Age composition in 2026:
| 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 Worldโs 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%) | 1982โ1987 2001โ2013 |
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 |