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
Characteristic
Men
Women
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
2009
2,058,308
2,611,017
2008
1,994,399
2,546,717
2007
1,934,744
2,486,635
2006
1,883,713
2,435,193
2005
1,830,554
2,383,439
2004
1,791,081
2,345,268
2003
1,752,955
2,307,756
2002
1,717,222
2,272,162
2001
1,683,767
2,238,082
2000
1,648,130
2,203,123
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StatCan. (September 28, 2022). Number of people aged over 65 in Canada between 2000 and 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318423/number-seniors-canada-gender/
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