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Home > The Growing Older Population > Life Expectancy

There were 92,127 Americans age 100 or more in 2008 (0.24% of the total 65 and older population). This is a 147% increase from 1990 (37,306 people).


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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 ]