OECD vs United States: Population projections
Population projections over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.46 billion Persons against 367.91 million Persons in United States, a difference of 1.10 billion Persons.
That makes OECD's figure about 4.0 times United States's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 43 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.41 billion Persons | 340.19 million Persons | 1.07 billion Persons | OECD |
| 2030s | 1.44 billion Persons | 350.12 million Persons | 1.09 billion Persons | OECD |
| 2040s | 1.46 billion Persons | 358.01 million Persons | 1.11 billion Persons | OECD |
| 2050s | 1.47 billion Persons | 362.27 million Persons | 1.11 billion Persons | OECD |
| 2060s | 1.47 billion Persons | 364.48 million Persons | 1.10 billion Persons | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population projections, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 1.46 billion Persons against 367.91 million Persons in United States as of 2061.
- What is the difference in population projections between OECD and United States?
- 1.10 billion Persons, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2061.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for population projections?
- OECD ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.