Population 65 Years and Over by Age, 1990, 2000, and 2010
The following table lists the U.S. population by number and percent of persons 65 years and over from 1990 to 2010.
| Age | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | Percent of U.S. total | Percent change, 1990 to 2000 | Percent change, 2000 to 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | |||
| 65 years and over | 31,241,831 | 100.0% | 34,991,753 | 100.0% | 40,267,984 | 100% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 15.1% |
| 65 to 74 years | 18,106,558 | 58.0 | 18,390,986 | 52.6 | 21,713,429 | 53.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| 65 to 69 years | 10,111,735 | 32.4 | 9,533,545 | 27.2 | 12,435,263 | 30.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | –5.7 | 30.4 |
| 70 to 74 years | 7,994,823 | 25.6 | 8,857,441 | 25.3 | 9,278,166 | 23.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 4.7 |
| 75 to 84 years | 10,055,108 | 32.2 | 12,361,180 | 35.3 | 13,061,122 | 32.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 22.9 | 5.7 |
| 75 to 79 years | 6,121,369 | 19.6 | 7,415,813 | 21.2 | 7,317,795 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 21.1 | –1.3 |
| 80 to 84 years | 3,933,739 | 12.6 | 4,945,367 | 14.1 | 5,743,327 | 14.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 25.7 | 16.1 |
| 85 to 94 years | 2,829,728 | 9.1 | 3,902,349 | 11.2 | 5,068,825 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 37.9 | 29.9 |
| 85 to 89 years | 2,060,247 | 6.6 | 2,789,818 | 8.0 | 3,620,459 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 35.4 | 29.8 |
| 90 to 94 years | 769,481 | 2.5 | 1,112,531 | 3.2 | 1,448,366 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 44.6 | 30.2 |
| 95 years and over | 250,437 | 0.8 | 337,238 | 1.0 | 424,608 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 34.7 | 25.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States (1990 CP-1-1); 2010 Census Brief: The Older Population. Web: www.census.gov.
| Population Explosion Among Older Americans | Population | Persons 65 Years Old and Over—Characteristics by Sex, 1990–2006 |
