Life expectancy at birth (in years), 2023: 78.4 years
Percentage of population aged 65 and over vaccinated against influenza
– 2023: 71%
– 2019: 71%
Mammography screening within the past two years (% of women aged 50-69 screened)
– 2023: 80%
– 2013: 81%
Share of the population aged 65 and over (%)
– 2050: 22.03%
– 2023: 17.7%
Share of the population 80 and over (%)
– 2050: 8.20%
– 2023: 3.9%
Activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living limitations in adults aged 65 and over (%), 2017-2019
– Some limitations: 22.34%
– Severe limitations: 3.27%
– Total: 25.61%
Estimated dementia prevalence among people aged 65 and over (rate per 1,000 population aged 65 and over), 2022: 34.60
People aged 65 and over receiving long-term care (%) (Data for institutional care only)
– 2020-2022: 1.8%
– 2013: 2.5%
Long-term care workers per 100 people aged 65 and over
– 2023: 4.10
– 2013: 6.00
Long-term care beds in institutions per 1,000 population aged 65 years or over
– 2021-2022: 28.9
– 2013: 37.0

Source: OECD (2025), Health at a Glance 2025: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/8f9e3f98-en.

Population, Midyear 2022: 338,289,857
Population Density (Number of Persons per Square Kilometer): 36.98
Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022: 78.20
Projected Population, Midyear 2030: 352,162,301
Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2022: 17.13%
Projected Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2030: 20.53%
Projected Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2050: 23.63%

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2023). Data Portal, custom data acquired via website. United Nations: New York. Accessed 12 May 2023.

Population, 2021: 336,998,000
Annual Population Growth Rate, 2020-2030 (%): 0.4%
Life Expectancy at Birth, 2021: 77
Share of Urban Population, 2021: 83%
Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population, 2020-2030 (%): 0.7%

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund, The State of the World’s Children 2023: For every child, vaccination, UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, Florence, April 2023.

World Health Systems Facts is a project of the Real Reporting Foundation. We provide reliable statistics and other data from authoritative sources regarding health systems and policies in the US and eighteen other nations.

Page last updated September 3, 2026 by Doug McVay, Editor.