The Never-Married in Old Age: Projections and Concerns for the Near Future

by Christopher R. Tamborini
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 2, 2007

Projected distribution of retirement-age persons (aged 62 or older), by marital status, 2020–2060
Year	Never-married	Divorced	Widowed	Married
2020	5.20	15.60	19.50	59.80
2030	6.60	16.60	21.10	55.70
2040	8.10	16.40	23.40	52.10
2050	9.40	16.10	24.80	49.70
2060	10.40	15.90	23.60	49.90
SOURCE: Author's calculations using data from Modeling Income in the Near Term (MINT).