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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in Michigan

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 17 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 11, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2024 percent · Michigan · United States · World
+4.2 pp since 2014
Michigan United States World

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

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Michigan
19.6%
World
10.4% · 2025

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

The series at a glance Michigan · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 19.6% · 2024
First value 11.9% · 1990
Highest 19.6% · 2024
Lowest 11.9% · 1990
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearMichiganChange United StatesWorld
2024 19.6% +0.5 pp 18.0% 10.2%
2023 19.1% +0.5 pp 17.6% 10.0%
2022 18.6% +0.5 pp 17.2% 9.7%
2021 18.2% +0.5 pp 16.8% 9.5%
2020 17.6% +0.9 pp 16.4% 9.3%
2019 16.7% −0.5 pp 15.5% 9.1%
2018 17.2% +0.5 pp 16.0% 8.9%
2017 16.7% +0.4 pp 15.6% 8.7%
2016 16.3% +0.4 pp 15.2% 8.4%
2015 15.8% +0.4 pp 14.9% 8.3%
2014 15.4% +0.4 pp 14.5% 8.1%
2013 15.0% +0.4 pp 14.1% 7.9%
2012 14.6% +0.5 pp 13.8% 7.8%
2011 14.0% +0.2 pp 13.3% 7.7%
2010 13.8% +0.2 pp 13.1% 7.6%
2009 13.6% +0.3 pp 12.9% 7.5%
2008 13.3% +0.4 pp 12.8% 7.5%
2007 12.9% +0.3 pp 12.6% 7.4%
2006 12.6% +0.2 pp 12.5% 7.3%
2005 12.5% +0.1 pp 12.4% 7.3%
2004 12.4% +0.1 pp 12.4% 7.2%
2003 12.4% +0.1 pp 12.4% 7.1%
2002 12.3% ±0.0 pp 12.4% 7.0%
2001 12.3% ±0.0 pp 12.4% 6.9%
2000 12.3% +0.0 pp 12.4% 6.8%
1999 12.3% −0.0 pp 12.5% 6.8%
1998 12.3% −0.0 pp 12.6% 6.7%
1997 12.3% −0.0 pp 12.6% 6.6%
1996 12.4% ±0.0 pp 12.7% 6.5%
1995 12.4% +0.0 pp 12.7% 6.5%
1994 12.3% +0.1 pp 12.7% 6.4%
1993 12.2% +0.1 pp 12.7% 6.3%
1992 12.1% +0.1 pp 12.6% 6.2%
1991 12.0% +0.1 pp 12.6% 6.1%
1990 11.9% 12.5% 6.1%

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
51 Utah 11.6%
50 District of Columbia 12.8%
49 Texas 13.2%
48 Alaska 13.4%
47 Georgia 14.6%
46 Colorado 15.2%
45 California 15.3%
44 Oklahoma 16.0%
43 North Dakota 16.1%
42 Maryland 16.2%
41 Virginia 16.3%
40 Louisiana 16.3%
39 Washington 16.3%
38 Nebraska 16.4%
37 Indiana 16.4%
36 Illinois 16.5%
35 Kansas 16.6%
34 Idaho 16.6%
33 Nevada 16.6%
32 Mississippi 16.8%
31 Minnesota 16.8%
30 New Jersey 16.8%
29 Tennessee 16.8%
28 North Carolina 16.8%
27 Kentucky 17.0%
26 Arkansas 17.3%
25 Massachusetts 17.4%
24 New York 17.4%
23 Alabama 17.4%
22 Missouri 17.5%
21 South Dakota 17.6%
20 Iowa 17.8%
19 Ohio 17.9%
18 Connecticut 18.0%
17 Wyoming 18.0%
16 Wisconsin 18.0%
15 Michigan 18.2%
14 Rhode Island 18.2%
13 South Carolina 18.5%
12 Arizona 18.6%
11 Oregon 18.6%
10 New Mexico 18.8%
9 Pennsylvania 19.0%
8 New Hampshire 19.4%
7 Montana 19.7%
6 Delaware 19.9%
5 Hawaii 19.9%
4 West Virginia 20.7%
3 Vermont 20.8%
2 Florida 21.2%
1 Maine 21.8%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

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.