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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in New York

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 20 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 10, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2024 percent · New York · United States · World
+4.0 pp since 2014
New York United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
New York
18.9%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance New York · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 18.9% · 2024
First value 13.0% · 1990
Highest 18.9% · 2024
Lowest 12.9% · 1998
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearNew YorkChange United StatesWorld
2024 18.9% +0.4 pp 18.0% 10.2%
2023 18.5% +0.5 pp 17.6% 10.0%
2022 18.0% +0.5 pp 17.2% 9.7%
2021 17.4% +0.6 pp 16.8% 9.5%
2020 16.8% +0.6 pp 16.4% 9.3%
2019 16.2% −0.3 pp 15.5% 9.1%
2018 16.4% +0.4 pp 16.0% 8.9%
2017 16.0% +0.4 pp 15.6% 8.7%
2016 15.6% +0.4 pp 15.2% 8.4%
2015 15.3% +0.4 pp 14.9% 8.3%
2014 14.9% +0.4 pp 14.5% 8.1%
2013 14.5% +0.4 pp 14.1% 7.9%
2012 14.1% +0.4 pp 13.8% 7.8%
2011 13.7% +0.1 pp 13.3% 7.7%
2010 13.6% +0.1 pp 13.1% 7.6%
2009 13.4% +0.1 pp 12.9% 7.5%
2008 13.3% +0.2 pp 12.8% 7.5%
2007 13.2% +0.1 pp 12.6% 7.4%
2006 13.0% +0.0 pp 12.5% 7.3%
2005 13.0% +0.1 pp 12.4% 7.3%
2004 13.0% +0.0 pp 12.4% 7.2%
2003 12.9% +0.0 pp 12.4% 7.1%
2002 12.9% +0.0 pp 12.4% 7.0%
2001 12.9% −0.0 pp 12.4% 6.9%
2000 12.9% +0.0 pp 12.4% 6.8%
1999 12.9% +0.0 pp 12.5% 6.8%
1998 12.9% −0.1 pp 12.6% 6.7%
1997 12.9% −0.1 pp 12.6% 6.6%
1996 13.0% −0.0 pp 12.7% 6.5%
1995 13.0% +0.0 pp 12.7% 6.5%
1994 13.0% −0.0 pp 12.7% 6.4%
1993 13.0% −0.0 pp 12.7% 6.3%
1992 13.0% ±0.0 pp 12.6% 6.2%
1991 13.0% ±0.0 pp 12.6% 6.1%
1990 13.0% 12.5% 6.1%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
1 Maine 19.9%
2 West Virginia 19.6%
3 Florida 19.6%
4 Vermont 18.8%
5 Hawaii 17.9%
6 Delaware 17.9%
7 Montana 17.8%
8 Pennsylvania 17.8%
9 New Hampshire 17.3%
10 Connecticut 16.9%
11 New Mexico 16.8%
12 Oregon 16.8%
13 Rhode Island 16.8%
14 South Carolina 16.8%
15 Michigan 16.7%
16 Iowa 16.7%
17 Ohio 16.6%
18 Arizona 16.6%
19 Arkansas 16.5%
20 Alabama 16.4%
21 Missouri 16.4%
22 Wisconsin 16.4%
23 New York 16.2%
24 Massachusetts 16.1%
25 South Dakota 16.0%
26 Kentucky 15.9%
27 New Jersey 15.9%
28 Wyoming 15.8%
29 Tennessee 15.7%
30 North Carolina 15.5%
31 Mississippi 15.5%
32 Kansas 15.4%
33 Illinois 15.3%
34 Oklahoma 15.2%
35 Minnesota 15.2%
36 Indiana 15.2%
37 Nebraska 15.2%
38 Louisiana 15.0%
39 Maryland 14.9%
40 Virginia 14.9%
41 Nevada 14.8%
42 Idaho 14.8%
43 North Dakota 14.8%
44 Washington 14.7%
45 California 13.9%
46 Colorado 13.4%
47 Georgia 13.2%
48 Texas 11.9%
49 District of Columbia 11.9%
50 Alaska 11.3%
51 Utah 10.4%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.