ACoA FY00 Annual Report: Alaska's Projected Population Growth

In 2000 there were an estimated 35,658 Alaskans age 65 and over. The total Alaskan population that year was estimated to be 635,370. An estimated 4,000 Alaskan seniors have Alzheimer's Disease currently.

By 2005 an estimated 44,461 Alaskans will be age 65+. This is a 25% increase in population. In that period, the total state population will grow 5%.

By 2025, the total population of Alaska will have increased 30%. The number of Alaskans 65+ will increase 249% by 2025.

By 2025 an estimated 124,303 Alaskans will be age 65+. Of that population, an estimated 15,700 will be at-risk for Alzheimer's Disease.
Population projections provided by the Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis, Demographics Unit. Risk for Alzheimer's Disease based on information reported in Estimated Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease in the United States, Denis A. Evans, et. al., The Milbank Quarterly, Vol 68. No. 2, 1990

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