Economy - DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

United States of America Profile

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
$12.98 trillion (2006 est.)

GDP real growth rate 3.4% (2006 est.)

GDP per capita
$43,500 (2006 est.)

Population
298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20.4%
15-64 years: 67.2%
65 years and over: 12.5% (2006 est.)

Population growth rate
0.91% (est. 2006)

Labor Force
151.4 million (includes unemployed)
(2006 est.)

Labor Force- by Occupation
0.7% farming, forestry, and fishing
22.9% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts
34.9% managerial, professional, and technical
25% sales and office
16.5% other services
note: figures exclude the unemployed (2006)

Birth rate
14.14 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate
8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate
3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.85 years
male: 75.02 years
female: 80.82 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.09 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Ethnic groups
81.7% White
12.9% Black
4.2% Asian
1% Amerindian and Alaska native
0.2% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander (2003 est.)
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
52% Protestant
24% Roman Catholic
2% Mormon
1% Jewish
1% Muslim
10% other
10% none (2002 est.)

Languages
82.1% English
10.7% Spanish
3.8% other Indo-European
2.7% Asian and Pacific island
0.7% other (2000 census)
note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii

Literacy
(definition: age 15 and over can read and write)
total population: 99.9%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Sources: CIA World Fact Book.

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)	$12.98 trillion (2006 est.)
GDP real growth rate	3.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per capita	$43,500 (2006 est.)
Population	298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 20.4% 15-64 years: 67.2% 65 years and over: 12.5% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate	0.91% (est. 2006)
Labor Force	151.4 million (includes unemployed) (2006 est.)
Labor Force- by Occupation	0.7% farming, forestry, and fishing 22.9% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 34.9% managerial, professional, and technical 25% sales and office 16.5% other services note: figures exclude the unemployed (2006)
Birth rate	14.14 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate	8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate	3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 77.85 years male: 75.02 years female: 80.82 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.09 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Ethnic groups	81.7% White 12.9% Black 4.2% Asian 1% Amerindian and Alaska native 0.2% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander (2003 est.) 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	52% Protestant 24% Roman Catholic 2% Mormon 1% Jewish 1% Muslim 10% other 10% none (2002 est.)
Languages	82.1% English 10.7% Spanish 3.8% other Indo-European 2.7% Asian and Pacific island 0.7% other (2000 census) note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Literacy (definition: age 15 and over can read and write)	total population: 99.9% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)