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U.S. - seniors as a percentage of the population 1950-2050

Share of old age population (65 years and older) in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2050

This graph represents the share of seniors - those aged 65 years and older - in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2050. In 2016, about 15% of the United States population was 65 or older.

1950	8
1960	9
1970	10
1980	11.3
1990	12.5
2000	12.4
2016	15.2
2020	16.9
2030	20.6
2040	21.7
2050	22.1

U.S. - seniors as a percentage of the population 1950-2050

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