Canada vs Low & middle income: Population ages 65 and above, male
Canada
18.9%
in 2025
Low & middle income
7.5%
in 2025
Canada rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
26th
Population ages 65 and above, male over time
- Canada
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18.9% against 7.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 3.2% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 3.4% | 4.1% | Canada |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 3.7% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 4.1% | 6.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 4.8% | 6.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 5.7% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 7.0% | 10.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Canada or Low & middle income?
- Canada, at 18.9% against 7.5% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Canada and Low & middle income?
- 11.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male?
- Canada ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 26th 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.