Chart 8: Percent of population 65 and older, Alaska and the United States, 1985–2019
Year	Alaska	United States
1985	3.0	12.1
1986	3.1	12.3
1987	3.4	12.4
1988	3.7	12.5
1989	3.9	12.6
1990	4.0	12.6
1991	4.3	12.7
1992	4.4	12.7
1993	4.6	12.7
1994	4.8	12.7
1995	4.9	12.7
1996	5.1	12.6
1997	5.3	12.5
1998	5.4	12.5
1999	5.6	12.4
2000	5.7	12.3
2001	5.8	12.3
2002	5.9	12.3
2003	6.1	12.3
2004	6.2	12.3
2005	6.4	12.3
2006	6.6	12.4
2007	6.8	12.5
2008	7.2	12.6
2009	7.5	12.8
2010	7.8	13.0
2011	8.1	13.3
2012	8.6	13.6
2013	9.0	13.9
2014	9.5	14.3
2015	10.0	14.6
2016	10.6	15.0
2017	11.2	15.4
2018	11.9	15.8
2019	12.5	16.2
Source: U.S. data are from United Nations World Population Prospects (obtained from Federal Reserve Economic Data), and Alaska data are from Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and U.S. Census Bureau.