Canada vs South Asia: Population ages 80 and above, female
Canada
1.21 million
in 2025
South Asia
10.79 million
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
South Asia rank
18th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Canada
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 10.79 million against 1.21 million in Canada, a difference of 9.57 million.
That makes South Asia's figure about 8.9 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 18th of 218 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146,833 | 892,665 | 745,832 | South Asia |
| 1970s | 224,386 | 1.35 million | 1.13 million | South Asia |
| 1980s | 336,978 | 2.19 million | 1.86 million | South Asia |
| 1990s | 500,316 | 3.34 million | 2.84 million | South Asia |
| 2000s | 706,037 | 4.81 million | 4.10 million | South Asia |
| 2010s | 908,401 | 7.28 million | 6.37 million | South Asia |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 9.88 million | 8.79 million | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Canada or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 10.79 million against 1.21 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Canada and South Asia?
- 9.57 million, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Asia rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Canada ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 18th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, female. 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.