Figure 3. Percentage of population, by age group, 1967–2019 and 2019–29 projected
Year 55 and older 65 and older 75 and older

1967

27.2 13.9 5.0

1968

27.2 13.9 5.2

1969

27.2 13.9 5.2

1970

27.2 13.9 5.2

1971

27.1 13.8 5.2

1972

27.1 13.9 5.2

1973

27.0 13.9 5.2

1974

27.0 14.0 5.1

1975

27.0 14.1 5.2

1976

27.1 14.1 5.2

1977

27.1 14.2 5.2

1978

27.2 14.3 5.2

1979

27.3 14.4 5.3

1980

27.3 14.5 5.4

1981

27.4 14.6 5.4

1982

27.5 14.7 5.5

1983

27.5 14.9 5.7

1984

27.5 15.0 5.8

1985

27.6 15.1 5.8

1986

27.4 15.2 5.8

1987

27.3 15.4 5.9

1988

27.2 15.5 6.0

1989

27.1 15.7 6.1

1990

26.4 15.5 6.1

1991

26.4 15.6 6.2

1992

26.3 15.7 6.3

1993

26.3 15.7 6.4

1994

26.2 15.8 6.5

1995

26.3 15.8 6.6

1996

26.3 15.8 6.7

1997

26.3 15.7 6.9

1998

26.6 15.7 7.0

1999

26.7 15.6 7.1

2000

27.1 15.7 7.2

2001

27.3 15.7 7.2

2002

27.6 15.5 7.3

2003

28.0 15.5 7.3

2004

28.4 15.5 7.4

2005

28.9 15.5 7.4

2006

29.3 15.6 7.4

2007

29.7 15.6 7.4

2008

30.2 15.9 7.4

2009

30.8 16.1 7.4

2010

31.4 16.3 7.4

2011

32.0 16.6 7.5

2012

33.0 17.2 7.5

2013

33.6 17.7 7.5

2014

34.2 18.1 7.6

2015

34.7 18.5 7.7

2016

35.2 18.9 7.7

2017

35.8 19.4 7.9

2018

36.2 19.9 8.1

2019

36.7 20.4 8.3

2020 projected

37.1 20.9 8.5

2021 projected

37.4 21.4 8.7

2022 projected

37.7 22.0 9.1

2023 projected

37.9 22.5 9.5

2024 projected

38.1 22.9 9.8

2025 projected

38.4 23.5 10.1

2026 projected

38.7 23.9 10.5

2027 projected

38.9 24.4 10.8

2028 projected

39.0 24.8 11.2

2029 projected

39.1 25.1 11.5

Note: These age groups overlap. For example, someone who is 80 will be counted in all three groups.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.