Hi cedjsw,
Currently there is an estimated 36,294,000 people in the US aged 65 and older.
"(April 2004) Within the next few years, the U.S. population ?
currently estimated at 293 million ? is expected to reach twice its
1950 level of 151 million."
(...)
"America is now on the brink of an elderly boom, and the new
projections illustrate its magnitude. Since the 1950s, the number of
older people (those ages 65 and older) has been growing gradually, but
it will increase sharply beginning in 2011 as the baby-boom generation
(born between 1946 and 1964) begins to turn 65. Today, roughly one in
eight Americans are older, up from roughly one in 10 in the 1950s. By
2030, when the entire baby-boom generation has reached age 65, older
people are expected to include almost one in five people. This share
resembles Florida's population today. By 2050, the share will be
slightly more than one in five.
The fastest growing segment of the older population is the oldest old
? that is, those ages 85 and older. They are projected to total 6
million as early as 2010, twice their 1990 level. Beginning in 2031,
when the baby boomers will begin reaching 85, the number of oldest old
will increase rapidly. The 85-and-over population is expected to grow
fivefold, from 4 million in 2000 to 21 million by 2050."
Population Reference Bureau: U.S. Growing Bigger, Older, and More Diverse
http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=10201
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"The percentage of the total population that is 65 or older actually
declined in 2004 from 2000. It was 12.43 in 2000 and down to 12.36 in
2004. Those super seniors 85 and up, however, increased their
percentage of the total ? going from only 1.51 percent in 2000 to 1.65
in 2004..."
U.S. Total (2004) - 293,655,404
65 years and over - 36,293,985
85 years and over - 4,859,631
65 to 84 - 31,434,354
SeniorJournal: Elderly Aged 85-Plus Lead Population Gain for Older
Americans Since 2000
http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/SeniorStats/5-03-10SuperSeniorsGrow.htm
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2004 Number elderly (65 or older) US
I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
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Best regards,
Rainbow |
