Number of seniors in Canada 2000-2022, by gender

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Jan 23, 2025
Over the past 20 years, the number of people over 65 years of age has been steadily increasing in Canada. Indeed, in 2000, there were approximately 2.2 million women and 1.6 million men who were seniors, while in 2022, they were respectively 3.9 and 3.3 million.
In addition, over the whole period under consideration, there were more people over 65 years of age than between 55 and 64 years of age in Canada.

Number of people aged over 65 in Canada between 2000 and 2022, by gender

CharacteristicMenWomen
2022 3,384,370 3,945,540
2021 3,266,226 3,815,524
2020 3,152,165 3,692,239
2019 3,033,501 3,566,509
2018 2,915,025 3,440,527
2017 2,807,229 3,327,783
2016 2,701,865 3,219,103
2015 2,601,198 3,121,039
2014 2,507,663 3,034,663
2013 2,410,068 2,942,915
2012 2,306,850 2,848,087
2011 2,202,815 2,752,420
2010 2,125,507 2,678,508
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of people1,648,1301,648,1301,683,7671,683,7671,717,2221,717,2221,752,9551,752,9551,791,0811,791,0811,830,5541,830,5541,883,7131,883,7131,934,7441,934,7441,994,3991,994,3992,058,3082,058,3082,125,5072,125,5072,202,8152,202,8152,306,8502,306,8502,410,0682,410,0682,507,6632,507,6632,601,1982,601,1982,701,8652,701,8652,807,2292,807,2292,915,0252,915,0253,033,5013,033,5013,152,1653,152,1653,266,2263,266,2263,384,3703,384,3702,203,1232,203,1232,238,0822,238,0822,272,1622,272,1622,307,7562,307,7562,345,2682,345,2682,383,4392,383,4392,435,1932,435,1932,486,6352,486,6352,546,7172,546,7172,611,0172,611,0172,678,5082,678,5082,752,4202,752,4202,848,0872,848,0872,942,9152,942,9153,034,6633,034,6633,121,0393,121,0393,219,1033,219,1033,327,7833,327,7833,440,5273,440,5273,566,5093,566,5093,692,2393,692,2393,815,5243,815,5243,945,5403,945,540MenWomen20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
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Release date

September 2022

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Age group

65 years and older

Supplementary notes

Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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