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Residents 65 and over in United States
2021 – 2024 · 4 data points
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
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Education
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Tourism
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Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
17.2%
+0.4 pp
since 2023
First value · 2021
16.0%
vs World
+6.8 pp
World: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 2021 – 2024 percent · United States · World
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2021
2023
2025
United States
World
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024
Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
United States
17.2%
World
10.4% · 2025
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value
17.2% · 2024
First value
16.0% · 2021
Highest
17.2% · 2024
Lowest
16.0% · 2021
Data points
4
By year
All years · 2021 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 17.2% | +0.4 pp | 10.2% |
| 2023estimate | 16.8% | +0.3 pp | 10.0% |
| 2022estimate | 16.5% | +0.5 pp | 9.7% |
| 2021estimate | 16.0% | 9.5% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024
What it means
The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.
People
United States in numbers
Population
342M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025
Population density
37.3
2025
Median age
38.9
2024
Children under 15
17.6%
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024
Life expectancy
79.0
2024
Births per woman
1.63
2024
Birth rate
10.6
2024
Infant mortality
5.5
2024
Net migration
3.9
2023
Born abroad
14.1%
2024