One retirement statistic still astonishes me. Starting on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2029, almost 12,000 people on average in the United States will turn 65 years old each and every day for those 19 years.
The first time I heard this retirement statistic, I was sure someone had misplaced a zero or a comma. Surely, I thought this number must be a mistake. I knew that the demographers predicted that the 78 million people in the boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, would turn 65 years old over that time period, but it didn’t seem possible. Then I decided to do the math. Even with newer statistics that reported deaths prior to 2012 and added those who have made the US their home for a total of 76.4 million baby boomers, the retirement statistic is over 11,000 individuals per day.
See for yourself. When you multiply the 365 days that are in a year times the number of years between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2029 and add an extra day for each leap year, you get a total of 6,940 days. When you divide 76.4 million baby boomers by 6,570 days you get 11,008 people per day who will turn 65 years old in this time frame, on average. It turns out that more people will turn 65 years old in the next six days than died in the entire Vietnam War. These are truly astonishing numbers.
Being A Part Of This Retirement Statistic
I am part of this retirement statistic. Are you? Do you want to be?
If you are one of my regular blog readers, you are aware of my enthusiasm regarding retirement and retirement-related issues. I am certified as a life coach, a retirement coach, and a re-career coach so I can coach individuals approaching this important milestone and help them navigate beyond “I qualify for Medicare.”
Those who are testing the waters have found my books Ready To Retire? Successful retirement planning to make the best of the rest of your life (paperback and Kindle versions) and Where Will You Retire? A retirement guide and exercises for deciding where to retire, buy a second home, or relocate * full of real-life examples and thought-provoking questions to make this an easier transition.
I am committed to living a purpose-filled life in my encore years. I am also committed to supporting others as they find purpose and passion in their bonus years.
Don’t just be a retirement statistic. Find your purpose and passion for your retirement.
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