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Residents 65 and over in Arizona

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 15 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 11, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2024 percent · Arizona · United States · World
+3.9 pp since 2014
Arizona United States World

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

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

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

The series at a glance Arizona · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 19.6% · 2024
First value 13.1% · 1990
Highest 19.6% · 2024
Lowest 12.9% · 2002
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearArizonaChange United StatesWorld
2024 19.6% +0.4 pp 18.0% 10.2%
2023 19.3% +0.4 pp 17.6% 10.0%
2022 18.9% +0.3 pp 17.2% 9.7%
2021 18.6% +0.4 pp 16.8% 9.5%
2020 18.2% +1.7 pp 16.4% 9.3%
2019 16.6% −1.0 pp 15.5% 9.1%
2018 17.6% +0.4 pp 16.0% 8.9%
2017 17.1% +0.5 pp 15.6% 8.7%
2016 16.7% +0.4 pp 15.2% 8.4%
2015 16.2% +0.5 pp 14.9% 8.3%
2014 15.8% +0.5 pp 14.5% 8.1%
2013 15.3% +0.5 pp 14.1% 7.9%
2012 14.8% +0.6 pp 13.8% 7.8%
2011 14.2% +0.3 pp 13.3% 7.7%
2010 13.9% +0.3 pp 13.1% 7.6%
2009 13.6% +0.3 pp 12.9% 7.5%
2008 13.3% +0.2 pp 12.8% 7.5%
2007 13.0% +0.1 pp 12.6% 7.4%
2006 13.0% −0.0 pp 12.5% 7.3%
2005 13.0% +0.0 pp 12.4% 7.3%
2004 12.9% +0.0 pp 12.4% 7.2%
2003 12.9% +0.0 pp 12.4% 7.1%
2002 12.9% −0.1 pp 12.4% 7.0%
2001 13.0% −0.0 pp 12.4% 6.9%
2000 13.0% −0.1 pp 12.4% 6.8%
1999 13.1% −0.2 pp 12.5% 6.8%
1998 13.3% −0.1 pp 12.6% 6.7%
1997 13.4% −0.1 pp 12.6% 6.6%
1996 13.5% ±0.0 pp 12.7% 6.5%
1995 13.5% −0.1 pp 12.7% 6.5%
1994 13.6% −0.0 pp 12.7% 6.4%
1993 13.6% +0.1 pp 12.7% 6.3%
1992 13.4% +0.2 pp 12.6% 6.2%
1991 13.3% +0.2 pp 12.6% 6.1%
1990 13.1% 12.5% 6.1%

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
51 Utah 10.5%
50 Alaska 10.6%
49 Texas 11.9%
48 District of Columbia 12.0%
47 Georgia 13.2%
46 Colorado 13.4%
45 California 13.6%
44 Louisiana 14.5%
43 North Dakota 14.5%
42 Maryland 14.6%
41 Virginia 14.6%
40 Washington 14.7%
39 Illinois 14.8%
38 Kansas 15.0%
37 Indiana 15.0%
36 Idaho 15.0%
35 Nebraska 15.0%
34 Oklahoma 15.0%
33 Nevada 15.0%
32 Minnesota 15.0%
31 Mississippi 15.0%
30 Wyoming 15.1%
29 North Carolina 15.4%
28 New Jersey 15.5%
27 Kentucky 15.6%
26 New York 15.6%
25 Tennessee 15.7%
24 Massachusetts 15.8%
23 South Dakota 15.8%
22 Wisconsin 16.0%
21 Missouri 16.1%
20 Alabama 16.1%
19 Ohio 16.3%
18 Michigan 16.3%
17 New Mexico 16.3%
16 Arkansas 16.3%
15 Iowa 16.4%
14 Connecticut 16.4%
13 Rhode Island 16.4%
12 Oregon 16.7%
11 Arizona 16.7%
10 South Carolina 16.7%
9 New Hampshire 17.0%
8 Hawaii 17.3%
7 Pennsylvania 17.4%
6 Delaware 17.6%
5 Montana 17.6%
4 Vermont 18.1%
3 West Virginia 18.8%
2 Maine 19.4%
1 Florida 19.7%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016

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.