Canada vs IDA total: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Canada
0.2026 units per person
in 2025
IDA total
0.0396 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
IDA total rank
34th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2026 units per person against 0.0396 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.163 units per person.
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 36th and IDA total ranks 34th of 217 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 | 0.0769 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 0.0456 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0844 units per person | 0.0318 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.1018 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0693 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.1188 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0863 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1307 units per person | 0.0329 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.0349 units per person | 0.1231 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.1914 units per person | 0.0382 units per person | 0.1531 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Canada or IDA total?
- Canada, at 0.2026 units per person against 0.0396 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Canada and IDA total?
- 0.163 units per person, 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, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 36th and IDA total ranks 34th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.