How did population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older change in Ontario?
The answer
Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older increased in Ontario.
- Overall change
- +2,419,196 Persons
- 371.9% increase
- Start · 1971
- 650,501 Persons
- Latest · 2025
- 3,069,697 Persons
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older
- Area shown
- Ontario
- 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 650,501 Persons to 3,069,697 Persons between 1971 and 2025—an increase of 2,419,196 Persons, or 371.9%.
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Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older in Ontario
Annual · 55 observations · 1971–2025
- Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older3,069,697 Persons
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- Observed high
- 3,069,697 Persons2025
- Observed low
- 650,501 Persons1971
Exact values55 observations · 1971–2025
| Period | Population estimates on July 1 for 65 years and older |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 3,069,697 Persons |
| 2024 | 2,964,438 Persons |
| 2023 | 2,859,636 Persons |
| 2022 | 2,763,435 Persons |
| 2021 | 2,671,337 Persons |
| 2020 | 2,587,513 Persons |
| 2019 | 2,502,351 Persons |
| 2018 | 2,416,265 Persons |
| 2017 | 2,338,020 Persons |
| 2016 | 2,260,652 Persons |
| 2015 | 2,187,820 Persons |
| 2014 | 2,120,562 Persons |
| 2013 | 2,048,361 Persons |
| 2012 | 1,968,970 Persons |
| 2011 | 1,888,681 Persons |
| 2010 | 1,832,297 Persons |
| 2009 | 1,782,737 Persons |
| 2008 | 1,735,231 Persons |
| 2007 | 1,689,833 Persons |
| 2006 | 1,651,600 Persons |
| 2005 | 1,612,361 Persons |
| 2004 | 1,582,348 Persons |
| 2003 | 1,550,015 Persons |
| 2002 | 1,519,835 Persons |
| 2001 | 1,489,288 Persons |
| 2000 | 1,460,997 Persons |
| 1999 | 1,435,963 Persons |
| 1998 | 1,411,968 Persons |
| 1997 | 1,384,478 Persons |
| 1996 | 1,355,602 Persons |
| 1995 | 1,324,997 Persons |
| 1994 | 1,295,693 Persons |
| 1993 | 1,268,261 Persons |
| 1992 | 1,236,256 Persons |
| 1991 | 1,202,807 Persons |
| 1990 | 1,167,945 Persons |
| 1989 | 1,128,429 Persons |
| 1988 | 1,086,796 Persons |
| 1987 | 1,050,318 Persons |
| 1986 | 1,008,723 Persons |
| 1985 | 973,157 Persons |
| 1984 | 940,588 Persons |
| 1983 | 917,220 Persons |
| 1982 | 897,234 Persons |
| 1981 | 873,982 Persons |
| 1980 | 850,356 Persons |
| 1979 | 822,885 Persons |
| 1978 | 795,118 Persons |
| 1977 | 770,446 Persons |
| 1976 | 744,853 Persons |
| 1975 | 721,306 Persons |
| 1974 | 702,964 Persons |
| 1973 | 684,696 Persons |
| 1972 | 667,553 Persons |
| 1971 | 650,501 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.