Canada vs IDA total: Population ages 65 and above
Canada
20.3%
in 2025
IDA total
4.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
37th
IDA total rank
37th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 20.3% against 4.0% in IDA total, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 37th 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 | 7.7% | 3.1% | 4.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 3.2% | 5.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 3.2% | 6.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 3.3% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 3.3% | 9.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 3.5% | 12.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 3.8% | 15.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Canada or IDA total?
- Canada, at 20.3% against 4.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Canada and IDA total?
- 16.3%, 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 population ages 65 and above?
- Canada ranks 37th 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 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.