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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in California

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 45 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · California · United States · World
+3.6 pp since 2011
California United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2021

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
California
15.2%
United States
17.2% · 2024
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance California · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 15.2% · 2021
First value 10.5% · 1990
Highest 15.2% · 2021
Lowest 10.5% · 1990
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearCaliforniaChange United StatesWorld
2021 15.2% +0.5 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 14.7% +0.8 pp — 9.3%
2019 13.9% −0.5 pp — 9.1%
2018 14.4% +0.4 pp — 8.9%
2017 13.9% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 13.6% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 13.2% +0.4 pp — 8.3%
2014 12.8% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 12.5% +0.4 pp — 7.9%
2012 12.1% +0.4 pp — 7.8%
2011 11.7% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 11.4% +0.2 pp — 7.6%
2009 11.3% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2008 11.1% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2007 10.9% +0.1 pp — 7.4%
2006 10.8% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2005 10.7% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2004 10.6% +0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 10.6% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 10.6% ±0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 10.6% −0.0 pp — 6.9%
2000 10.6% −0.0 pp — 6.8%
1999 10.6% −0.0 pp — 6.8%
1998 10.7% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 10.7% −0.0 pp — 6.6%
1996 10.8% +0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 10.7% +0.1 pp — 6.5%
1994 10.6% +0.1 pp — 6.4%
1993 10.6% +0.1 pp — 6.3%
1992 10.5% −0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 10.5% +0.0 pp — 6.1%
1990 10.5% — 6.1%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2021

Ranking · Regions of United States

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
20 Alabama 16.5%
50 Alaska 11.2%
11 Arizona 17.1%
19 Arkansas 16.6%
45 California 13.9%
46 Colorado 13.8%
15 Connecticut 16.8%
5 Delaware 18.2%
49 District of Columbia 12.0%
1 Florida 20.1%
47 Georgia 13.5%
8 Hawaii 17.8%
34 Idaho 15.4%
39 Illinois 15.2%
37 Indiana 15.4%
16 Iowa 16.7%
33 Kansas 15.4%
27 Kentucky 16.0%
44 Louisiana 14.9%
2 Maine 20.0%
43 Maryland 15.0%
24 Massachusetts 16.1%
17 Michigan 16.7%
32 Minnesota 15.4%
31 Mississippi 15.4%
21 Missouri 16.5%
6 Montana 18.1%
36 Nebraska 15.4%
35 Nevada 15.4%
9 New Hampshire 17.5%
30 New Jersey 15.8%
13 New Mexico 16.9%
25 New York 16.0%
28 North Carolina 15.9%
42 North Dakota 15.0%
18 Ohio 16.7%
38 Oklahoma 15.4%
12 Oregon 17.1%
7 Pennsylvania 17.8%
14 Rhode Island 16.8%
10 South Carolina 17.2%
23 South Dakota 16.2%
26 Tennessee 16.0%
48 Texas 12.2%
51 Utah 10.8%
4 Vermont 18.7%
41 Virginia 15.0%
40 Washington 15.0%
3 West Virginia 19.4%
22 Wisconsin 16.5%
29 Wyoming 15.8%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

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.