The U.S. Population Is Older Than It Has Ever Been

What’s New

The median age in the United States reached a record high of 38.9 in 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Census Bureau.

It’s a rapid rise. In 2000, the median age was 35, and in 1980, the median was 30. The nation remains younger than its European peers, where the median age is 44.Credit…Karsten Moran for The New York Times Why It Matters: The nation is aging, and has fewer children. While many 38-year-old millennials may still feel young, that age is an unusually high median for the country.The new data adds to the evidence that […]

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