9 Baby-Boomer Statistics That Will Blow You Away
The baby-boomer generation is a massive part of the American population, made up of nearly 80 million people. This group of people is a big part of our economy, and their retirement over the next decade or so could have major implications on programs like Social Security and Medicare. With that in mind, here are some interesting statistics about baby boomers and their impact on the U.S. economy -- past, present, and future.
Baby boomers are defined as people born between 1946 and 1964 in the post-World War II era. About 77 million Americans were born in this time period, making it significantly larger than the generations immediately before and after. While the millennial generation is even larger, this is still a massive group of people.
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