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July 1 population estimate · all ages and genders
41,651,653Persons
Canada · 2025
Preliminary data
Estimates 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.
Statistics Canada · Table 17-10-0005-01
Download Canada data (JSON)Number of persons aged 65+ · July 1 estimate
8,108,467Persons
Canada · 2025
Preliminary data
Estimates 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.
Statistics Canada · Table 17-10-0005-01
Download Canada data (JSON)25,897,805Number
Canada · 2016
Use caution when comparing censuses: the source says these observations were not standardized for historical comparability, and methods or data sources may differ between censuses.
Statistics Canada · Table 15-10-0009-01
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