In 2021, 87 percent of U.S. citizens who were 60 years old or older had some type of retirement savings. This information can be interpreted by the number of people in that age group without any retirement savings, which amounted to 13 percent. The share of individuals with retirement savings decreased with the younger age groups, and among adults from 18 to 29 years old, just 62 percent did not have retirement savings.
Share of adults with any retirement savings in the United States in 2021, by age group
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Statistics on Retirement saving in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Household retirement savings in the U.S. 2020-2021, by amount
- Premium Statistic Retirement readiness index score in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Savings and investments held by employees in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of households with IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of retirement assets in the U.S. 1995-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Accounts used for retirement savings in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of retirement account assets managed by mutual funds in the U.S. 1995-2021
IRAs
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- Premium Statistic Total assets of traditional IRAs 2000 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of IRA assets in the United States 1995-2021, by investment type
- Premium Statistic Number of households with IRA in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of households with IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Value of assets invested in IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
Government retirement plans
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DC plans
3
Saving patterns
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- Premium Statistic Change in retirement savings due to coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Adults with any retirement savings in the U.S. 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Accounts used for retirement savings in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Expected main source of retirement income in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Drivers for starting to save for retirement in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Retirement savings by age U.S. 2020
Retirement confidence
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- Premium Statistic Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Retirees' confidence about having enough money in retirement in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Percentage of retirees working for pay in the U.S. 1999-2022
- Premium Statistic Retirees' confidence to pay medical expenses in retirement U.S. 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Workers' confidence about having enough money in retirement in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Workers' confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Retirees' confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2022
Further related statistics
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- Net household savings in Japan 2012-2021
- Household savings in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Total household savings in France 2013-2021
- Household savings ratio in the Benelux region 2017-2021
- Household savings as a share of disposable income in Norway 2008-2020
- Household savings rate as a share of disposable income in Sweden 2009-2020
- Forecasted quarterly household savings ratio in the U.K. 2015-2027
- Total value of household savings in the Netherlands 2007-2021, by type of deposit
- Household savings value during COVID-19 in the UK Q1 2020-Q1 2021
- Share of households with IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans in the U.S. 2021
- Savings of households in the Netherlands 2000-2022
- Quarterly household savings in Canada Q1 2020-Q3 2022
- Amount of savings per single household in Japan 2013-2022
- Average amount of savings held by two-person households in Japan 2012-2021
- Savings interest rates in the Netherlands 2023, by bank
- Households with savings Philippines Q4 2022, by income groups
- Savings as share of income in selected countries worldwide 2021
- Share of households saving money in Italy 2003-2021
- Value of deposits to household savings in the Netherlands 2016-2021
- Average savings per household in Canada Q1 2020-Q4 2020, by income quintile
- Probability of outliving their savings in the U.S. 2020-2022
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Federal Reserve. (May 25, 2022). Share of adults with any retirement savings in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273812/adults-with-no-retirement-savings-by-age-us/
Federal Reserve. "Share of adults with any retirement savings in the United States in 2021, by age group." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273812/adults-with-no-retirement-savings-by-age-us/
Federal Reserve. (2022). Share of adults with any retirement savings in the United States in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273812/adults-with-no-retirement-savings-by-age-us/
Federal Reserve. "Share of Adults with Any Retirement Savings in The United States in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273812/adults-with-no-retirement-savings-by-age-us/
Federal Reserve, Share of adults with any retirement savings in the United States in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273812/adults-with-no-retirement-savings-by-age-us/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Share of adults with any retirement savings in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph], Federal Reserve, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273812/adults-with-no-retirement-savings-by-age-us/