United States of America Population Pyramid 1960
United States of America in 1960
As of 1960, the United States of America counted 180,274,555 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.9%, up from 154,202,680 in 1950. With a median age of 29.2 years, the United States of America had a youth dependency ratio of 52.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 14.7 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
