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Population aged 65 and over in United States

Latest: 18.4%
Previous: 17.9%
Change: +0.46 (+2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population aged 65 and over over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Population aged 65 and over in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	9.4%
Dec 31, 1967	9.4%
Dec 31, 1968	9.5%
Dec 31, 1969	9.6%
Dec 31, 1970	9.7%
Dec 31, 1971	9.8%
Dec 31, 1972	9.9%
Dec 31, 1973	10.0%
Dec 31, 1974	10.1%
Dec 31, 1975	10.3%
Dec 31, 1976	10.4%
Dec 31, 1977	10.6%
Dec 31, 1978	10.7%
Dec 31, 1979	10.9%
Dec 31, 1980	11.1%
Dec 31, 1981	11.2%
Dec 31, 1982	11.3%
Dec 31, 1983	11.5%
Dec 31, 1984	11.6%
Dec 31, 1985	11.7%
Dec 31, 1986	11.9%
Dec 31, 1987	12.0%
Dec 31, 1988	12.1%
Dec 31, 1989	12.2%
Dec 31, 1990	12.3%
Dec 31, 1991	12.4%
Dec 31, 1992	12.4%
Dec 31, 1993	12.4%
Dec 31, 1994	12.4%
Dec 31, 1995	12.4%
Dec 31, 1996	12.4%
Dec 31, 1997	12.4%
Dec 31, 1998	12.3%
Dec 31, 1999	12.2%
Dec 31, 2000	12.2%
Dec 31, 2001	12.1%
Dec 31, 2002	12.1%
Dec 31, 2003	12.1%
Dec 31, 2004	12.1%
Dec 31, 2005	12.1%
Dec 31, 2006	12.2%
Dec 31, 2007	12.3%
Dec 31, 2008	12.5%
Dec 31, 2009	12.7%
Dec 31, 2010	12.8%
Dec 31, 2011	13.1%
Dec 31, 2012	13.4%
Dec 31, 2013	13.7%
Dec 31, 2014	14.0%
Dec 31, 2015	14.3%
Dec 31, 2016	14.6%
Dec 31, 2017	14.9%
Dec 31, 2018	15.3%
Dec 31, 2019	15.7%
Dec 31, 2020	16.1%
Dec 31, 2021	16.5%
Dec 31, 2022	16.9%
Dec 31, 2023	17.4%
Dec 31, 2024	17.9%
Dec 31, 2025	18.4%

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