The total population that are 65 or older in the United States currently stands at 56,207,479, which is 1,706,263 (3.1%) higher than 2020.
Total population that are 65 or older in the United States
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
236
Date range: 1950 to 2100
Points:
35,485
Measure:
People
United States Retirement age population between 1950 and 2021
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56,207,479 | +1,706,263 |
| 2020 | 54,501,216 | +1,706,118 |
| 2019 | 52,795,098 | +1,653,181 |
| 2018 | 51,141,917 | +1,454,614 |
| 2017 | 49,687,303 | +1,678,000 |
| 2016 | 48,009,303 | +1,500,301 |
| 2015 | 46,509,002 | +987,689 |
| 2014 | 45,521,313 | +1,156,666 |
| 2013 | 44,364,647 | +1,349,346 |
| 2012 | 43,015,301 | +1,363,234 |
| 2011 | 41,652,067 | +1,110,609 |
| 2010 | 40,541,458 | +878,350 |
| 2009 | 39,663,108 | +928,940 |
| 2008 | 38,734,168 | +867,617 |
| 2007 | 37,866,551 | +631,002 |
| 2006 | 37,235,549 | +545,314 |
| 2005 | 36,690,235 | +520,772 |
| 2004 | 36,169,463 | +427,191 |
| 2003 | 35,742,272 | +311,358 |
| 2002 | 35,430,914 | +326,764 |
| 2001 | 35,104,150 | +319,343 |
| 2000 | 34,784,807 | +176,983 |
| 1999 | 34,607,824 | +234,719 |
| 1998 | 34,373,105 | +285,531 |
| 1997 | 34,087,574 | +329,049 |
| 1996 | 33,758,525 | +435,040 |
| 1995 | 33,323,485 | +581,307 |
| 1994 | 32,742,178 | +582,712 |
| 1993 | 32,159,466 | +525,775 |
| 1992 | 31,633,691 | +624,102 |
| 1991 | 31,009,589 | +533,802 |
| 1990 | 30,475,787 | +407,819 |
| 1989 | 30,067,968 | +628,083 |
| 1988 | 29,439,885 | +658,789 |
| 1987 | 28,781,096 | +472,259 |
| 1986 | 28,308,837 | +534,634 |
| 1985 | 27,774,203 | +627,559 |
| 1984 | 27,146,644 | +537,725 |
| 1983 | 26,608,919 | +434,224 |
| 1982 | 26,174,695 | +491,996 |
| 1981 | 25,682,699 | +515,650 |
| 1980 | 25,167,049 | +530,327 |
| 1979 | 24,636,722 | +585,687 |
| 1978 | 24,051,035 | +644,283 |
| 1977 | 23,406,752 | +682,926 |
| 1976 | 22,723,826 | +654,665 |
| 1975 | 22,069,161 | +580,102 |
| 1974 | 21,489,059 | +525,794 |
| 1973 | 20,963,265 | +489,116 |
| 1972 | 20,474,149 | +428,351 |
| 1971 | 20,045,798 | +407,105 |
| 1970 | 19,638,693 | +369,418 |
| 1969 | 19,269,275 | +253,807 |
| 1968 | 19,015,468 | +309,238 |
| 1967 | 18,706,230 | +331,160 |
| 1966 | 18,375,070 | +250,989 |
| 1965 | 18,124,081 | +297,938 |
| 1964 | 17,826,143 | +374,158 |
| 1963 | 17,451,985 | +395,661 |
| 1962 | 17,056,324 | +382,378 |
| 1961 | 16,673,946 | +410,963 |
| 1960 | 16,262,983 | +444,378 |
| 1959 | 15,818,605 | +401,814 |
| 1958 | 15,416,791 | +347,665 |
| 1957 | 15,069,126 | +385,298 |
| 1956 | 14,683,828 | +433,580 |
| 1955 | 14,250,248 | +443,262 |
| 1954 | 13,806,986 | +440,119 |
| 1953 | 13,366,867 | +419,896 |
| 1952 | 12,946,971 | +408,453 |
| 1951 | 12,538,518 | +414,221 |
| 1950 | 12,124,297 |