What is old? Most people wouldnt say that a 38-year-old qualifies, but once you pass the median age of 37.8, you may statistically be considered “old,” said Tom Ludwig, emeritus professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Mich.

Is 38 a middle age?

This time span can be referred to as middle age and has been defined as the time between ages 45 and 65. Many changes may occur between young adulthood and this stage.

What age is considered an old lady?

Old for women today is about 73, which increased from the late 50s in the 1920s. And very old today is about 80, an increase from about 67 in the 1920s.

What age is considered over the hill?

Some sites proclaim that, as soon you turn 40, youre over the hill. Apparently, forty is the average mid-point in life. Before that, you were a high-achieving young person. But after your 40th birthday, you are on the slow, irreversible decline to boring, musty old-age.