16.5 percent
Likewise, people ask, what percent of the US population is over 60?
Between 2006 and 2016 the population age 60 and over increased 36% from 50.7 million to 68.7 million. 2040 (a 129% increase). population) to 11.1 million in 2016 (23% of older adults) and are projected to increase to 21.1 million in 2030 (28% of older adults). 12% between 2006 and 2016.
Similarly, how many US citizens are 65 or older? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 40.3 million U.S. residents 65 years and older in the 2010 Census and more than 54 million on July 1, 2019.
Herein, what percentage of US population is over 75?
The 75 to 84 age group share of the older population was around 14.3 million or 29 percent— more than double the number and proportion (6.3 million or 13 percent) for those 85 and older (Table 1).