๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States of Americavs๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ World

Total Population
349,035,484
8,300,678,396
World is 24ร— United States of America
Median age
39.7 years
32.1 years
7.6 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
18.84%
10.60%
8.2 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
0.51%
0.84%
0.33 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ World
United States of America World
Young Population 16.91%59,004,722 24.09%1,999,255,031
Working Age Population 64.26%224,274,040 65.31%5,421,227,665
Elderly Population 18.84%65,756,722 10.60%880,195,700

In 2026, the median age is 39.7 years in United States of America and 32.1 years in World.United States of America already reached Worldโ€™s current median age in 1988, about 38 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of United States of America is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 421,278,889.The total population of World peaks in 2084 at 10,289,315,239.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of United States of America will be 64.0%, and 23.11% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of World will be 58.0%, and 16.33% of the population will be elderly.

United States of America World
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 1982โ€“1987
2001โ€“2013
None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 1950 or earlier 2002
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2014 2039 25 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2029 2070 41 years later