United States, year by year

Every index this site holds for United States, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.878 in 1990 to 0.938 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 78.9 years2024at birthUp 1.4 years from 77.5 years in 2005
Internet users: 95%2024of people onlineUp 26 points from 69% in 2006
Urban population: 80%2025of people in towns and citiesLevel with 2006
Births per woman: 1.632024births per womanDown 0.43 from 2.06 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 11%2021of energy usedUp 5 points from 6% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 62024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 7 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 13.6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 6.3 t from 19.9 t in 2005
Forest area: 34%2023of land under forestUp 1 point from 33% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.878	75.2	—	—	2.08	4.2	100	9	20.0	33.0	—	—
1991	0.878	75.4	1.2	75.5	2.06	4.5	100	9	19.5	33.0	—	—
1992	0.882	75.6	1.7	75.9	2.05	4.8	100	9	19.6	33.0	—	—
1993	0.884	75.4	2.3	76.3	2.02	4.3	100	9	19.8	33.1	—	—
1994	0.887	75.6	4.9	76.7	2.00	4.1	100	8	19.8	33.1	—	—
1995	0.888	75.6	9.2	77.2	1.98	4.7	100	8	19.8	33.1	—	—
1996	0.890	76.0	16.4	77.7	1.98	4.8	100	8	20.1	33.1	—	—
1997	0.893	76.4	21.6	78.1	1.97	4.5	100	8	20.9	33.1	—	—
1998	0.895	76.6	30.1	78.5	2.00	4.5	100	7	20.8	33.1	—	—
1999	0.895	76.6	35.8	78.8	2.01	5.7	100	7	20.6	33.1	—	—
2000	0.895	76.6	43.1	79.1	2.06	5.4	100	7	21.0	33.1	—	—
2001	0.897	76.8	49.1	79.3	2.03	4.7	100	7	20.6	33.2	—	—
2002	0.898	76.9	58.8	79.5	2.02	4.8	100	7	19.9	33.2	—	—
2003	0.900	77.0	61.7	79.8	2.05	5.3	100	7	20.0	33.3	—	—
2004	0.905	77.5	64.8	80.0	2.05	5.5	100	7	20.1	33.4	—	—
2005	0.907	77.5	68.0	80.2	2.06	5.8	100	7	19.9	33.4	—	—
2006	0.911	77.7	68.9	80.4	2.11	6.4	100	7	19.4	33.5	46302	46302
2007	0.914	78.0	75.0	80.5	2.12	6.3	100	7	19.5	33.5	48050	48050
2008	0.914	78.0	74.0	80.6	2.07	6.8	100	7	18.7	33.6	48570	48570
2009	0.915	78.4	71.0	80.7	2.00	7.3	100	6	17.2	33.7	47195	47195
2010	0.919	78.5	71.7	80.7	1.93	7.4	100	6	17.9	33.8	48643	48643
2011	0.920	78.6	69.7	80.7	1.89	8.4	100	6	17.0	33.8	50025	50025
2012	0.923	78.7	74.7	80.7	1.88	8.5	100	6	16.2	33.8	51708	51708
2013	0.925	78.7	71.4	80.7	1.86	8.9	100	6	16.5	33.8	53297	53297
2014	0.926	78.8	73.0	80.6	1.86	9.0	100	6	16.4	33.9	55153	55153
2015	0.928	78.7	74.5	80.6	1.84	8.9	100	6	15.9	33.9	56849	56849
2016	0.929	78.5	85.5	80.5	1.82	9.3	100	6	15.5	33.9	57977	57977
2017	0.931	78.5	87.3	80.4	1.77	9.7	100	6	15.2	33.9	60048	60048
2018	0.934	78.6	88.5	80.3	1.73	9.9	100	6	15.6	33.9	62876	62876
2019	0.936	78.8	89.4	80.1	1.71	10.2	100	6	15.0	33.9	65228	65228
2020	0.925	77.0	90.3	80.0	1.64	11.0	100	6	13.5	33.9	64465	64465
2021	0.921	76.3	91.3	80.0	1.66	10.9	100	6	14.3	33.9	71441	71441
2022	0.930	77.4	92.7	80.0	1.66	—	100	6	14.4	33.9	78009	78009
2023	0.938	78.4	93.5	80.1	1.62	—	100	6	13.7	33.9	82587	82587
2024	—	78.9	94.7	80.1	1.63	—	100	6	13.6	—	86170	86170
2025	—	—	—	80.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	90027	90027
On the profile	0.938	78.9	94.7	80.2	1.63	10.9	—	—	13.6	33.9	90027	90027

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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