A world profile of environment and population. United States [and] world
Population today 26(9): 4-5
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0749-2448 PMID: 12348786 Document Number: 280673
The US's 1997 population of 267.7 million is projected to grow at the annual rate of 0.9% to 335.1 million in 2025. The average woman in the US has 2.0 children over the course of her reproductive lifetime, there are 7.2 infant deaths per 1000 live births, and male and female life expectancies are 73 and 79 years, respectively. 75% of the US population lives in urban areas and, overall, there are 76 inhabitants per sq. mile. 10% of US land is protected and 1994 per capita gross domestic product (GDP) was US$26,434. The world's 1997 population of 5840 million is projected to grow at the annual rate of 1.5% to 8036 million in 2025. The average woman has 3.0 children over the course of her reproductive lifetime, there are 59 infant deaths per 1000 live births, and male and female life expectancies are 64 and 68 years, respectively. 43% of the population lives in urban areas and, overall, there are 116 inhabitants per square mile. 7% of the world's land is protected and 1995 per capita GDP was US$4909. Levels of water, energy, and cropland use, as well as demographic trends, natural resources and wildlife issues, and socioeconomic factors are described for both the US and the world.