Table 1
Population aged 65 and over, by sex, Canada, 1921 to 2061
| Year | Women | Men | Both sexes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | as a percentage of the total population |
thousands | thousands | |
| Observations | ||||
| 1921 | 204.9 | 48.8 | 215.1 | 420.0 |
| 1931 | 281.4 | 48.8 | 294.7 | 576.1 |
| 1941 | 376.9 | 49.1 | 391.1 | 768.0 |
| 1951 | 534.9 | 49.2 | 551.4 | 1,086.3 |
| 1956 | 621.6 | 50.0 | 622.3 | 1,243.9 |
| 1961 | 717.0 | 51.5 | 674.1 | 1,391.2 |
| 1966 | 823.0 | 53.5 | 716.6 | 1,539.5 |
| 1971 | 972.1 | 55.2 | 790.3 | 1,762.4 |
| 1976 | 1,135.5 | 56.1 | 887.1 | 2,022.6 |
| 1981 | 1,360.0 | 57.2 | 1,017.0 | 2,377.0 |
| 1986 | 1,589.1 | 58.1 | 1,147.5 | 2,736.6 |
| 1991 | 1,864.4 | 58.0 | 1,348.0 | 3,212.5 |
| 1996 | 2,065.2 | 57.7 | 1,513.8 | 3,579.0 |
| 2001 | 2,229.8 | 57.0 | 1,682.4 | 3,912.3 |
| 2006 | 2,430.2 | 56.4 | 1,879.7 | 4,310.0 |
| 2011 | 2,748.9 | 55.5 | 2,201.4 | 4,950.3 |
| 2015 | 3,161.4 | 54.7 | 2,619.5 | 5,780.9 |
| Projections | ||||
| 2021 | 3,820.8 | 53.8 | 3,276.6 | 7,097.4 |
| 2026 | 4,469.3 | 53.3 | 3,911.1 | 8,380.4 |
| 2031 | 5,057.5 | 53.0 | 4,481.6 | 9,539.1 |
| 2036 | 5,427.3 | 53.0 | 4,822.1 | 10,249.4 |
| 2041 | 5,686.0 | 53.0 | 5,051.8 | 10,737.8 |
| 2046 | 5,929.7 | 52.9 | 5,276.5 | 11,206.1 |
| 2051 | 6,178.2 | 52.8 | 5,514.9 | 11,693.1 |
| 2056 | 6,433.2 | 52.7 | 5,773.9 | 12,207.0 |
| 2061 | 6,722.4 | 52.4 | 6,096.4 | 12,818.7 |
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Notes: Estimates adjusted for net census undercoverage. 2015 data are preliminary estimates. Newfoundland and Labrador excluded in 1921, 1931 and 1941. Projections are based on the medium-growth scenario (M1). Other scenarios are available. Sources: Statistics Canada, Population Estimates Program, 1921 to 1966, CANSIM table 051-0001, 1971 to 2015 and Demography Division, Custom Tabulation, 2021 to 2061. |
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