Canada vs Euro area: Population ages 65 and above, female
Canada
4.53 million
in 2025
Euro area
46.05 million
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
Euro area rank
20th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Canada
- Euro area
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 46.05 million against 4.53 million in Canada, a difference of 41.51 million.
That makes Euro area's figure about 10.2 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 21st and Euro area ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 793,996 | 18.74 million | 17.94 million | Euro area |
| 1970s | 1.08 million | 23.48 million | 22.40 million | Euro area |
| 1980s | 1.52 million | 26.18 million | 24.66 million | Euro area |
| 1990s | 2.00 million | 30.22 million | 28.22 million | Euro area |
| 2000s | 2.38 million | 34.73 million | 32.34 million | Euro area |
| 2010s | 3.09 million | 39.26 million | 36.16 million | Euro area |
| 2020s | 4.10 million | 43.94 million | 39.84 million | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Canada or Euro area?
- Euro area, at 46.05 million against 4.53 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Canada and Euro area?
- 41.51 million, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Euro area rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Canada ranks 21st and Euro area ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.