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United States

Country

Member state of the United Nations. The UN lists it as "United States of America".[1]

Capital
Population
341,784,857 in 2025[3]
Land area
9,147,420 km²[4]
Total area
9,826,675 km²[5] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Land borders
Canada, Mexico[13]
Coast
Yes[13]
Continent
  • North America[12] (contiguous United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands)
Official name
  • the United States of America[14]

Parts of United States

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025341.8M

180,671,000 in 1960, 341,784,857 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960180,671,000
1961183,691,000
1962186,538,000
1963189,242,000
1964191,889,000
1965194,303,000
1966196,560,000
1967198,712,000
1968200,706,000
1969202,677,000
1970205,052,000
1971207,661,000
1972209,896,000
1973211,909,000
1974213,854,000
1975215,973,000
1976218,035,000
1977220,239,000
1978222,585,000
1979225,055,000
1980227,225,000
1981229,466,000
1982231,664,000
1983233,792,000
1984235,825,000
1985237,924,000
1986240,133,000
1987242,289,000
1988244,499,000
1989246,819,000
1990249,623,000
1991252,981,000
1992256,514,000
1993259,919,000
1994263,126,000
1995266,278,000
1996269,394,000
1997272,657,000
1998275,854,000
1999279,040,000
2000282,162,411
2001284,968,955
2002287,625,193
2003290,107,933
2004292,805,298
2005295,516,599
2006298,379,912
2007301,231,207
2008304,093,966
2009306,771,529
2010309,378,227
2011311,839,461
2012314,339,099
2013316,726,282
2014319,257,560
2015321,815,121
2016324,353,340
2017326,608,609
2018328,529,577
2019330,226,227
2020331,578,104
2021332,100,166
2022333,996,304
2023336,755,052
2024340,003,797
2025341,784,857

Earlier capitals

  1. 11 January 1785 to 5 December 1790 New York City[15]
  2. 6 December 1790 to 14 May 1800 Philadelphia[16]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
US[17]
ISO alpha-3
USA[18]
ISO numeric
840[19]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: United States (Q30), capital: Washington, D.C. (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: United States (Q30), area (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: United States (Q30), official language: Hawaiian (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: United States (Q30), official language: Spanish (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: United States (Q30), official language: Samoan (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: United States (Q30), official language: Chamorro (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: United States (Q30), official language: Carolinian (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: United States (Q30), currency: United States dollar (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: United States (Q30), continent: North America (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  13. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  14. Wikidata: United States (Q30), official name (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: United States (Q30), capital: New York City (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: United States (Q30), capital: Philadelphia (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: United States (Q30), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  18. Wikidata: United States (Q30), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  19. Wikidata: United States (Q30), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2565041516) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.

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