Population ages 55-59, female in Canada

Canada: Population ages 55-59, female was 1.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.29 million
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
29th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.38 million
in 2019
All-time low
337,247
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 55-59, female in Canada, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female in Canada is 1.29 million, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Canada peaked at 1.38 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 337,247, in 1960.

Canada ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 389,359 337,247 454,749 10
1970s 521,856 468,889 596,946 10
1980s 618,803 608,609 624,571 10
1990s 661,006 618,839 752,215 10
2000s 969,902 783,400 1.11 million 10
2010s 1.28 million 1.15 million 1.38 million 10
2020s 1.34 million 1.29 million 1.38 million 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 26 Myanmar 1.45 million compare
  2. 27 South Africa 1.40 million compare
  3. 28 Ukraine 1.39 million compare
  4. 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.29 million compare
  5. 31 Argentina 1.13 million compare
  6. 32 Poland 1.08 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 55-59, female in Canada?
Population ages 55-59, female in Canada was 1.29 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2019.
What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 337,247 in 1960.
How does Canada rank for population ages 55-59, female?
Canada ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 55-59, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 55 to 59.