Canada vs Korea: Population ages 65 and above
Canada
20.3%
in 2025
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
37th
Korea rank
36th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 20.3% against 20.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 37th and Korea ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 3.2% | 4.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 3.6% | 4.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 4.2% | 5.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 8.8% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 12.8% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 1.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Canada or Korea?
- Korea, at 20.3% against 20.3% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Canada and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Canada ranks 37th and Korea ranks 36th 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.