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Statistics on the Aging Population
The older population--persons 65 years or older--numbered 37.3 million
in 2006 (the latest year for which data is available). They represented
12.4% of the U.S. population, about one in every eight Americans. By
2030, there will be about 71.5 million older persons, more than twice
their number in 2000. People 65+ represented 12.4% of the population
in the year 2000 but are expected to grow to be 20% of the population
by 2030. The information in this section of the AoA web site brings together
a wide variety of statistical information about this growing population.
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