[Economic Report of the President (2002)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-34 -- POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND PRODUCTIVITY

Table B-34.--Population by age group, 1929-2001
[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............................................................    249,973     18,853     38,600     14,462     19,307     81,216     46,295     31,241
1991............................................................    252,665     19,189     39,183     13,969     19,335     82,451     46,759     31,779
1992............................................................    255,410     19,492     39,855     13,739     19,173     82,514     48,342     32,296
1993............................................................    258,119     19,674     40,452     13,890     18,897     82,814     49,579     32,814
1994............................................................    260,637     19,700     41,084     14,144     18,492     83,119     50,888     33,211

1995............................................................    263,082     19,532     41,751     14,413     18,073     83,456     52,237     33,619
1996............................................................    265,502     19,292     42,244     14,920     17,596     83,777     53,716     33,957
1997............................................................    268,048     19,099     42,739     15,271     17,570     83,736     55,448     34,185
1998............................................................    270,509     18,989     43,064     15,663     17,761     83,400     57,247     34,385
1999............................................................    272,945     18,942     43,316     15,942     18,106     82,902     59,198     34,540

2000............................................................    275,372     18,936     43,605     15,952     18,552     82,374     61,136     34,817
2001............................................................    285,024  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
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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.
Data for 2000 are based on the 1990 census.
Data for 2001 are based on the 2000 census. Based on the 2000 census, the estimate for total population on July 1, 2000 is 282,337.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.