[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND PRODUCTIVITY


Table B-34.--Population by age group, 1929-97
[Thousands of persons]
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Age (years)
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July 1                                 Total                                                                        65 and
Under 5      5-15      16-19      20-24      25-44      45-64       over
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1929............................................................    121,767     11,734     26,800      9,127     10,694     35,862     21,076      6,474

1933............................................................    125,579     10,612     26,897      9,302     11,152     37,319     22,933      7,363

1939............................................................    130,880     10,418     25,179      9,822     11,519     39,354     25,823      8,764

1940............................................................    132,122     10,579     24,811      9,895     11,690     39,868     26,249      9,031
1941............................................................    133,402     10,850     24,516      9,840     11,807     40,383     26,718      9,288
1942............................................................    134,860     11,301     24,231      9,730     11,955     40,861     27,196      9,584
1943............................................................    136,739     12,016     24,093      9,607     12,064     41,420     27,671      9,867
1944............................................................    138,397     12,524     23,949      9,561     12,062     42,016     28,138     10,147

1945............................................................    139,928     12,979     23,907      9,361     12,036     42,521     28,630     10,494
1946............................................................    141,389     13,244     24,103      9,119     12,004     43,027     29,064     10,828
1947............................................................    144,126     14,406     24,468      9,097     11,814     43,657     29,498     11,185
1948............................................................    146,631     14,919     25,209      8,952     11,794     44,288     29,931     11,538
1949............................................................    149,188     15,607     25,852      8,788     11,700     44,916     30,405     11,921

1950............................................................    152,271     16,410     26,721      8,542     11,680     45,672     30,849     12,397
1951............................................................    154,878     17,333     27,279      8,446     11,552     46,103     31,362     12,803
1952............................................................    157,553     17,312     28,894      8,414     11,350     46,495     31,884     13,203
1953............................................................    160,184     17,638     30,227      8,460     11,062     46,786     32,394     13,617
1954............................................................    163,026     18,057     31,480      8,637     10,832     47,001     32,942     14,076

1955............................................................    165,931     18,566     32,682      8,744     10,714     47,194     33,506     14,525
1956............................................................    168,903     19,003     33,994      8,916     10,616     47,379     34,057     14,938
1957............................................................    171,984     19,494     35,272      9,195     10,603     47,440     34,591     15,388
1958............................................................    174,882     19,887     36,445      9,543     10,756     47,337     35,109     15,806
1959............................................................    177,830     20,175     37,368     10,215     10,969     47,192     35,663     16,248

1960............................................................    180,671     20,341     38,494     10,683     11,134     47,140     36,203     16,675
1961............................................................    183,691     20,522     39,765     11,025     11,483     47,084     36,722     17,089
1962............................................................    186,538     20,469     41,205     11,180     11,959     47,013     37,255     17,457
1963............................................................    189,242     20,342     41,626     12,007     12,714     46,994     37,782     17,778
1964............................................................    191,889     20,165     42,297     12,736     13,269     46,958     38,338     18,127

1965............................................................    194,303     19,824     42,938     13,516     13,746     46,912     38,916     18,451
1966............................................................    196,560     19,208     43,702     14,311     14,050     47,001     39,534     18,755
1967............................................................    198,712     18,563     44,244     14,200     15,248     47,194     40,193     19,071
1968............................................................    200,706     17,913     44,622     14,452     15,786     47,721     40,846     19,365
1969............................................................    202,677     17,376     44,840     14,800     16,480     48,064     41,437     19,680

1970............................................................    205,052     17,166     44,816     15,289     17,202     48,473     41,999     20,107
1971............................................................    207,661     17,244     44,591     15,688     18,159     48,936     42,482     20,561
1972............................................................    209,896     17,101     44,203     16,039     18,153     50,482     42,898     21,020
1973............................................................    211,909     16,851     43,582     16,446     18,521     51,749     43,235     21,525
1974............................................................    213,854     16,487     42,989     16,769     18,975     53,051     43,522     22,061

1975............................................................    215,973     16,121     42,508     17,017     19,527     54,302     43,801     22,696
1976............................................................    218,035     15,617     42,099     17,194     19,986     55,852     44,008     23,278
1977............................................................    220,239     15,564     41,298     17,276     20,499     57,561     44,150     23,892
1978............................................................    222,585     15,735     40,428     17,288     20,946     59,400     44,286     24,502
1979............................................................    225,055     16,063     39,552     17,242     21,297     61,379     44,390     25,134

1980............................................................    227,726     16,451     38,838     17,167     21,590     63,470     44,504     25,707
1981............................................................    229,966     16,893     38,144     16,812     21,869     65,528     44,500     26,221
1982............................................................    232,188     17,228     37,784     16,332     21,902     67,692     44,462     26,787
1983............................................................    234,307     17,547     37,526     15,823     21,844     69,733     44,474     27,361
1984............................................................    236,348     17,695     37,461     15,295     21,737     71,735     44,547     27,878

1985............................................................    238,466     17,842     37,450     15,005     21,478     73,673     44,602     28,416
1986............................................................    240,651     17,963     37,404     15,024     20,942     75,651     44,660     29,008
1987............................................................    242,804     18,052     37,333     15,215     20,385     77,338     44,854     29,626
1988............................................................    245,021     18,195     37,593     15,198     19,846     78,595     45,471     30,124
1989............................................................    247,342     18,508     37,972     14,913     19,442     79,943     45,882     30,682

1990............................................................    249,949     18,851     38,588     14,461     19,309     81,207     46,294     31,237
1991............................................................    252,636     19,187     39,146     13,970     19,357     82,444     46,766     31,766
1992............................................................    255,382     19,489     39,802     13,736     19,211     82,516     48,355     32,273
1993............................................................    258,089     19,670     40,386     13,879     18,949     82,831     49,595     32,779
1994............................................................    260,602     19,694     41,009     14,122     18,553     83,155     50,906     33,164

1995............................................................    263,039     19,526     41,666     14,379     18,136     83,513     52,258     33,560
1996............................................................    265,453     19,324     42,157     14,874     17,650     83,847     53,734     33,867
1997............................................................    267,901     19,150     42,648     15,211     17,594     83,771     55,452     34,076
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Note.--Includes Armed Forces overseas beginning 1940. Includes Alaska and Hawaii beginning 1950.
All estimates are consistent with decennial census enumerations.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.