Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging Back to Previous Spotlight On Statistical Profile of Asian Older American Aged 65+ Almost 37.9 million Americans were aged 65 and over in 2007. Three in five people in this age group are women. Over the next forty years, the number of people aged 65 and older is expected to double and the number of people aged 85 and older is expected to triple. Along with general trends for America’s population, the Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Island population is living longer.   Learn more statistical facts [ DOC] [PDF]   Back to Previous