Transcript text: Share of old age population (65 years and older) in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2050
Percentage of total population
7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12.5%, 13%, 15%, 17.5%, 20%, 22.5%, 25%
1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, 2050
8%, 9%, 11.3%, 12.5%, 12.4%, 13.1%, 15.3%, 16.9%, 17.3%, 20.6%, 21.6%, 22%
Source: Own illustration based on U.S. Census Bureau, 1950 to 2000; U.S. Census Bureau, 2012b for years 2010 to 2050. U.S. Census Bureau