Canada vs Switzerland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Canada
0.2026 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.2043 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Switzerland rank
34th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2043 units per person against 0.2026 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 217 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0769 units per person | 0.1056 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0844 units per person | 0.125 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1018 units per person | 0.1412 units per person | 0.0394 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.1188 units per person | 0.1479 units per person | 0.029 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1307 units per person | 0.1588 units per person | 0.0281 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.1775 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1914 units per person | 0.1949 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2043 units per person against 0.2026 units per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.0017 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 36th and Switzerland 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.