technical documentation 1-1: National Population and Labor Force, United States |
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