Full Millennial Eclipse

At 75.4 million strong, the nation’s largest population cohort is now age 35 and younger.

Here it is, a demographic tipping point. Millennials–whose ages range from 19-35–now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers, the youngest of whom is 52 and oldest, 70.

For those who’ve had enough of the term, and are looking for a light at the end of the tunnel, analysts at Pew Research offer such a flicker of encouragement here:

With immigration adding more numbers to its group than any other, the Millennial population is projected to peak in 2036 at 81.1 million. Thereafter the oldest Millennial will be at least 56 years of age and mortality is projected to outweigh net immigration. By 2050 there will be a projected 79.2 million Millennials.