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More than half of the "baby boom" generation has already retired. The "baby boom" was born between 1946 and 1964. They are now 57 to 75 years old.
by rmah 5y ago
More than half of the "baby boom" generation has already retired. The "baby boom" was born between 1946 and 1964. They are now 57 to 75 years old.
- falcolas 5y agoGiven that Boomers are called such due to the baby boom that occurred from WW2 vets coming home, most literal boomers are 75 or so. Calling anyone in the following 18-20 years part of the one-year boom has always felt contrived, though I’m clearly swimming against the tide here. As someone on the tail end of a “generation”, its odd being lumped together with people who could easily be my parents - with people who weren’t exposed to computers until over a decade into their professional careers.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Calling anyone in the following 18-20 years part of the one-year boom has always felt contrived, It wasn't a one-year boom; demobilization wasn't immediate, and anyhow its wasn't just a soldiers-returning effect. Birth rate didn't drop to the pre-war level until the late 1960s.
- Zandikar 5y agoThe boom lasted about 30 years, not 1 year. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033027/fertility-rate-us-1800-2020/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033027/fertility-rate-u...