|
37.3 million |
the number of seniors (65+) in 2006, an
increase of 3.4 million (or 10.0% since 1996 |
|
39% |
amount of growth in senior population within
the next decade (2006-2016) |
|
86.7 million |
the projected number of people who will be 65
or older in the year 2050 |
|
147% |
the projected percentage that the 65+ senior
population will increase between 2000 and 2050 |
|
15% |
amount of increase in 65+ population from
2000-2010 (over 35 million) |
|
36% |
amount of increase in 65+ population from
2010-2020 (over 55 million) |
|
3.7 million |
number of foreign-born U.S. residents who
were 65 and older in 2004 |
|
4.9 million |
number of seniors in the U.S. who were 85 and
older in 2004 |
|
12.4% |
about one in every eight (or 12.4%) is an
older American |
|
18.7 years |
the number of additional years in the average
life expectancy of persons reaching the age of 65 (20.0 years
for females and 17.1 years for males) |
|
5.9 million |
the amount that older women outnumber older
men (21.6 million older women to 15.7 million older men) |
|
30% |
frequency that older men were more likely to
be married than older women (72% of men vs. 42% of women) |
|
43% |
percentage of older women who were widows in
2006 |
|
48% |
older women age 75+ who live alone |
|
450,000 |
grandparents age 65+ who had the primary
responsibility for their grandchildren who lived with them |
|
483 million |
current senior population (65+) in the world |
|
every 7 seconds |
one birth in the U.S. |
|
every 13 seconds |
one death in the U.S. |
|
every 30 seconds |
one international migrant (net) in the U.S. |
|
every 11 seconds |
net gain of one person in the U.S. |
|
67,473 |
estimated number of centenarians (people age
100 or older) in the U.S. in 2006 |
|
580,605 |
projected number of centenarians in the U.S.
in 2040 |
