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28 percent of eldercare providers engaged in eldercare on a given day in 2023–2024

April 23, 2026

Eldercare providers are defined as individuals who provide unpaid care to someone age 65 or older who needs help because of a condition related to aging. Of the 38.2 million eldercare providers age 15 and older in 2023–2024, a little over one-fourth (28 percent) engaged in eldercare on a given day. Eldercare providers who were age 65 and older were more likely than those in other age groups to provide eldercare on a given day (40 percent).

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Percent of eldercare providers who provided care on an average day, selected age groups, 2023–2024 averages
Age group	Percent who provided care on an average day
Total, 15 years and over	27.6
25 to 34 years	16.3
35 to 44 years	19.8
45 to 54 years	24.0
55 to 64 years	30.4
65 years and over	39.5
Note: Estimates for 15 to 24 years old are suppressed because they do not meet publication standards.

On days eldercare providers age 15 and older provided care, they did so for an average of 3.9 hours. Eldercare providers age 65 and older spent an average of 4.9 hours in caregiving activities on days they provided care.

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Average hours per day that eldercare providers spent providing care on days they engaged in eldercare, selected age groups, 2023–2024 averages
Age group	Average hours per day
Total, 15 years and over	3.88
25 to 34 years	2.08
35 to 44 years	3.78
45 to 54 years	2.16
55 to 64 years	4.11
65 years and over	4.93
Note: Estimates for 15 to 24 years old are suppressed because they do not meet publication standards.

These data are from the American Time Use Survey. For more information, see “Unpaid Eldercare in the United States — 2023–2024: Data from the American Time Use Survey.”

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, 28 percent of eldercare providers engaged in eldercare on a given day in 2023–2024 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/28-percent-of-eldercare-providers-engaged-in-eldercare-on-a-given-day-in-2023-2024.htm (visited April 23, 2026).

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