United States United States, Population ages 65 and above, female

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 33,024,975 3 +1,170,792 +3.68%
2023 31,854,183 3 +1,145,879 +3.73%
2022 30,708,304 3 +951,839 +3.2%
2021 29,756,465 3 +749,954 +2.59%
2020 29,006,511 3 +785,396 +2.78%
2019 28,221,115 3 +753,935 +2.74%
2018 27,467,180 3 +716,625 +2.68%
2017 26,750,555 3 +684,500 +2.63%
2016 26,066,055 3 +659,429 +2.6%
2015 25,406,626 3 +642,505 +2.59%
2014 24,764,121 3 +638,947 +2.65%
2013 24,125,174 3 +639,594 +2.72%
2012 23,485,580 3 +607,749 +2.66%
2011 22,877,831 3 +463,257 +2.07%
2010 22,414,574 3 +399,253 +1.81%
2009 22,015,321 3 +413,137 +1.91%
2008 21,602,184 3 +411,504 +1.94%
2007 21,190,680 3 +333,442 +1.6%
2006 20,857,238 3 +230,751 +1.12%
2005 20,626,487 3 +176,398 +0.863%
2004 20,450,089 3 +143,335 +0.706%
2003 20,306,754 3 +84,222 +0.416%
2002 20,222,532 3 +70,606 +0.35%
2001 20,151,926 3 +58,826 +0.293%
2000 20,093,100 3 +70,745 +0.353%
1999 20,022,355 3 +75,833 +0.38%
1998 19,946,522 3 +98,825 +0.498%
1997 19,847,697 3 +141,422 +0.718%
1996 19,706,275 3 +155,130 +0.793%
1995 19,551,145 3 +179,609 +0.927%
1994 19,371,536 3 +197,742 +1.03%
1993 19,173,794 3 +247,491 +1.31%
1992 18,926,303 3 +285,897 +1.53%
1991 18,640,406 3 +299,868 +1.64%
1990 18,340,538 2 +319,766 +1.77%
1989 18,020,772 2 +315,686 +1.78%
1988 17,705,086 2 +324,261 +1.87%
1987 17,380,825 2 +346,745 +2.04%
1986 17,034,080 2 +340,449 +2.04%
1985 16,693,631 2 +322,581 +1.97%
1984 16,371,050 2 +328,206 +2.05%
1983 16,042,844 2 +331,041 +2.11%
1982 15,711,803 2 +326,458 +2.12%
1981 15,385,345 2 +345,464 +2.3%
1980 15,039,881 2 +380,011 +2.59%
1979 14,659,870 2 +408,308 +2.87%
1978 14,251,562 2 +396,526 +2.86%
1977 13,855,036 2 +374,199 +2.78%
1976 13,480,837 2 +353,813 +2.7%
1975 13,127,024 2 +347,813 +2.72%
1974 12,779,211 2 +313,489 +2.51%
1973 12,465,722 2 +303,531 +2.5%
1972 12,162,191 2 +289,524 +2.44%
1971 11,872,667 2 +308,591 +2.67%
1970 11,564,076 2 +301,284 +2.68%
1969 11,262,792 2 +260,504 +2.37%
1968 11,002,288 2 +259,627 +2.42%
1967 10,742,661 2 +259,866 +2.48%
1966 10,482,795 2 +295,428 +2.9%
1965 10,187,367 2 +300,261 +3.04%
1964 9,887,106 2 +260,623 +2.71%
1963 9,626,483 2 +257,619 +2.75%
1962 9,368,864 2 +268,018 +2.94%
1961 9,100,846 2 +291,788 +3.31%
1960 8,809,058 2

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