Canada vs IDA blend: Population ages 65 and above
Canada
20.3%
in 2025
IDA blend
3.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
37th
IDA blend rank
39th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Canada
- IDA blend
How they compare
Canada currently reports 20.3% against 3.7% in IDA blend, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.4 times IDA blend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 37th and IDA blend ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 3.2% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 3.2% | 5.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 3.2% | 7.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 3.2% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 3.3% | 9.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 3.4% | 12.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 3.6% | 15.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Canada or IDA blend?
- Canada, at 20.3% against 3.7% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Canada and IDA blend?
- 16.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA blend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IDA blend rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Canada ranks 37th and IDA blend ranks 39th 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 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.