United States

People aged 65 and over in United States

People aged 65 and over in United States: 8% in 1950 and 17.4% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
17.4%
Since 1950
+9.5 percentage points
Rank, 2023
52 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
28.4%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in United StatesPeople aged 65 and over in United States: 8% in 1950 and 17.4% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 28.4% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 28.4% in 2100.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearUnited StatesWorld
202317.410
202216.99.8
202116.59.5
202016.19.3
201915.79.1
201815.38.9
201714.98.7
201614.68.5
201514.38.3
2014148.1
201313.77.9
201213.47.8
201113.17.7
201012.87.6
200912.77.5
200812.57.5
200712.37.4
200612.27.3
200512.17.3
200412.17.2
200312.17.1
200212.17
200112.16.9
200012.26.8
199912.26.8
199812.36.7
199712.46.6
199612.46.5
199512.46.5
199412.46.4
199312.46.3
199212.46.2
199112.46.1
199012.36.1
198912.26
198812.16
1987125.9
198611.95.9
198511.75.8
198411.65.8
198311.55.8
198211.35.8
198111.25.8
198011.15.8
197910.95.8
197810.85.7
197710.65.6
197610.45.6
197510.35.5
197410.15.5
1973105.4
19729.95.4
19719.85.3
19709.75.3
19699.65.2
19689.55.2
19679.45.2
19669.45.1
19659.35.1
19649.15
19639.15
196295
19618.95
19608.85
19598.75
19588.65
19578.65
19568.55
19558.45
19548.35
19538.25
19528.25
19518.15
195085.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearUnited StatesWorld
202417.910.2
202518.410.4
202618.810.6
202719.310.8
202819.711.1
20292011.5
203020.411.8
203120.612
203220.912.3
203321.112.6
203421.312.8
203521.513.1
203621.713.4
203721.813.7
203821.913.9
20392214.1
20402214.3
204122.114.5
204222.214.7
204322.314.9
204422.415
204522.515.2
204622.615.4
204722.715.7
204822.915.9
20492316.1
205023.116.3
205123.216.6
205223.416.8
205323.517.1
205423.717.3
205523.917.6
205624.117.8
205724.218
205824.418.2
205924.518.4
206024.618.5
206124.618.7
206224.718.8
206324.819
206424.919.1
20652519.3
206625.119.4
206725.219.6
206825.419.7
206925.519.9
207025.720
207125.920.2
207226.120.3
207326.320.5
207426.520.7
207526.720.9
207626.821.1
20772721.3
207827.121.5
207927.221.7
208027.321.9
208127.422.1
208227.522.3
208327.622.4
208427.622.6
208527.722.7
208627.722.8
208727.822.9
208827.822.9
208927.923
209027.923.1
209127.923.2
20922823.3
20932823.3
209428.123.4
209528.123.5
209628.223.6
209728.223.7
209828.323.7
209928.423.8
210028.423.9

Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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