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Trustees Reports- 1996

 

Table II.H1. - Social Security Area Population as of July 1 and Dependency Ratios, by Alternative and Broad Age Group, Calendar Years 1950-2070

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                        Population (in thousands)             Dependency ratio
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                                         65 and
Calendar Year      Under 20     20-64      over     Total      Aged1/   Total2/
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Historical data:
  1950...........    53,895    92,739    12,752   159,386       0.138     0.719
  1960...........    72,989    99,842    17,250   190,081        .173      .904
  1965...........    80,124   104,826    19,092   204,041        .182      .946
  1970...........    80,672   113,184    20,920   214,776        .185      .898
  1975...........    78,430   122,852    23,265   224,547        .189      .828
  1980...........    74,561   134,420    26,148   235,129        .195      .749
  1985...........    73,226   144,862    29,059   247,147        .201      .706
  1990...........    75,114   152,882    31,974   259,970        .209      .700
  1995...........    78,996   159,769    34,207   272,972        .214      .709
Intermediate:                    
  2000...........    81,411   168,106    35,371   284,887        .210      .695
  2005...........    81,846   177,346    36,724   295,916        .207      .669
  2010...........    81,560   185,393    39,680   306,633        .214      .654
  2015...........    81,109   190,470    45,532   317,112        .239      .665
  2020...........    81,719   192,289    52,805   326,812        .275      .700
  2025...........    82,519   191,705    61,093   335,317        .319      .749
  2030...........    82,927   191,502    67,989   342,417        .355      .788
  2035...........    82,887   193,757    71,477   348,120        .369      .797
  2040...........    82,909   197,166    72,563   352,639        .368      .789
  2045...........    83,183   200,040    73,075   356,298        .365      .781
  2050...........    83,591   201,295    74,568   359,454        .370      .786
  2055...........    83,962   201,649    76,847   362,458        .381      .797
  2060...........    84,209   201,598    79,731   365,538        .395      .813
  2065...........    84,391   202,540    81,770   368,701        .404      .820
  2070...........    84,612   203,778    83,377   371,766        .409      .824
Low Cost:                        
  2000...........    82,244   169,124    35,205   286,573        .208      .694
  2005...........    84,036   179,257    36,188   299,480        .202      .671
  2010...........    85,726   188,131    38,676   312,533        .206      .661
  2015...........    87,942   194,078    44,031   326,050        .227      .680
  2020...........    91,664   197,192    50,759   339,614        .257      .722
  2025...........    95,619   198,523    58,391   352,534        .294      .776
  2030...........    99,031   200,861    64,510   364,402        .321      .814
  2035...........   101,920   206,288    67,216   375,425        .326      .820
  2040...........   104,800   213,549    67,676   386,026        .317      .808
  2045...........   108,075   220,801    67,754   396,631        .307      .796
  2050...........   111,722   226,899    68,942   407,563        .304      .796
  2055...........   115,363   232,709    71,002   419,073        .305      .801
  2060...........   118,808   238,820    73,648   431,276        .308      .806
  2065...........   122,167   246,268    75,665   444,100        .307      .803
  2070...........   125,643   254,127    77,570   457,340        .305      .800
High Cost:                       
  2000...........    80,669   167,321    35,534   283,524        .212      .694
  2005...........    79,801   175,709    37,222   292,732        .212      .666
  2010...........    77,578   183,075    40,599   301,253        .222      .646
  2015...........    74,553   187,591    46,931   309,075        .250      .648
  2020...........    72,312   188,484    54,784   315,580        .291      .674
  2025...........    70,389   186,378    63,810   320,577        .342      .720
  2030...........    68,381   183,991    71,651   324,023        .389      .761
  2035...........    66,140   183,408    76,218   325,766        .416      .776
  2040...........    64,143   183,367    78,347   325,858        .427      .777
  2045...........    62,402   182,360    79,777   324,540        .437      .780
  2050...........    60,725   179,387    82,069   322,181        .457      .796
  2055...........    59,107   175,068    85,033   319,208        .486      .823
  2060...........    57,530   169,865    88,571   315,966        .521      .860
  2065...........    56,011   165,614    90,956   312,581        .549      .887
  2070...........    54,582   161,860    92,501   308,943        .571      .909
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1/ Population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 20-64.
2/ Sum of population aged 65 and over, and population under age 20, divided by
   population aged 20-64.
Note: Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.
      


 
 
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