How did population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older change in Alberta?
The answer
Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older increased in Alberta.
- Overall change
- +659,546 Persons
- 547.6% increase
- Start · 1971
- 120,453 Persons
- Latest · 2025
- 779,999 Persons
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older
- Area shown
- Alberta
- Period
- 1971–2025Annual
- Unit
- Persons
Selected details
- Age group
- 65 years and older
- Reference date
- July 1; not an annual average
- Postcensal census base
- 2021 Census adjusted for net undercoverage
- Age basis
- Age at last birthday
Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older rose from 120,453 Persons to 779,999 Persons between 1971 and 2025—an increase of 659,546 Persons, or 547.6%.
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Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older in Alberta
Annual · 55 observations · 1971–2025
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older779,999 Persons
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- Observed high
- 779,999 Persons2025
- Observed low
- 120,453 Persons1971
Exact values55 observations · 1971–2025
| Period | Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 779,999 Persons |
| 2024 | 742,451 Persons |
| 2023 | 705,070 Persons |
| 2022 | 668,205 Persons |
| 2021 | 636,049 Persons |
| 2020 | 606,936 Persons |
| 2019 | 577,725 Persons |
| 2018 | 548,657 Persons |
| 2017 | 524,103 Persons |
| 2016 | 502,101 Persons |
| 2015 | 481,867 Persons |
| 2014 | 464,049 Persons |
| 2013 | 445,947 Persons |
| 2012 | 426,052 Persons |
| 2011 | 407,025 Persons |
| 2010 | 393,689 Persons |
| 2009 | 383,007 Persons |
| 2008 | 372,703 Persons |
| 2007 | 363,480 Persons |
| 2006 | 354,751 Persons |
| 2005 | 343,776 Persons |
| 2004 | 334,557 Persons |
| 2003 | 326,656 Persons |
| 2002 | 318,632 Persons |
| 2001 | 310,409 Persons |
| 2000 | 302,206 Persons |
| 1999 | 294,197 Persons |
| 1998 | 286,598 Persons |
| 1997 | 278,801 Persons |
| 1996 | 271,071 Persons |
| 1995 | 263,109 Persons |
| 1994 | 255,338 Persons |
| 1993 | 247,936 Persons |
| 1992 | 240,192 Persons |
| 1991 | 232,551 Persons |
| 1990 | 224,632 Persons |
| 1989 | 216,254 Persons |
| 1988 | 208,588 Persons |
| 1987 | 201,563 Persons |
| 1986 | 193,481 Persons |
| 1985 | 186,601 Persons |
| 1984 | 179,514 Persons |
| 1983 | 174,198 Persons |
| 1982 | 169,460 Persons |
| 1981 | 164,926 Persons |
| 1980 | 159,727 Persons |
| 1979 | 154,427 Persons |
| 1978 | 149,130 Persons |
| 1977 | 144,119 Persons |
| 1976 | 139,169 Persons |
| 1975 | 134,156 Persons |
| 1974 | 130,045 Persons |
| 1973 | 126,985 Persons |
| 1972 | 123,588 Persons |
| 1971 | 120,453 Persons |
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About this data
How to read this measureEstimates are final intercensal up to 2020, final postcensal for 2021, updated postcensal for 2022, 2023 and 2024, and preliminary postcensal for 2025. Northwest Territories and Nunavut estimates are separate from 1991; earlier figures combine them.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (17-10-0005-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender, 2025-09-24. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.