Total population that are 65 or older in the United States

Period	Retirement age population	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