age group

American  

noun

1. people of approximately the same age and often of the same gender or sex, nationality, educational or social background, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of age group

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

That age group, which is largely part of Gen Z, is where the company thinks AI can help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The total fertility rate is the average number of children each woman would have in her lifetime if birthrates for each age group were to continue at that year’s pace through her childbearing years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Americans over 75 are the fastest-growing age group, he noted, and “in 2025, healthcare spending was the largest single contributor to consumption growth.”

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Teenagers are more likely to carry the bacteria in their throats than other age groups, which is why there is a second, smaller, peak of the disease in that age group.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Werner counts twenty-six others in his age group.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr