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Sex
Sedentary
Active†
Young children (age 2–6 years)
Boys
1,000–1,400
1,000–1,800
Girls
1,000–1,200
1,000–1,600
Older children and adolescents (age 7–18 years)
1,400–2,400
1,600–3,200
1,200–1,800
1,600–2,400
Adults (age 19–60 years)
Men
2,200–2,600
2,400–3,000
Women
1,600–2,000
1,800–2,400
Adults (age 61 years and over)
2,000
1,600
1,800–2,000
* The number of calories needed increases as people age up until age 20 years. After age 20, the number of calories needed starts to decrease.
† The more active a person is, the higher the number of calories needed.
