America's Aging Population

Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States | PRB

Demographic Shifts. The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million by 2050 (a 47% ...

2020 Census: 1 in 6 People in the United States Were 65 and Over

The older population increased by 50.9 million, from 4.9 million (or 4.7% of the total U.S. population) in 1920 to 55.8 million (16.8%) in 2020.

The US Population Is Aging | Urban Institute

The nation is aging. By 2040, about one in five Americans will be age 65 or older, up from about one in eight in 2000. Because younger people are much more ...

Older Population and Aging - U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. population age 65 and over grew from 2010 to 2020 at fastest rate since 1880 to 1890 and reached 55.8 million, a 38.6% increase in just 10 years.

U.S. centenarian population is projected to quadruple over the next ...

There are currently roughly 62 million adults ages 65 and older living in the U.S., accounting for 18% of the population. By 2054, 84 million ...

America's Aging Population: Trends and Uncertainties - NCBI

Over the past 25 years, the number of persons aged 65 and older in the United States has risen at an unprecedented rate (Manton and Stallard, 1994).

An Aging U.S. Population Isn't Going to Help U.S. Workers

An aging population corresponds with a decline in work and spending, and thus both lower income and sales tax revenues. There will be larger ...

With population of aging Americans growing, U.S. median age ... - PBS

The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the ...

Get the Facts on Older Americans - National Council on Aging

Older adults age 65+ are expected to represent 22% of the American population in 2040. Learn how NCOA strives to help all older adults age with ...

Size and Demographics of Aging Populations - NCBI

Today, there are about 39.5 million people in the United States over the age of 65, including 5.6 million people over 85.

America is hurtling toward a gray trap - Axios

The big picture: Americans 65 and older will make up more than 20% of the population by 2030, according to Census Bureau projections, up from 17 ...

Demographic Changes and Aging Population

The US population is aging. Today, there are more than 46 million older adults age 65 and older living in the US; by 2050, that number is expected to grow to ...

How an aging population poses challenges for U.S. economy ... - PBS

New numbers from the Census Bureau show the U.S. population is older than it's ever been, with the nation's median age over 38.

U.S. - seniors as a percentage of the population 1950-2050 - Statista

In 2022, about 17.3 percent of the American population was 65 years old or over; an increase from the last few years and a figure which is expected to reach 22 ...

Profile of Older Americans - ACL Administration for Community Living

The Profile of Older Americans is an annual summary of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. Relying ...

Aging of the United States - Wikipedia

In recent decades, the fertility rate of the United States has declined below replacement level, prompting projections of an aging population and workforce, ...

Aging population climbs with nearly 56 million Americans 65 and older

17 percent of people living in the United States, or more than 1 in 6, were 65 or older in 2020, according to a report from the Administration on Aging.

Aging population to hit U.S. economy like a 'ton of bricks' - Reuters

16.5% of the US population of 328 million people, or 54 million, are over the age of 65, the latest census shows. By 2030, that number will rise to 74 million.

2023 Profile of Older Americans

Sources: Population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates. ... U.S. Census Bureau, Old Housing, New Needs: Are U.S. Homes Ready for an Aging ...

With America's aging population, health care follows the data

With America's aging population, health care follows the data ... Three medical buildings, increasing in height, form a bar chart. A person is. A ...