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Posted on 09/04/2026 3:07:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The worldwide population of older adults has eclipsed that of younger children, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a new report.
The percentage of the global population that is people aged 65 and older by 2025 climbed above the percentage of people aged zero to 5, Census Bureau and Australian National University demographers said in the report, released on Aug. 31.
“This is the first time this ‘crossing’ of the youngest and oldest age groups has happened in human history and is projected to drastically widen in the coming years,” the demographers said.
That’s one of the markers of an aging population. There are two key causes—falling fertility, which reduces the number of children, and lower death rates, which leads to more people living to older ages. Fertility rates in developed countries, including the United States and Canada, have been hitting record lows in recent years and are much lower than the replacement level of about two births per couple.
The change came even after the COVID-19 pandemic killed millions of people around the world, primarily the elderly, the report notes.
It relied on statistics from the Census Bureau’s International Database and data from other sources, such as the World Bank and the International Labour Organization.
Looking ahead, the share of the population aged 65 and older is projected to nearly double between 2025 and 2026, from 10.5 percent to 19.6 percent, or from 853 million to 2 billion, according to the report. The share of those aged zero to 19 is expected to stay flat, while the population of people aged 20 to 64 is projected to grow and remain the largest of the three groups.
The jump in the elderly population is a trailing effect of the growth in the 20th century. People born between 1960 and 1995 are the largest population in human history, and they are living longer than before, the demographers said.
The United States in 2025 ranked as the 48th-oldest country out of 227, with 18.9 percent of its population being elderly. By 2060, older adults will make up 23.4 percent of the U.S. population, if the projections are accurate. But the United States would fall to 110th place globally in terms of oldest countries, because other countries are aging more rapidly, the report states.
Japan is currently the oldest country in the world, with about three in 10 people aged 65 or older. By 2060, South Korea is projected to become the oldest country, with 41 percent of its population elderly.
South Korea is among the countries attempting to counteract falling fertility, including with cash payments to new parents.
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This is not good, not good at all.
An age range of 35 years (at least) has more members than an age range of 5 years.
Yea. Pope Paul VI predicted this in 1966 with Humanae Vitae. The derivative of artificial birth control
Easy.
And now we know why our elders with Covid were sent back to the Home.
I’m not elderly. I’m over 65 but I’m healthy. Also I’m smart and I have a lot more experience than those little kids. I actually help care for several of those little kids.
I’ll just say it’s the first recorded time in human history.. they don’t have a clue otherwise.
No matter what, we need to have our Social Security.
Right?
“South Korea is among the countries attempting to counteract falling fertility, including with cash payments to new parents.”
They are going to have to get a lot more radical than a little cash.
A free single family home with a decent yard for those new parents might get it done—maybe.
Or they could say “1st time for the USA & Canada” (the census goes back to 1776?)....the rest of the world not so much.
Yup—and now we know why the latest FDA approved Covid vaccines target the elderly.
.Gov is not your friend.
The question is how do you prepare for that world? It will be here sooner rather than later. Who’s gonna do the grunt work?
The good news is that there won’t be as much of it and us old geezers won’t need that much in terms of material items or space. We’re all downsizing. I say allow for an immigration program where workers return home for 30 days starting in mid-December. We’ll have to get along without them. They reconnect with their families and don’t encroach like those that refuse to go back to a $hithole country.
For starters Spanish will have to be our 2nd language. 2nd Philipinos speak English and work cheap. The country will wil not get rich anytime soon. These cultures respect old people. That’s it just for starters. Hope our ‘leaders’ look ahead.
While driving in a small town the other day, I noticed that no one was walking anywhere.
Covid and illegals have broken the social compact. With malice.
This Is The Most Promising Data For The Next Generation Of Americans.
Births by foreign-born mothers are declining while births by U.S.-born mothers are increasing.
In the first 7 months of 2026,
Births to foreign-born mothers:
White: −3.4%
Hispanic: −8.5%
Black: −7.2%
Asian: −1.4%
Multiracial: −23.2%
Meanwhile, births to U.S.-born mothers:
Whites +0.1%.
Hispanics +1.5%
Asian: +1.0%
Trump promised to secure the border, reduce illegal immigration, and dramatically increase removals.
The demographic numbers are now moving in the same direction.
This is important to maintain a cohesive American culture. When foreigners out-birth native citizens, that culture and society eventually gets replaced.
RE: This is not good, not good at all.
You can say that again. The implications for our economy are enormous.
The first thing that comes to my mind is the solvency of Social Security and Medicare.
The government is NOT investing the money taken from our payrolls for SS. In effect, young working adults are paying for the retirement of retirees. This wasn’t an issue when we had several workers paying into the system for every one retiree.
What happens to SS and Medicare when we have MORE retirees than workers?
The are many reasons this is a bad thing.
I’m not old. I’m over 65. I’m smart and I have a lot more experience than those little kids. I actually help care for several of those little kids.
We need more people like you. Make an SSI check contingent on doing what you’re doing. 20 hours a week. 10 hours a week if you take on a McJob. Problem(almost) solved.
Not that bad.
Except we demand Social Security.
The first thing that comes to my mind is the solvency of Social Security and Medicare.
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I am not sure that trying to make Ponzi schemes work is the right thing to do.
Abort your children they said. It’ll be fine they said.
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