02/12/2025
The United States population is about 4.22% of the world's population.
As of 2025, the United States population was 346,473,132.
The world's most populated countries are India and China. The world's population is distributed across continents as follows:
Asia: 59.05%
Africa: 17%
Europe: 10%
Latin America and the Caribbean: 8%
North America: 4.68%
Oceania: 0.5%
The US is one of the world's wealthiest countries, with a large share of the world's millionaires and liquid investable wealth. However, the US also has a large wealth gap and income inequality.
Wealth per person
The US has an average wealth of around $565,000 per person, which is fourth highest in the world.
However, the median wealth per person in the US is around $112,000, which is 14th highest in the world.
Wealth by country
The US has 32% of the world's liquid investable wealth, which is $67 trillion.
The US has 37% of the world's millionaires, which is more than three times the second-highest country, China.
Wealth distribution
The US has a large wealth gap, with the richest 1% of the population controlling a much greater share of national wealth than any other country.
Income inequality in the US is among the highest across developed nations.
