The statistic presents the number of people known as Generation X in the U.S. in 2015, 2020, 2021 and 2028. In 2015, some 66 million GenXers - those born between 1965 through 1980 - lived in the United States. By 2021, that number had dropped to 65.8.
Number of the Generation X (Gen X) population in the United States for selected years between 2015 and 2028
(in millions)
* Forecast.
Statistic is based on Pew Research Center tabulations of U.S. census population projections, and Statista calculations based census.gov annual estimates of the resident population by single year of age in 2021.
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Pew Research Center. (June 30, 2022). Number of the Generation X (Gen X) population in the United States for selected years between 2015 and 2028 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296337/number-of-genxers-in-the-us-by-age-bracket/
Pew Research Center. "Number of the Generation X (Gen X) population in the United States for selected years between 2015 and 2028 (in millions)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296337/number-of-genxers-in-the-us-by-age-bracket/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Number of the Generation X (Gen X) population in the United States for selected years between 2015 and 2028 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296337/number-of-genxers-in-the-us-by-age-bracket/
Pew Research Center. "Number of The Generation X (Gen X) Population in The United States for Selected Years between 2015 and 2028 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296337/number-of-genxers-in-the-us-by-age-bracket/
Pew Research Center, Number of the Generation X (Gen X) population in the United States for selected years between 2015 and 2028 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296337/number-of-genxers-in-the-us-by-age-bracket/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of the Generation X (Gen X) population in the United States for selected years between 2015 and 2028 (in millions) [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296337/number-of-genxers-in-the-us-by-age-bracket/
