Population ages 70-74, female in Canada

Canada: Population ages 70-74, female was 1.11 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.11 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
24th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.11 million
in 2025
All-time low
202,475
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female in Canada is 1.11 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Canada peaked at 1.11 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 202,475, in 1960.

Canada ranks 24th 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 220,736 202,475 240,994 10
1970s 284,292 245,751 329,443 10
1980s 396,530 341,722 439,886 10
1990s 515,591 452,948 543,674 10
2000s 556,864 546,069 575,157 10
2010s 713,576 590,115 887,029 10
2020s 1.01 million 927,952 1.11 million 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 21 Poland 1.22 million compare
  2. 22 Iran 1.17 million compare
  3. 23 Philippines 1.12 million compare
  4. 25 Nigeria 1.10 million compare
  5. 26 Egypt 1.05 million compare
  6. 27 Argentina 823,476 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, female in Canada?
Population ages 70-74, female in Canada was 1.11 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 70-74, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 202,475 in 1960.
How does Canada rank for population ages 70-74, female?
Canada ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 70-74, 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 70 to 74.