"I intend to live forever, or die trying." Groucho Marx

 

Groucho’s not the only one living as long as possible.  According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau, the senior citizen population may increase by as much 40% in the next five years.  “The senior citizen — age 65 and older — population in the U.S. was 36,789,000 in 2008, just 12.3% of the nation’s population.  In five years it will jump to 51.7 million.”²⁶ 

  

But, flooding into the senior ranks are 14.931 million Baby Boomers age 60 - 64.  This narrow age bracket is 5% of the total U.S. population.  Assuming we all live another five years, they will increase the senior ranks by 40%.

Nor is this just an American phenomenon.  According to the GSSAB study, Europe, China and Canada will all see their older populations increase dramatically in the next five years.  From 2009 to 2050, the world’s 85+ population is projected to increase more than fivefold, from 40 million to 219 million . . . all looking for love!

  

 

 

 

Projections of the Population by Selected Age Groups and Sex for the United States: 2010 to 2025
Sex and age	Numbers in thousands
	2010	2015	2020	2025
BOTH SEXES	310,233	325,540	341,387	357,452
45 to 64 years	80,980	83,911	84,356	83,510
65 years and over	40,229	46,837	54,804	63,907
85 years and over	5,751	6,292	6,597	7,239
100 years and over	79	105	135	175
TOTAL 46 - 100+	127,039	137,145	145,892	154,831
% OF TOTAL POP	41%	42%	43%	43%
MALE	152,753	160,424	168,258	176,102
45 to 64 years	39,467	40,972	41,292	41,013
65 years and over	17,292	20,542	24,323	28,560
85 years and over	1,893	2,163	2,344	2,652
100 years and over	15	21	29	40
FEMALE	157,479	165,116	173,128	181,349
45 to 64 years	41,513	42,939	43,065	42,498
65 years and over	22,937	26,295	30,481	35,348
85 years and over	3,859	4,130	4,253	4,587
100 years and over	65	84	106	134
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: August 14, 2008

 

  

 

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