Canada vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 65 and above, female

Canada
4.53 million
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
42.70 million
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd

Population ages 65 and above, female over time

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 42.70 million against 4.53 million in Canada, a difference of 38.17 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 9.4 times Canada's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 218 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 793,996 14.11 million 13.31 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 1.08 million 20.03 million 18.94 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.52 million 23.88 million 22.36 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 2.00 million 28.30 million 26.30 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 2.38 million 31.84 million 29.46 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 3.09 million 34.05 million 30.96 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 4.10 million 40.27 million 36.17 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Canada or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 42.70 million against 4.53 million in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Canada and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
38.17 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
Canada ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.