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This graph shows the percentage of the population comprised of seniors in selected countries in 2005. Seniors account for about 20% of the population in Italy and Japan, while they account for 16% in the United Kingdom. In Canada, seniors account for 13.1% of the population while in the United States they account for 12.3%. Across most developed countries seniors account for just over 15% of the total population, while in less developed countries they account for less than 6%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada and World Population Prospect: the 2004 Revision population database, United Nations Population division.