Canada - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Canada was 19.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.39 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.02 in 1960.
Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1960 | 8.02 |
1961 | 8.06 |
1962 | 8.11 |
1963 | 8.16 |
1964 | 8.23 |
1965 | 8.31 |
1966 | 8.38 |
1967 | 8.47 |
1968 | 8.59 |
1969 | 8.72 |
1970 | 8.86 |
1971 | 8.98 |
1972 | 9.10 |
1973 | 9.22 |
1974 | 9.37 |
1975 | 9.55 |
1976 | 9.76 |
1977 | 9.99 |
1978 | 10.23 |
1979 | 10.48 |
1980 | 10.72 |
1981 | 10.93 |
1982 | 11.12 |
1983 | 11.32 |
1984 | 11.55 |
1985 | 11.80 |
1986 | 12.01 |
1987 | 12.25 |
1988 | 12.49 |
1989 | 12.74 |
1990 | 12.97 |
1991 | 13.14 |
1992 | 13.29 |
1993 | 13.42 |
1994 | 13.55 |
1995 | 13.69 |
1996 | 13.79 |
1997 | 13.90 |
1998 | 14.01 |
1999 | 14.12 |
2000 | 14.23 |
2001 | 14.31 |
2002 | 14.38 |
2003 | 14.46 |
2004 | 14.56 |
2005 | 14.69 |
2006 | 14.81 |
2007 | 14.95 |
2008 | 15.11 |
2009 | 15.33 |
2010 | 15.60 |
2011 | 15.87 |
2012 | 16.19 |
2013 | 16.56 |
2014 | 16.96 |
2015 | 17.36 |
2016 | 17.75 |
2017 | 18.13 |
2018 | 18.52 |
2019 | 18.94 |
2020 | 19.39 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population