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Home > The Growing Older Population > Future Demographics

The American population 65 and over will increase from 35 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2010 (15% increase) and then to 55 million in 2020 (36% increase for that decade).


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Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. [ Permalink ]