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Residents 65 and over in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · United States

section.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 section.change_since
First value · 2021 16.0%
vs section.levels.world +6.8 pp section.levels.world: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 2021 – 2024 percent · United States · section.levels.world
United States section.levels.world

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024

section.compare Residents 65 and over · percent
United States
17.2%
section.levels.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

section.all_years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.world
2024section.estimate 17.2% +0.4 pp 10.2%
2023section.estimate 16.8% +0.3 pp 10.0%
2022section.estimate 16.5% +0.5 pp 9.7%
2021section.estimate 16.0% 9.5%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024

section.what

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

section.how

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.