⌛ Then vs now
How has the United States changed since 1990?
1990 then 2025 latest dataPeople in the United States now live 3.7 years longer than in 1990.
People
Population
250 million in 1990, 342 million in 2025.
Fertility rate
2.08 children per woman in 1990, 1.63 children per woman in 2024.
Median age
31.9 years in 1990, 38 years in 2023.
Aged 65 and over
12.3% in 1990, 18.4% in 2025.
Money
GDP per person (PPP)
Int$23,900 in 1990, Int$90,000 in 2025.
Economy size (GDP)
$5.96 trillion in 1990, $30.8 trillion in 2025.
Unemployment
6.8% in 1991, 4.2% in 2025.
Military spending
5.6% in 1990, 3.4% in 2024.
Health
Life expectancy
75.2 years in 1990, 78.9 years in 2024.
Infant mortality
9.4 per 1,000 in 1990, 5.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
Adult obesity
18.6% in 1990, 41.8% in 2024.
Everyday life
Meat supply
113 kg in 1990, 122 kg in 2023.
Daily calories
3,510 kcal in 1990, 3,950 kcal in 2023.
Years of schooling
13 years in 1990, 13.9 years in 2023.
Working hours
1,840 hours in 1990, 1,790 hours in 2023.
Connected
Urban population
75% in 1990, 80% in 2025.
Internet users
1% in 1990, 95% in 2024.
Access to electricity
100% in 1990, 100% in 2024.
Mobile subscriptions
2 in 1990, 113 in 2024.
Planet
CO₂ per person
20.3 t in 1990, 14.2 t in 2024.
Forest cover
33% in 1990, 33.9% in 2023.
Renewable electricity
10.9% in 1990, 25.6% in 2025.
Safety
Homicide rate
9.3 per 100k in 1990, 5.8 per 100k in 2023.