Canada vs IDA total: Age dependency ratio, old
Canada
31.3%
in 2025
IDA total
6.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
IDA total rank
37th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.3% against 6.8% in IDA total, a difference of 24.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and IDA total ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 5.8% | 7.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 6.1% | 6.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 6.2% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 6.1% | 11.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 6.0% | 12.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 6.2% | 17.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 6.6% | 22.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or IDA total?
- Canada, at 31.3% against 6.8% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and IDA total?
- 24.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IDA total rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Canada ranks 36th and IDA total ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.