Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada
Canada: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.2026 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada stood at 0.2026 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.2026 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0762 units per person, in 1960.
Canada ranks 36th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0762 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0762 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0763 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0763 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0764 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0766 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0769 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0778 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0785 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0792 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0799 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0808 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.082 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0831 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0843 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0859 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0877 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0897 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0918 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0938 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0955 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.097 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0984 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1023 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1047 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.107 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1089 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1106 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1124 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1141 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1157 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.117 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1183 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1196 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1209 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1222 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1234 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1244 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1254 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1262 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1271 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.128 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1292 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1305 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1321 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1341 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1362 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1385 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1411 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1443 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1482 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1523 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1562 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1601 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1676 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1713 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1753 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1799 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1848 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1894 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1936 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.198 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2026 units per person | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0769 units per person | 0.0762 units per person | 0.0785 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0844 units per person | 0.0792 units per person | 0.0918 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1018 units per person | 0.0938 units per person | 0.1106 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1188 units per person | 0.1124 units per person | 0.1244 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1307 units per person | 0.1254 units per person | 0.1385 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.1411 units per person | 0.1753 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1914 units per person | 0.1799 units per person | 0.2026 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 33 Malta 0.2054 units per person compare
- 34 Switzerland 0.2043 units per person compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 0.2033 units per person compare
- 37 Romania 0.2014 units per person compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.197 units per person compare
- 39 Saint Martin (French part) 0.1965 units per person compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1089 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0937 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Canada was 0.2026 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2026 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0762 units per person in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.