Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States
United States: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita was 0.0845 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States is 0.0845 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0845 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0396 units per person, in 1960.
United States ranks 36th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0396 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0398 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0399 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0399 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0399 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0401 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0404 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0404 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0405 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0406 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0408 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0409 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.041 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0412 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0415 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0419 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0424 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0429 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0434 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.044 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0446 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.045 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0455 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.046 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0465 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.047 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0476 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0482 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0487 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0492 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0496 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0498 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0501 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0505 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0506 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0506 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0508 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.051 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0513 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0515 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0519 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0528 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0538 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0549 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.056 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0573 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0591 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0608 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0625 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0642 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0658 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0675 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0693 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0713 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0732 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0751 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0773 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0797 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0822 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0845 units per person | +2.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0845 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0775 units per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0396 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.042 units per person | 0.0408 units per person | 0.044 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0468 units per person | 0.0446 units per person | 0.0492 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | 0.0507 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0519 units per person | 0.0506 units per person | 0.0549 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0634 units per person | 0.056 units per person | 0.0713 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0787 units per person | 0.0732 units per person | 0.0845 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.088 units per person compare
- 34 Faroe Islands 0.0862 units per person compare
- 35 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0845 units per person compare
- 37 Australia 0.0844 units per person compare
- 38 Poland 0.0841 units per person compare
- 39 Gibraltar 0.0828 units per person compare
More health data for United States
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States?
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in United States was 0.0845 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, male, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0845 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, male, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 units per person in 1960.
- How does United States rank for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
- United States ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, male, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.