US demographic trends in 2017

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Research Center Pew Research provided 10 demographic trends that show how demographic forces influence population size and the changing forms of life for people around the world.

1. The number of millennials grows due to immigration

In 2016, there were 79,8 million millenials (aged 18 to 35 years), compared to 74,1 million baby boomers (aged 52 to 70 years). The “networked” generation — the second name for the millennials — will continue to grow in the United States until 2036, due to immigration. According to some estimates, the way of life of the millennials is strikingly different from previous generations in their youth. They slowly accept many of the traditional foundations of adulthood. For the first time in more than 130 years, most of the millennials live with their parents, not partners. Geographic displacement of young people is at its lowest in the last 50 years, despite the fact that young people are not burdened with traditional obstacles to relocation: marriage, real estate and children.

2. Americans married life has changed

Only half of American adults were married in the 2015 year, compared to the 70% in the 1950 year. The number of couples living in a civil marriage increased by 29% between the 2007 and 2016 years - from 14 million to 18 million people.

Additionally, a record number of Americans (about 61 million in 2014) live in households that include 2 or more adult generations—grandparents and grandchildren.

3. Women will not be able to make up half of the labor force

Women make up the 46,8% of the US workforce in 2015. Although this is much more than in the 1950 year (29,6%), the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the share of female labor in the United States will peak in the 2025 year (47,1%), after which the decline will begin.

The pay gap between women and men has narrowed. In 2015, women earned $ 0,83 for every $ 1 earned by a man. For comparison, in 1980, the figures were $ 0,64.

At the same time, women still hold less leadership positions in the US in 2017. In the Congress, female management staff - 19%, women governors - about 8% and 5% from the list F.

4. Growing able-bodied population will slow down without immigrants

The growth of the country's working-age population (from 25 to 64 years) will depend on immigrant and immigrant children born in the United States. Without them, by the year 2035 in the USA there will be by 18 millions less working-age population.

However, immigrants do not make up the majority of workers in any industry other than private households (45%) and agriculture, fisheries and forestry (46%).

5. The number of illegal immigrants in 2015 fell below recession times.

In 2015, 11 of millions of illegal immigrants lived in the United States, which is 300 thousand less than the last year of the Great Recession.

Mexicans remain the largest group of illegal immigrants, but their number has recently decreased, and their share in the 2016 year fell to 50%. As the number of Mexicans has decreased, the number of illegal immigrants from other countries of the world is increasing.
It is estimated that 8 of millions of illegal immigrants worked or were looking for work in 2014, which is 5% of the workforce.

6. The proportion of births of immigrant women outside marriage decreased from 2008 to 2014, but remains stable for women born in the United States

Immigrant women play an important role in general fertility trends in the United States. Between 1970 and 2014, the increase in the annual number of American births was caused exclusively by immigrant women, while births in women born in the United States fell. The important role of immigrant women is that they have on average more children than women born in the United States.

7. By 2035, the number of children born to Muslim mothers will be greater than from Christian mothers

The number of children born to Christian mothers (223 million) significantly outnumbered those born to Muslim mothers (213 million) between 2010 and 2015. However, the aging Christian population - especially in Europe and North America - and high birth rates among Muslim women are rapidly changing the global religious landscape. Between 2010 and 2050, the global Muslim population is projected to grow by 73%, while the Christian population is expected to grow by only 35%.

8. The US admitted 84 refugees in fiscal year 995, the most since 2016.

More than half of the refugees settled in California and Texas. Nearly half (46%) of refugees were Muslims.

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