How did population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older change in Canada?
The answer
Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older increased in Canada.
- Overall change
- +6,346,057 Persons
- 360.1% increase
- Start · 1971
- 1,762,410 Persons
- Latest · 2025
- 8,108,467 Persons
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older
- Area shown
- Canada
- 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 1,762,410 Persons to 8,108,467 Persons between 1971 and 2025—an increase of 6,346,057 Persons, or 360.1%.
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Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older in Canada
Annual · 55 observations · 1971–2025
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older8,108,467 Persons
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- Observed high
- 8,108,467 Persons2025
- Observed low
- 1,762,410 Persons1971
Exact values55 observations · 1971–2025
| Period | Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 8,108,467 Persons |
| 2024 | 7,835,726 Persons |
| 2023 | 7,562,124 Persons |
| 2022 | 7,298,944 Persons |
| 2021 | 7,045,990 Persons |
| 2020 | 6,809,521 Persons |
| 2019 | 6,573,259 Persons |
| 2018 | 6,337,440 Persons |
| 2017 | 6,125,483 Persons |
| 2016 | 5,919,685 Persons |
| 2015 | 5,721,707 Persons |
| 2014 | 5,541,888 Persons |
| 2013 | 5,352,636 Persons |
| 2012 | 5,154,731 Persons |
| 2011 | 4,955,155 Persons |
| 2010 | 4,803,498 Persons |
| 2009 | 4,668,571 Persons |
| 2008 | 4,540,412 Persons |
| 2007 | 4,420,947 Persons |
| 2006 | 4,318,854 Persons |
| 2005 | 4,213,513 Persons |
| 2004 | 4,135,804 Persons |
| 2003 | 4,060,373 Persons |
| 2002 | 3,989,198 Persons |
| 2001 | 3,921,822 Persons |
| 2000 | 3,851,253 Persons |
| 1999 | 3,785,489 Persons |
| 1998 | 3,724,074 Persons |
| 1997 | 3,654,329 Persons |
| 1996 | 3,579,244 Persons |
| 1995 | 3,506,480 Persons |
| 1994 | 3,434,488 Persons |
| 1993 | 3,366,144 Persons |
| 1992 | 3,291,224 Persons |
| 1991 | 3,212,488 Persons |
| 1990 | 3,124,160 Persons |
| 1989 | 3,027,789 Persons |
| 1988 | 2,928,736 Persons |
| 1987 | 2,839,294 Persons |
| 1986 | 2,736,563 Persons |
| 1985 | 2,648,433 Persons |
| 1984 | 2,563,287 Persons |
| 1983 | 2,498,882 Persons |
| 1982 | 2,441,456 Persons |
| 1981 | 2,376,963 Persons |
| 1980 | 2,305,748 Persons |
| 1979 | 2,230,103 Persons |
| 1978 | 2,155,461 Persons |
| 1977 | 2,089,429 Persons |
| 1976 | 2,022,589 Persons |
| 1975 | 1,957,075 Persons |
| 1974 | 1,904,453 Persons |
| 1973 | 1,854,964 Persons |
| 1972 | 1,807,417 Persons |
| 1971 | 1,762,410 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.