Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Canada
0.2026 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.197 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
38th

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

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2026 units per person against 0.197 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Canada ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0769 units per person 0.122 units per person 0.0451 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.0844 units per person 0.14 units per person 0.0555 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.1018 units per person 0.1524 units per person 0.0506 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.1188 units per person 0.1595 units per person 0.0407 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.1307 units per person 0.1597 units per person 0.029 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.158 units per person 0.1753 units per person 0.0173 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Canada, at 0.2026 units per person against 0.197 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0056 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Canada ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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.