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WHAT'S NEXT?: Over the next 20 years, more than 70 million baby boomers will retire, and the workplace will be dominated by experienced Millennials and Generation Z employees. Find out how Baby Boomers expectations and needs will change as this massive demographic shift takes place.

• [New] The federal healthcare program for seniors will cost $1.1 trillion in 2026 as more baby boomers reach age 65. Washington Examiner
• [New] By 2029, the generation dubbed Baby Boomers will all have crossed the Rubicon of 65 and be eligible for superannuation, courtesy of taxpayers. The New Zealand Herald
• [New] Some baby boomers are now in their 80s and will develop serious diseases like dementia that will dramatically increase Medicare expenditures. Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] About 10,000 Baby Boomers are turning 65 or older every day - and by 2030, all of them will have crossed that age threshold. / USA Streetsblog USA
• [New] Seniors account for a disproportionately large share of healthcare spending, and enrolment in Medicare Advantage plans is expected to continue climbing as baby boomers age, providing UNH with a long-term, structurally growing revenue base. TIKR.com
• [New] Jewelry may flatten as all Boomers are 65+ by 2030, while wealth transfer and hedging support gold; silver follows the pace of solar and power electronics deployments. North American Mining Magazine - Bringing the North Ame
• [New] Natural growth will drop to zero sometime around 2030, as the large baby boomer cohort reaches natural life expectancy. New York Post
• [New] By 2030, every Baby Boomer will be at least 66 years old, and apart from a sudden leap in life expectancy, there is little reason to expect a meaningful rebound in older-worker participation rates. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• [New] RBC calculates that population ageing has already reduced the labour force participation rate by more than four percentage points since 2008, and warns that baby boomers will continue to hit retirement age in greater numbers over the remainder of the decade. HRD Canada
• [New] Report 2025, by 2026, projections indicate that in the US alone, over 4 million Boomers will exit the workforce annually, exacerbating a talent shortage already evident in healthcare. Nerdii
• By 2030, all baby boomers will be 65 or older, meaning roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be senior. The Seniors Center
• By 2030, Medicare and Social Security costs in the U.S. will balloon as baby boomers all hit senior status. The Seniors Center
• An estimated $80 trillion in assets will pass from baby boomers and the Silent Generation to Gen X and Millennials by 2045. Audience Town
• Baby boomers might be leaving their healthy paychecks behind as they retire in greater numbers, but they depart the workforce as the wealthiest generation in history, with a net worth of $85.4 trillion. Fortune
• In reality, by 2026, Millennials will include new parents, senior leaders and career switchers, while Baby Boomers will range from full-time workers to active retirees. Journalism UK
• Every day throughout 2026, over 11,000 baby boomers will turn 65. Global Association of Risk Professionals
• Americans expect to spend an average of $6,354 on travel in 2026, up 12% from the year before - with Baby Boomers among the groups planning the largest increases. Smart Senior Daily

Last updated: 15 February 2026