| This slide depicts
the number of people in the U.S. population of retirement age (light gray: 65
and above; dark gray: 85 and above). |
|
| In the early 1900s,
the U.S.A. was populated by a relatively small number of older people. This situation changed drastically after
1920: |
|
| # of
U.S. residents aged 65 or older |
|
| 1900 3.1
million people |
|
| 1920 4.9
million people |
|
| 1940 9
million people |
|
| 1960 16.7
million people |
|
| 1980 25.7
million people |
|
| 1990 31.2
million people |
|
| 2000 35
million people |
|