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Population aged 65 and over in United States

Population aged 65 and over in the United States was 18.9% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Rankings

• Countries by share of population aged 65 and over 215 places
• EU countries by share of population aged 65 and over 27 places
• US states by share of population aged 65 and over 51 places

Definition

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: residents aged 65 and over divided by total population for the same year and place. Spain: both from the INE annual census. United States: Census Bureau county estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Inputs

• Residents aged 65 and over (AGE65PLUS_TOT) (2025): 64,617,088, U.S. Census Bureau
• Total resident population (POPESTIMATE) (2025): 341,784,857, U.S. Census Bureau

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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