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

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 60,977,581 3 +2,266,127 +3.86%
2023 58,711,454 3 +2,196,991 +3.89%
2022 56,514,463 3 +1,805,112 +3.3%
2021 54,709,351 3 +1,418,472 +2.66%
2020 53,290,879 3 +1,534,901 +2.97%
2019 51,755,978 3 +1,518,922 +3.02%
2018 50,237,056 3 +1,444,593 +2.96%
2017 48,792,463 3 +1,389,103 +2.93%
2016 47,403,360 3 +1,350,893 +2.93%
2015 46,052,467 3 +1,327,910 +2.97%
2014 44,724,557 3 +1,329,279 +3.06%
2013 43,395,278 3 +1,347,369 +3.2%
2012 42,047,909 3 +1,301,935 +3.2%
2011 40,745,974 3 +1,007,078 +2.53%
2010 39,738,896 3 +867,590 +2.23%
2009 38,871,306 3 +900,124 +2.37%
2008 37,971,182 3 +889,295 +2.4%
2007 37,081,887 3 +727,278 +2%
2006 36,354,609 3 +506,294 +1.41%
2005 35,848,315 3 +386,669 +1.09%
2004 35,461,646 3 +349,561 +0.996%
2003 35,112,085 3 +271,274 +0.779%
2002 34,840,811 3 +242,672 +0.701%
2001 34,598,139 3 +214,344 +0.623%
2000 34,383,795 3 +226,875 +0.664%
1999 34,156,920 3 +222,773 +0.656%
1998 33,934,147 3 +249,420 +0.74%
1997 33,684,727 3 +311,482 +0.933%
1996 33,373,245 3 +340,501 +1.03%
1995 33,032,744 3 +385,542 +1.18%
1994 32,647,202 3 +400,506 +1.24%
1993 32,246,696 3 +472,973 +1.49%
1992 31,773,723 3 +525,679 +1.68%
1991 31,248,044 3 +531,735 +1.73%
1990 30,716,309 3 +560,281 +1.86%
1989 30,156,028 3 +549,489 +1.86%
1988 29,606,539 3 +555,651 +1.91%
1987 29,050,888 3 +587,854 +2.07%
1986 28,463,034 3 +578,449 +2.07%
1985 27,884,585 3 +547,917 +2%
1984 27,336,668 3 +545,348 +2.04%
1983 26,791,320 3 +542,587 +2.07%
1982 26,248,733 3 +531,819 +2.07%
1981 25,716,914 3 +548,833 +2.18%
1980 25,168,081 3 +599,917 +2.44%
1979 24,568,164 3 +647,518 +2.71%
1978 23,920,646 3 +615,662 +2.64%
1977 23,304,984 3 +577,569 +2.54%
1976 22,727,415 3 +544,189 +2.45%
1975 22,183,226 3 +524,874 +2.42%
1974 21,658,352 3 +455,995 +2.15%
1973 21,202,357 3 +427,213 +2.06%
1972 20,775,144 3 +401,441 +1.97%
1971 20,373,703 3 +445,628 +2.24%
1970 19,928,075 3 +438,546 +2.25%
1969 19,489,529 2 +359,588 +1.88%
1968 19,129,941 2 +354,484 +1.89%
1967 18,775,457 2 +359,271 +1.95%
1966 18,416,186 2 +427,955 +2.38%
1965 17,988,231 2 +445,292 +2.54%
1964 17,542,939 2 +371,877 +2.17%
1963 17,171,062 2 +363,234 +2.16%
1962 16,807,828 2 +400,089 +2.44%
1961 16,407,739 2 +451,921 +2.83%
1960 15,955,818 2

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