AAPIs are one of the fastest growing populations of older adults in the United States. Approximately 3.3 million AAPIs, or 21% of the total AAPI population, were aged 55 years and older in 2012.

Over the next 50 years, the number of AAPIs aged 55 and older is expected to grow by 240% to 11.4 million, making up about 33% of the total AAPI population in 2060. This data brief details the U.S. 55+ AAPI Population Projection, population statistics by AAPI ethnic sub-groups, nativity, and language.