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The older population is the fastest growing group in Min- <br />nesota growing much faster than the slate's population <br />as a whole Over the last two decades. Minnesota's pop <br />ulation age 65 and over grew 34 percent, from 358,000 <br />to 480.000 persons, while the total state population grew <br />19 percent <br />Life expectancy has increased from 48 years at the turn <br />of the century to 68 years in 1940 to 75 years today In <br />1900. those over 65 constitutel 4 percent of Minnesota's <br />population —66.800 individuals Today. the elderly com- <br />prise 12 percent of the state's population --480.000 per- <br />sons Eighty rears ago one in 26 Minnesotans was <br />elderly Today one in eight is elderly <br />1980 POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX <br />AGE GROUP MALE <br />r35 And Over <br />75 84 <br />65 74 tttttasw<. <br />60 64 <br />50.59 <br />40.49 <br />30 39 <br />20 29 <br />15.19 <br />5-14 <br />Unaer 5 lwsw- <br />TODAY'S CONCERN WITH <br />TOMORROW'S ELDERLY <br />Minnesotans have the second longest life expectancy in <br />the nation, surpassed only by Hawaiians At age 65, Mir <br />nesotans can expec! to live an additional 17 years, and <br />survival rates among the elderly are expected to improve <br />the years ahead <br />As the baby boom generation ages, the elderly will <br />increase their numbers significantly continue to grow: a,. <br />a faster pace than the rest of the population and grovr a= <br />a proportion of the state's total population By the year <br />2010. the elderly will represent 14 percent of the total <br />population. and by 2030. 17 percent of Minnesota s pop, <br />lation is expected to be over 65 <br />eef <br />FIGURE 1 <br />Population Changes in Minnesota <br />1980.2010 <br />FFV,At i <br />V. .,—, . - <br />4r`0 300 200 100 0 100 200 i!!' V)1) <br />NUMBER IN THOUSANDS <br />PROJECTED POPULATION IN 2010 <br />BY AGE AND SEX <br />AGE GROUP <br />85 And Over <br />75 84 <br />65 '4 <br />MALE <br />60.64 <br />50 59 <br />40 49 <br />10 39 ���■ <br />10 29 <br />t5 19 <br />5-t4 rl�r <br />Ur+der 5 <br />-inn <br />FEMALE <br />'M ?r10 1!xi 0 too 1") 'bx1 <br />NUM111 14 IN THt)W`vAN')S <br />The youth population is shnnkiny and the elderly are grow - <br />my faster than we rest of Minnesota s papulah<In 1h y <br />trend is a .pected to intensify in the early 21st century <br />M <br />SOLO" State Demo rarw, <br />