Without future immigrants, working-age population in U.S would decrease by 2035 Working-age population (25 64), in millions with 2015-35
Immigrants are driving overall workforce growth in the U.S. As the Baby Boom generation heads toward retirement, growth in the nation’s working-age population (those ages 25 to 64) will be driven by immigrants and the U.S.-born children of immigrants, at least through 2035. Without immigrants, there would be an estimated 18 million fewer working-age adults in the country in 2035 because of the dearth of U.S.-born children with U.S.-born parents. However, immigrants do not form a majority of workers in any industry or occupational group, though they form large shares of private household workers (45%) and farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (46%).
Without future immigrants, working-age population  | in U.S would decrease by 2035  | Working-age population (25 64), in millions  | with 2015-35  | immigration  | 183  | 173  | 18m  | 160  | -0  | 166  | 138  | 118  | without 2015-35  | immigration  | Projected  | 1965  | 1975 1985  | 1995 2005  | 2015  | 2025  | 2035  | Note: Numbers for 2015 onward are projections.  | Source: Pew Research Center estimates for 1965 2015 based on adjusted census  | data; Pew Research Center projections for 2015 2035.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 