Statistical Information Sources: People & Population

Real-time updated count of world and U.S. population.

What language do the largest number of people claim as their mother tongue? What religion has the most followers worldwide? How many babies are born every minute?

Which country has the highest divorce rate? What percentage of Panamanians live in urban areas? How much longer can a woman in Russia expect to live than her male counterpart?

What country's citizens report the highest rate of cannabis use? Does Mexico have a higher rate of income inequality than the United States?

What percentage of the U.S. population is foreign-born, and how many of those people have become citizens? How many same-sex couples are there in Kentucky, according to 2010 Census data?

How many people residing in the state of Texas received legal permanent residence in the U.S. last year? How many of those were children? Skilled workers? From what country did the largest number of new immigrants arrive in Kentucky?

How many veterans of the Vietnam War are currently receiving VA benefits? What percentage of U.S. veterans are women? How many WWII veterans live in Kentucky?

What was the African-American population of Fayette County as of the last census? What percentage of the state's population is over age 65? How many households are headed by women?

(Select Kentucky from the drop-down menu.) What's the median age of Kentucky residents? How many Kentuckians identify their ethnicity as Japanese? What percentage of Kentucky residents were born outside the state?