<P> According to the Oxford English Dictionary middle age is between 45 and 65 : `` The period between early adulthood and old age , usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65 . '' The US Census lists the category middle age from 45 to 65 . Merriam - Webster list middle age from 45 to 64 , while prominent psychologist Erik Erikson saw it starting a little earlier and defines middle adulthood as between 40 and 65 . The Collins English Dictionary , list it between the ages of 40 and 60 . and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - the standard diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association - used to define middle age as 40 to 60 , but as of DSM - IV ( 1994 ) revised the definition upwards to 45 to 65 . </P>
<P> According to the Oxford English Dictionary middle age is between 45 and 65 : `` The period between early adulthood and old age , usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65 . '' The US Census lists the category middle age from 45 to 65 . Merriam - Webster list middle age from 45 to 64 , while prominent psychologist Erik Erikson saw it starting a little earlier and defines middle adulthood as between 40 and 65 . The Collins English Dictionary , list it between the ages of 40 and 60 . and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - the standard diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association - used to define middle age as 40 to 60 , but as of DSM - IV ( 1994 ) revised the definition upwards to 45 to 65 . </P>
what is considered middle age in the united states
what is considered middle age in the united states
45 to 65
45 to 65