Population, age 16, total in United States
United States: Population, age 16, total was 4.30 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in United States, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in United States stood at 4.30 million.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in United States peaked at 4.48 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.55 million, in 1990.
United States ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.68 million | 3.55 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.31 million | 4.05 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.40 million | 4.30 million | 4.47 million | 5 |
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More education data for United States
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 1.78 million (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in United States?
- Population, age 16, total in United States was 4.30 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 million in 1990.
- How does United States rank for population, age 16, total?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.