What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?

0.0056 units per person, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Canada vs United Kingdom: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Canada

0.2026 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.197 units per person

in 2025

Canada rank

36th

United Kingdom rank

38th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

Canada
United Kingdom

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2026 units per person against 0.197 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0056 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Canada ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0769 units per person	0.122 units per person	0.0451 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0844 units per person	0.14 units per person	0.0555 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1018 units per person	0.1524 units per person	0.0506 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.1188 units per person	0.1595 units per person	0.0407 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.1307 units per person	0.1597 units per person	0.029 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.158 units per person	0.1753 units per person	0.0173 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.1914 units per person	0.1912 units per person	0.0002 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 United Kingdom?: Canada, at 0.2026 units per person against 0.197 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?: 0.0056 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Canada ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 38th 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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Indicator: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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.