How did population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older change in British Columbia?
The answer
Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older increased in British Columbia.
- Overall change
- +959,597 Persons
- 462.1% increase
- Start · 1971
- 207,649 Persons
- Latest · 2025
- 1,167,246 Persons
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older
- Area shown
- British Columbia
- 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 207,649 Persons to 1,167,246 Persons between 1971 and 2025—an increase of 959,597 Persons, or 462.1%.
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Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older in British Columbia
Annual · 55 observations · 1971–2025
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older1,167,246 Persons
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- Observed high
- 1,167,246 Persons2025
- Observed low
- 207,649 Persons1971
Exact values55 observations · 1971–2025
| Period | Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 1,167,246 Persons |
| 2024 | 1,129,229 Persons |
| 2023 | 1,090,768 Persons |
| 2022 | 1,054,174 Persons |
| 2021 | 1,018,096 Persons |
| 2020 | 982,576 Persons |
| 2019 | 945,713 Persons |
| 2018 | 910,405 Persons |
| 2017 | 877,408 Persons |
| 2016 | 845,515 Persons |
| 2015 | 812,892 Persons |
| 2014 | 780,496 Persons |
| 2013 | 749,449 Persons |
| 2012 | 718,185 Persons |
| 2011 | 688,612 Persons |
| 2010 | 667,476 Persons |
| 2009 | 648,778 Persons |
| 2008 | 630,242 Persons |
| 2007 | 613,847 Persons |
| 2006 | 599,546 Persons |
| 2005 | 583,954 Persons |
| 2004 | 571,948 Persons |
| 2003 | 560,581 Persons |
| 2002 | 549,599 Persons |
| 2001 | 539,668 Persons |
| 2000 | 528,564 Persons |
| 1999 | 518,996 Persons |
| 1998 | 509,470 Persons |
| 1997 | 498,484 Persons |
| 1996 | 486,467 Persons |
| 1995 | 474,700 Persons |
| 1994 | 462,329 Persons |
| 1993 | 450,224 Persons |
| 1992 | 439,839 Persons |
| 1991 | 428,088 Persons |
| 1990 | 415,676 Persons |
| 1989 | 401,684 Persons |
| 1988 | 386,897 Persons |
| 1987 | 373,288 Persons |
| 1986 | 358,098 Persons |
| 1985 | 343,683 Persons |
| 1984 | 329,944 Persons |
| 1983 | 320,034 Persons |
| 1982 | 311,169 Persons |
| 1981 | 301,322 Persons |
| 1980 | 289,357 Persons |
| 1979 | 275,605 Persons |
| 1978 | 264,095 Persons |
| 1977 | 254,200 Persons |
| 1976 | 245,161 Persons |
| 1975 | 236,960 Persons |
| 1974 | 229,300 Persons |
| 1973 | 221,311 Persons |
| 1972 | 213,895 Persons |
| 1971 | 207,649 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.