Wealth Share, Silent Gen
11.3%
· Jan 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
11.3%
Wealth Share, Silent Gen — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Share, Silent Gen
1989
79.8%
1990
79.4%
1991
77.4%
1992
75.5%
1993
73.1%
1994
71.9%
1995
68.7%
1996
66.8%
1997
63.9%
1998
60.4%
1999
56.6%
2000
54.4%
2001
52.7%
2002
52.0%
2003
49.5%
2004
47.0%
2005
44.4%
2006
42.0%
2007
40.2%
2008
39.8%
2009
37.0%
2010
34.5%
2011
32.9%
2012
30.9%
2013
28.2%
2014
26.7%
2015
25.2%
2016
23.4%
2017
20.8%
2018
18.4%
2019
16.6%
2020
15.6%
2021
14.9%
2022
14.2%
2023
13.4%
2024
12.5%
2025
11.8%
2026
11.3%
Source: fed_dfa · dfa-generation-shares · econscout.com