United States of America Population Pyramid 1950

United States of America
1950
Population: 154,202,680

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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United States of America in 1950

In 1950, the United States of America had a total population of 154,202,680 people. The median age was 30.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 42.2 children under 15 and 12.3 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

The bulge of cohorts born between 1946 and 1964 — the post-war baby boom — is the defining feature of the United States pyramid, visible as it moves up the age scale over the decades.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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