Table POP2 Children as a proportion of the population: Persons
in selected age groups as a percentage of the total U.S. population, and
children ages 0–17 as a percentage of the dependent population, selected
years 1950–2003 and projected 2004–2020 |
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Age |
1950 |
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1952 |
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1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
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1958 |
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1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
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Percentage of total population |
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Ages
0–17 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
33 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Ages
18–64 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
59 |
58 |
58 |
57 |
56 |
56 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
56 |
Ages
65 and older |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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9 |
9 |
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10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Children ages 0–17 as a percentage of the dependent populationa |
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Ages
0–17 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
80 |
80 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
78 |
78 |
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1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
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Percentage of total
population |
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Ages
0–17 |
34 |
34 |
33 |
33 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
Ages
18–64 |
56 |
56 |
57 |
57 |
58 |
58 |
59 |
59 |
60 |
60 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
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Ages
65 and older |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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Children ages 0–17 as a percentage of the dependent populationa |
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Ages
0–17 |
78 |
77 |
77 |
76 |
76 |
75 |
74 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
67 |
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1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Percentage of total
population |
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Ages
0–17 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
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26 |
25 |
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25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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24 |
24 |
Ages
18–64 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
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62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
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63 |
63 |
63 |
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63 |
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Ages
65 and older |
13 |
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13 |
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13 |
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12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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13 |
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13 |
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Children ages 0–17 as a percentage of the dependent populationa |
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Ages
0–17 |
67 |
67 |
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67 |
67 |
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67 |
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67 |
67 |
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65 |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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Percentage of total
population |
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Ages
0–17 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
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Ages
18–64 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
61 |
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60 |
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Ages
65 and older |
13 |
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14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
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15 |
16 |
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16 |
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Children ages 0–17 as a percentage of the dependent populationa |
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Ages
0–17 |
65 |
65 |
64 |
63 |
63 |
62 |
62 |
61 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
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a The
dependent population includes all persons ages 17 and under, and 65 and over. |
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NOTE: Population projections are based on the Census 2000
counts. |
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current
Population Reports, Estimates of the
population of the United States by single years of age, color, and sex: 1900
to 1959 (Series P–25, No. 311); Estimates of the population of the United
States, by age, sex, and race: April 1, 1960, to July 1, 1973 (Series P–25,
No. 519); Preliminary estimates of the population of the United States by
age, sex, and race: 1970 to 1981 (Series P–25, No. 917); and unpublished
vintage 1999 estimates tables for 1980–1990, intercensal estimates for
1991–2000, and vintage 2001 estimates. The data for 2000 to 2003 are based on
the population estimates released for July 1, 2004. The data for 2004 and
beyond are derived from the interim national population projections released
in March 2004. |
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