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Augustine DiGiovanna, Ph.D.

Fig. 1.1 – Page 2
Past and projected changes in the population 55 years old and over by age – 1900-2060

The moving graph shows the age distribution of people making up the U.S. Population at different years from 1900 to 2060. There are relatively very few older people at first. Note the “baby boom” bump forming at the left as births increase dramatically at 1945. High birth rate continue until bump is complete by 1965 as birth rates decline. As the people making up the “baby boom” bump age with passing years, the bump moves to the right. Even as the bump fades at 2020, it has produced a dramatic increase in the proportion of elders in the population. That increase remains for years after 2025.

This same moving graph is at the following URLs.

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/chart-us-population-distribution-by-age-1900-through-2060/

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/238268636508538633/

Scroll down the page to see the moving graph. It shows the age distribution of people making up the U.S. Population at different years from 1900 to 2060. There are relatively very few older people at first. Note the “baby boom” bump forming at the left as births increase dramatically at 1945. High birth rate continue until bump is complete by 1965 as birth rates decline. As the people making up the “baby boom” bump age with passing years, the bump moves to the right. Even as the bump fades at 2020, it has produced a dramatic increase in the proportion of elders in the population. That increase remains for years after 2025.

https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/08/us-population-distribution-by-age-1900.html