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U.S. Population Aging as Nation Turns 250

The nation turns 250 this year and Americans’ median age — the age at which half of the population is younger and half is older — continues to rise, climbing from 39.2 in 2024 to 39.4 in 2025.

We use population estimates released this week to examine changes in the U.S. age structure by sex from 2001, when the median age was 35.6, to 2025.

One striking shift is that while women continued to outnumber men at older ages, the gap between the sexes narrowed in the past 25 years.

In 2001, there were 70.6 males for every 100 females age 65 and older. By 2025, the ratio had increased substantially to 81.6.  

The gap among those age 80 and older narrowed even more dramatically – from 50.9 males per 100 females in 2001 to 68.3 in 2025. 

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Census Bureau Releases New 2025 U.S. Population Estimates by Age and Sex

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The U.S. Census Bureau released a downloadable file [ [link removed] ] this week containing estimates of the nation’s resident population by single year of age and sex as of July 1, 2025.

In the coming months, the Census Bureau will release housing unit estimates for the nation, states, and counties, and population estimates for cities and towns.







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