United States of America Population Pyramid 1982
United States of America in 1982
In 1982, the United States of America had a total population of 234,583,152 people. That is 10.2% more than in 1972, when the population stood at 212,842,572. The median age was 30.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 33.0 children under 15 and 17.0 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing 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.





