Canada vs IDA total: Population ages 80 and above, female
Canada
5.8%
in 2025
IDA total
0.6%
in 2025
Canada rank
38th
IDA total rank
37th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.8% against 0.6% in IDA total, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 9.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 38th and IDA total ranks 37th of 218 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 | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 0.4% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 0.4% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.5% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 0.6% | 4.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Canada or IDA total?
- Canada, at 5.8% against 0.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Canada and IDA total?
- 5.2%, 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 80 and above, female?
- Canada ranks 38th and IDA total ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.