In 2020, 3.2 million Baby Boomers - those born between 1946 and 1964 - went into retirement in the United States, more than in prior years. From 2012 to the third quarter of 2020, 28.6 million Baby Boomers have retired in the United States.
Annual increase in the number of Baby Boomer retirees in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions)
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Social security
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Health
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Elderly care
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Pew Research Center. (November 9, 2020). Annual increase in the number of Baby Boomer retirees in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327349/united-states-retiree-baby-boomer/
Pew Research Center. "Annual increase in the number of Baby Boomer retirees in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. November 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327349/united-states-retiree-baby-boomer/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Annual increase in the number of Baby Boomer retirees in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327349/united-states-retiree-baby-boomer/
Pew Research Center. "Annual Increase in The Number of Baby Boomer Retirees in The United States from 2012 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327349/united-states-retiree-baby-boomer/
Pew Research Center, Annual increase in the number of Baby Boomer retirees in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327349/united-states-retiree-baby-boomer/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Annual increase in the number of Baby Boomer retirees in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327349/united-states-retiree-baby-boomer/