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Social Security Area Population as of July 1 and Dependency Ratios

Single-Year Tables

Intermediate Assumptions Low-Cost Assumptions High-Cost Assumptions

Table V.A2.- Social Security Area Population as of July 1 and Dependency Ratios,
Calendar Years 1950-2085
Calendar year   Population (in thousands)   Dependency ratio
Under 20   20-64   65 and
over		   Total Aged a   Total b

Historical data:
1950   54,466   92,841   12,811   160,118   0.138   0.725
1951   56,419   94,102   13,287   163,808   .141   .741
1952   57,923   94,727   13,719   166,368   .145   .756
1953   59,600   95,209   14,168   168,978   .149   .775
1954   61,398   95,656   14,632   171,687   .153   .795
1955   63,261   96,176   15,073   174,510   .157   .814
1956   65,313   97,075   15,490   177,878   .160   .832
1957   67,401   97,992   15,931   181,324   .163   .850
1958   69,374   98,538   16,393   184,305   .166   .870
1959   71,256   99,129   16,851   187,236   .170   .889
1960   73,076   99,818   17,278   190,172   .173   .905
1961   74,843   100,617   17,674   193,134   .176   .919
1962   76,411   101,571   18,053   196,034   .178   .930
1963   77,725   102,677   18,402   198,805   .179   .936
1964   78,938   103,771   18,743   201,452   .181   .941
1965   80,052   104,805   19,070   203,927   .182   .946
1966   80,742   106,052   19,402   206,197   .183   .944
1967   80,845   107,752   19,764   208,361   .183   .934
1968   80,756   109,588   20,120   210,464   .184   .920
1969   80,748   111,305   20,488   212,541   .184   .910
1970   80,864   112,996   20,899   214,759   .185   .901
1971   80,950   114,722   21,353   217,025   .186   .892
1972   80,741   116,545   21,801   219,087   .187   .880
1973   80,233   118,455   22,257   220,944   .188   .865
1974   79,550   120,474   22,731   222,754   .189   .849
1975   78,776   122,579   23,254   224,609   .190   .832
1976   77,936   124,747   23,836   226,519   .191   .816
1977   77,078   127,048   24,422   228,548   .192   .799
1978   76,267   129,433   25,015   230,715   .193   .783
1979   75,530   131,805   25,610   232,945   .194   .767
1980   74,929   134,110   26,196   235,236   .195   .754
1981   74,474   136,376   26,787   237,637   .196   .743
1982   74,101   138,616   27,402   240,119   .198   .732
1983   73,776   140,803   27,986   242,565   .199   .723
1984   73,500   142,921   28,533   244,953   .200   .714
1985   73,401   144,851   29,122   247,374   .201   .708
1986   73,522   146,577   29,747   249,846   .203   .705
1987   73,789   148,217   30,342   252,348   .205   .703
1988   74,164   149,863   30,888   254,915   .206   .701
1989   74,613   151,593   31,416   257,622   .207   .699
1990   75,154   153,316   31,981   260,452   .209   .699
1991   75,819   154,973   32,563   263,355   .210   .699
1992   76,669   156,540   33,106   266,315   .211   .701
1993   77,668   157,996   33,578   269,241   .213   .704
1994   78,648   159,419   33,980   272,046   .213   .706
1995   79,541   160,871   34,339   274,751   .213   .708
1996   80,367   162,457   34,656   277,479   .213   .708
1997   81,089   164,216   34,918   280,222   .213   .706
1998   81,695   166,068   35,108   282,872   .211   .703
1999   82,221   168,038   35,247   285,505   .210   .699
2000   82,650   170,059   35,419   288,128   .208   .694
2001   83,018   172,117   35,638   290,773   .207   .689
2002   83,329   174,211   35,883   293,423   .206   .684
2003   83,620   176,142   36,183   295,945   .205   .680
2004   83,957   178,031   36,567   298,555   .205   .677
2005   84,321   180,063   37,017   301,401   .206   .674
2006   84,715   182,123   37,567   304,405   .206   .671
2007   85,143   184,001   38,280   307,424   .208   .671
2008 c   85,540   185,742   39,106   310,387   .211   .671
2009 c   85,846   187,571   39,925   313,343   .213   .671

Intermediate:
2010   86,074   189,513   40,674   316,262   .215   .669
2011   86,282   191,258   41,606   319,146   .218   .669
2012   86,535   192,555   42,922   322,012   .223   .672
2013   86,862   193,669   44,344   324,875   .229   .677
2014   87,261   194,772   45,703   327,736   .235   .683
2015   87,723   195,790   47,078   330,592   .240   .688
2016   88,242   196,695   48,506   333,442   .247   .695
2017   88,786   197,492   50,009   336,286   .253   .703
2018   89,334   198,202   51,585   339,121   .260   .711
2019   89,871   198,836   53,235   341,942   .268   .720
2020   90,392   199,420   54,936   344,748   .275   .729
2021   90,934   199,913   56,685   347,533   .284   .738
2022   91,509   200,299   58,486   350,294   .292   .749
2023   92,066   200,668   60,290   353,025   .300   .759
2024   92,588   201,064   62,071   355,723   .309   .769
2025   93,082   201,463   63,837   358,383   .317   .779
2026   93,524   201,910   65,568   361,002   .325   .788
2027   93,893   202,451   67,233   363,577   .332   .796
2028   94,293   202,990   68,820   366,102   .339   .804
2029   94,743   203,532   70,301   368,577   .345   .811
2030   95,169   204,227   71,602   370,998   .351   .817
2031   95,570   205,092   72,703   373,365   .354   .820
2032   95,948   206,070   73,659   375,677   .357   .823
2033   96,307   207,085   74,544   377,936   .360   .825
2034   96,649   208,066   75,427   380,143   .363   .827
2035   96,981   208,988   76,335   382,304   .365   .829
2036   97,310   209,927   77,189   384,426   .368   .831
2037   97,637   211,025   77,850   386,512   .369   .832
2038   97,964   212,307   78,293   388,565   .369   .830
2039   98,293   213,673   78,620   390,587   .368   .828
2040   98,626   215,058   78,896   392,580   .367   .825
2041   98,964   216,439   79,145   394,548   .366   .823
2042   99,309   217,777   79,408   396,494   .365   .821
2043   99,663   219,062   79,698   398,423   .364   .819
2044   100,026   220,281   80,029   400,336   .363   .817
2045   100,399   221,423   80,414   402,236   .363   .817
2046   100,782   222,524   80,821   404,128   .363   .816
2047   101,176   223,603   81,237   406,015   .363   .816
2048   101,580   224,681   81,640   407,901   .363   .815
2049   101,994   225,765   82,029   409,788   .363   .815
2050   102,417   226,812   82,451   411,680   .364   .815
2051   102,849   227,818   82,915   413,582   .364   .815
2052   103,287   228,797   83,411   415,494   .365   .816
2053   103,729   229,731   83,960   417,420   .365   .817
2054   104,175   230,581   84,606   419,362   .367   .819
2055   104,616   231,349   85,353   421,319   .369   .821
2056   105,050   232,098   86,145   423,293   .371   .824
2057   105,474   232,886   86,926   425,286   .373   .826
2058   105,889   233,736   87,674   427,298   .375   .828
2059   106,294   234,645   88,391   429,330   .377   .830
2060   106,691   235,610   89,081   431,381   .378   .831
2061   107,079   236,622   89,750   433,451   .379   .832
2062   107,460   237,653   90,424   435,537   .380   .833
2063   107,834   238,685   91,119   437,639   .382   .834
2064   108,204   239,707   91,843   439,754   .383   .835
2065   108,569   240,713   92,597   441,879   .385   .836
2066   108,931   241,740   93,340   444,011   .386   .837
2067   109,292   242,800   94,058   446,150   .387   .838
2068   109,653   243,848   94,792   448,293   .389   .838
2069   110,015   244,868   95,556   450,439   .390   .840
2070   110,379   245,869   96,338   452,585   .392   .841
2071   110,745   246,826   97,160   454,731   .394   .842
2072   111,116   247,723   98,034   456,873   .396   .844
2073   111,490   248,655   98,866   459,010   .398   .846
2074   111,869   249,638   99,635   461,142   .399   .847
2075   112,252   250,604   100,411   463,267   .401   .849
2076   112,640   251,552   101,191   465,383   .402   .850
2077   113,032   252,483   101,977   467,491   .404   .852
2078   113,427   253,399   102,765   469,592   .406   .853
2079   113,825   254,302   103,558   471,685   .407   .855
2080   114,226   255,192   104,354   473,772   .409   .857
2081   114,628   256,072   105,153   475,853   .411   .858
2082   115,032   256,942   105,956   477,930   .412   .860
2083   115,435   257,806   106,762   480,003   .414   .862
2084   115,839   258,664   107,570   482,073   .416   .864
2085   116,240   259,520   108,380   484,140   .418   .866

Low-cost:
2010   86,124   189,588   40,672   316,383   .215   .669
2011   86,467   191,544   41,596   319,607   .217   .669
2012   86,907   193,111   42,896   322,915   .222   .672
2013   87,447   194,493   44,293   326,232   .228   .677
2014   88,084   195,859   45,618   329,561   .233   .683
2015   88,815   197,138   46,949   332,902   .238   .689
2016   89,630   198,299   48,326   336,254   .244   .696
2017   90,501   199,349   49,769   339,618   .250   .704
2018   91,407   200,309   51,277   342,992   .256   .712
2019   92,333   201,192   52,849   346,374   .263   .722
2020   93,273   202,021   54,465   349,760   .270   .731
2021   94,268   202,759   56,120   353,146   .277   .742
2022   95,325   203,386   57,817   356,529   .284   .753
2023   96,397   203,998   59,509   359,904   .292   .764
2024   97,466   204,633   61,168   363,266   .299   .775
2025   98,538   205,271   62,803   366,612   .306   .786
2026   99,590   205,955   64,393   369,939   .313   .796
2027   100,603   206,731   65,909   373,243   .319   .805
2028   101,679   207,503   67,338   376,521   .325   .815
2029   102,841   208,275   68,654   379,770   .330   .823
2030   104,001   209,208   69,784   382,992   .334   .831
2031   105,145   210,335   70,708   386,187   .336   .836
2032   106,272   211,603   71,483   389,358   .338   .840
2033   107,386   212,939   72,182   392,508   .339   .843
2034   108,491   214,273   72,877   395,641   .340   .846
2035   109,582   215,580   73,591   398,754   .341   .850
2036   110,652   216,937   74,250   401,839   .342   .852
2037   111,705   218,480   74,718   404,903   .342   .853
2038   112,745   220,236   74,971   407,952   .340   .852
2039   113,776   222,102   75,112   410,990   .338   .850
2040   114,800   224,016   75,207   414,024   .336   .848
2041   115,824   225,955   75,280   417,059   .333   .846
2042   116,850   227,879   75,374   420,102   .331   .844
2043   117,882   229,777   75,500   423,160   .329   .842
2044   118,924   231,638   75,674   426,236   .327   .840
2045   119,977   233,449   75,910   429,337   .325   .839
2046   121,043   235,246   76,178   432,468   .324   .838
2047   122,123   237,048   76,463   435,634   .323   .838
2048   123,219   238,874   76,746   438,839   .321   .837
2049   124,331   240,732   77,025   442,088   .320   .836
2050   125,456   242,583   77,344   445,383   .319   .836
2051   126,593   244,424   77,712   448,729   .318   .836
2052   127,738   246,271   78,118   452,127   .317   .836
2053   128,889   248,109   78,582   455,580   .317   .836
2054   130,039   249,903   79,144   459,087   .317   .837
2055   131,197   251,644   79,808   462,650   .317   .839
2056   132,369   253,381   80,517   466,267   .318   .840
2057   133,552   255,172   81,215   469,939   .318   .842
2058   134,742   257,042   81,880   473,665   .319   .843
2059   135,938   258,991   82,513   477,443   .319   .843
2060   137,139   261,017   83,115   481,271   .318   .844
2061   138,342   263,114   83,693   485,149   .318   .844
2062   139,545   265,257   84,270   489,072   .318   .844
2063   140,749   267,430   84,861   493,040   .317   .844
2064   141,952   269,625   85,474   497,051   .317   .843
2065   143,153   271,837   86,110   501,100   .317   .843
2066   144,354   274,103   86,729   505,187   .316   .843
2067   145,555   276,436   87,318   509,308   .316   .842
2068   146,754   278,794   87,915   513,464   .315   .842
2069   147,954   281,162   88,534   517,651   .315   .841
2070   149,155   283,549   89,166   521,870   .314   .840
2071   150,358   285,932   89,829   526,120   .314   .840
2072   151,564   288,296   90,539   530,399   .314   .840
2073   152,773   290,732   91,202   534,707   .314   .839
2074   153,988   293,256   91,800   539,044   .313   .838
2075   155,209   295,789   92,413   543,411   .312   .837
2076   156,437   298,316   93,054   547,807   .312   .836
2077   157,673   300,834   93,727   552,234   .312   .836
2078   158,918   303,343   94,432   556,693   .311   .835
2079   160,172   305,843   95,169   561,184   .311   .835
2080   161,435   308,336   95,938   565,709   .311   .835
2081   162,707   310,823   96,739   570,268   .311   .835
2082   163,988   313,305   97,571   574,863   .311   .835
2083   165,278   315,784   98,433   579,494   .312   .835
2084   166,575   318,262   99,324   584,161   .312   .835
2085   167,879   320,742   100,243   588,865   .313   .836

High-cost:
2010   86,027   189,441   40,677   316,145   .215   .669
2011   86,102   190,985   41,618   318,705   .218   .669
2012   86,176   192,024   42,951   321,151   .224   .672
2013   86,298   192,883   44,402   323,583   .230   .678
2014   86,466   193,733   45,801   326,001   .236   .683
2015   86,671   194,503   47,226   328,400   .243   .688
2016   86,903   195,161   48,715   330,779   .250   .695
2017   87,133   195,714   50,290   333,137   .257   .702
2018   87,337   196,183   51,948   335,468   .265   .710
2019   87,501   196,578   53,691   337,770   .273   .718
2020   87,619   196,925   55,496   340,039   .282   .727
2021   87,730   197,182   57,359   342,271   .291   .736
2022   87,843   197,333   59,285   344,461   .300   .746
2023   87,910   197,469   61,226   346,605   .310   .755
2024   87,912   197,632   63,154   348,698   .320   .764
2025   87,857   197,802   65,078   350,737   .329   .773
2026   87,719   198,020   66,978   352,717   .338   .781
2027   87,479   198,334   68,821   354,634   .347   .788
2028   87,239   198,649   70,597   356,485   .355   .795
2029   87,018   198,971   72,275   358,265   .363   .801
2030   86,753   199,436   73,781   359,971   .370   .805
2031   86,458   200,048   75,093   361,599   .375   .808
2032   86,138   200,744   76,266   363,148   .380   .809
2033   85,797   201,448   77,371   364,615   .384   .810
2034   85,435   202,086   78,480   366,000   .388   .811
2035   85,071   202,634   79,616   367,321   .393   .813
2036   84,724   203,169   80,700   368,594   .397   .814
2037   84,395   203,835   81,590   369,821   .400   .814
2038   84,084   204,658   82,259   371,001   .402   .813
2039   83,790   205,537   82,806   372,134   .403   .811
2040   83,514   206,408   83,298   373,220   .404   .808
2041   83,255   207,248   83,756   374,260   .404   .806
2042   83,014   208,019   84,221   375,254   .405   .804
2043   82,791   208,710   84,704   376,205   .406   .803
2044   82,584   209,310   85,218   377,112   .407   .802
2045   82,393   209,808   85,776   377,976   .409   .802
2046   82,216   210,240   86,346   378,802   .411   .802
2047   82,055   210,625   86,912   379,592   .413   .802
2048   81,907   210,985   87,454   380,347   .415   .803
2049   81,774   211,326   87,970   381,070   .416   .803
2050   81,654   211,605   88,507   381,766   .418   .804
2051   81,547   211,814   89,077   382,438   .421   .806
2052   81,452   211,967   89,670   383,089   .423   .807
2053   81,369   212,044   90,308   383,722   .426   .810
2054   81,299   212,003   91,038   384,340   .429   .813
2055   81,223   211,857   91,864   384,944   .434   .817
2056   81,124   211,681   92,732   385,537   .438   .821
2057   81,004   211,533   93,586   386,123   .442   .825
2058   80,864   211,433   94,406   386,703   .447   .829
2059   80,707   211,379   95,194   387,279   .450   .832
2060   80,535   211,364   95,954   387,853   .454   .835
2061   80,349   211,379   96,696   388,425   .457   .838
2062   80,154   211,393   97,448   388,995   .461   .840
2063   79,950   211,387   98,224   389,561   .465   .843
2064   79,742   211,347   99,034   390,123   .469   .846
2065   79,531   211,267   99,880   390,678   .473   .849
2066   79,320   211,183   100,720   391,224   .477   .853
2067   79,111   211,106   101,542   391,759   .481   .856
2068   78,907   210,991   102,385   392,283   .485   .859
2069   78,709   210,821   103,264   392,794   .490   .863
2070   78,518   210,603   104,169   393,290   .495   .867
2071   78,336   210,313   105,120   393,769   .500   .872
2072   78,163   209,934   106,130   394,228   .506   .878
2073   78,000   209,562   107,102   394,664   .511   .883
2074   77,847   209,215   108,016   395,077   .516   .888
2075   77,702   208,835   108,928   395,465   .522   .894
2076   77,565   208,437   109,822   395,824   .527   .899
2077   77,435   208,027   110,694   396,156   .532   .904
2078   77,311   207,608   111,539   396,457   .537   .910
2079   77,192   207,182   112,357   396,730   .542   .915
2080   77,076   206,751   113,149   396,975   .547   .920
2081   76,962   206,316   113,914   397,192   .552   .925
2082   76,850   205,880   114,652   397,382   .557   .930
2083   76,737   205,445   115,364   397,546   .562   .935
2084   76,625   205,013   116,047   397,684   .566   .940
2085   76,510   204,586   116,703   397,799   .570   .944
a Ratio of the population at ages 65 and over to the population at ages 20-64.
b Ratio of the population at ages 65 and over and the population under age 20 to the population at ages 20-64.
c Estimated.
Notes:
1. Historical data are subject to revision.
2. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.
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