United States

Working-age population

Population in prime working-age groups.

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Source: World Bank · SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS:US

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Working-age population - United States in United States was 64.7% on January 1, 2024, lower by 0.23% (-0.3%) from the prior observation. Charted from annual observations in % of total population.

Latest64.75%
YoY-0.35%
10Y Avg65.74%
Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Working-age population - United States time series chart. Showing observations from 1960 to 2024. Latest value 64.7%.

Min59.66%
Mean65.15%
Max67.67%
Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Tier 1 - critical
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World Bank Open Data
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SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS:US
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Stored · 2024-01-01
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Current only
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81 · Acceptable
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4/6 strong
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Retrieved Jun 14, 2026

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Series details

CategoryEducation ; Health
FrequencyAnnual
Unit% of total population
Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024
Platform last fetchJune 14, 2026
Transformslevel, yoy, index 100
About this series

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)

The reading right now

As of January 2024, Working-age population for United States stood at 64.7%. That is down 0.23 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 65.3%, ranging from a low of 64.7% in January 2024 to a high of 65.7% in January 2019. The current reading sits 0.99 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 65.7%.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.