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Based on trends in births, deaths and migration, state demographer Gregory Williams projects that Alaska's population will jump 34 percent to 832,993 by 2025, up from a projected 621,400 residents now. Aging baby boomers -- currently the largest part of Alaska's population -- will contribute to a significantly higher proportion of seniors than ever. Across all ages, men will outnumber women by 3 percent, down from 8 percent now.
Williams details his projections in the September-October issue of the state Department of Labor's Alaska Economic Trends magazine.
Factors taken into consideration include the average life expectancy for Alaskans, which has steadily increased and in 1990, at 74.8 years, trailed the national average by just 0.6 years. Alaska women continued to outlive Alaska men, however, averaging 78.6 years compared to 71.6 years.
Birth numbers were projected by considering...