![]() ![]() The age composition of the country is about more than trivia or AARP subscriptions. At the same time, the nation added about 1.5 million seniors. Taken with the nation’s total population change over that time, they mean there were roughly 1 million fewer people under 18 in the U.S. The figures are about more than percentages. On the other end of the spectrum, in the same period, the nation’s under-18 population fell by about 2 points, to roughly 22%, compared to 24% in 2010. That was up almost 4 points from 2010, when about 13% of the nation’s population fell into it. In 2021, about 17% of Americans were in the 65-plus group. ![]() The country just finished observing Older Americans Month in May - but the statistical reality of the aging population is ever-present. The rise in “seniors” is noteworthy as the percentage of American youths, the population under age 18, has fallen. ![]()
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