Table 2. Percent increases in U.S. population for 10-year intervals, by age groups: Selected years and projections 1950-2010.

Year	All ages	65-74 years	75-84 years	85 years or over
1950-1960	18.7	30.1	41.2	59.3
1960-1970	13.4	13.0	31.7	52.3
1970-1980	8.7	23.4	14.2	44.6
1980-1990	10.0	13.8	26.6	20.1
1990-2000	7.1	−2.6	15.6	29.4
2000-2010	6.2	13.3	−2.4	19.4

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census.