United Kingdom vs. United States
Demographics
| United Kingdom | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67.081 million United Kingdom (June 2020 est.) constituent countries by percentage of total population: England 84.3% Scotland 8.1% Wales 4.7% Northern Ireland 2.8% | 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.) note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020 |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.63% (male 5,943,435/female 5,651,780) 15-24 years: 11.49% (male 3,860,435/female 3,692,398) 25-54 years: 39.67% (male 13,339,965/female 12,747,598) 55-64 years: 12.73% (male 4,139,378/female 4,234,701) 65 years and over: 18.48% (male 5,470,116/female 6,681,311) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371) 15-24 years: 12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463) 25-54 years: 38.92% (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565) 55-64 years: 12.86% (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808) 65 years and over: 16.85% (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 40.6 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.7 years (2020 est.) | total: 38.5 years male: 37.2 years female: 39.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.48% (2021 est.) | 0.7% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.33 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female NA 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.3 years male: 79.02 years female: 83.7 years (2021 est.) | total population: 80.43 years male: 78.18 years female: 82.65 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) adjective: British | noun: American(s) adjective: American |
| Ethnic groups | White 87.2%, Black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%, mixed 2%, other 3.7% (2011 est.) | White 72.4%, Black 12.6%, Asian 4.8%, Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.9%, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 6.2%, two or more races 2.9% (2010 est.) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (White, Black, Asian, etc.); an estimated 16.3% of the total US population is Hispanic as of 2010 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | NA |
| Religions | Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7% (2011 est.) | Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | NA |
| Languages | English note: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 speakers in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 people in Cornwall) (2012 est.) | English only 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.) note: data represent the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 32 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii, and 20 indigenous languages are official in Alaska |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2018) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.4% of GDP (2017) | 5% of GDP (2014) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 84.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 82.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 97% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 3% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 9.426 million LONDON (capital), 2.750 million Manchester, 2.626 million Birmingham, 1.902 million West Yorkshire, 1.681 million Glasgow, 936,000 Southampton/Portsmouth (2021) | 18.823 million New York-Newark, 12.459 million Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, 8.877 million Chicago, 6.491 million Houston, 6.397 million Dallas-Fort Worth, 5.378 million WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10% (2018) | 16.9% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27.8% (2016) | 36.2% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29 years (2018 est.) note: data represent England and Wales only | 27 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 76.1% (2010/12) note: percent of women aged 16-49 | 73.9% (2017/19) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.8 elderly dependency ratio: 29.3 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 53.9 youth dependency ratio: 28.3 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
