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People Statistics · Country estimate

Residents 65 and over in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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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
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

YearUnited StatesChange 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.