According to NationMaster 5% of Canada’s population is 80 or over in 2025. That ranks us 26th among the World’s 196 countries.
In 2025, Canada crossed the 40 million people threshold at 40,126,223 and the 2 million seniors over 80 threshold at 2,006,335.
Canada’s life expectancy for 2025 was 83.26. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
83.26 puts Canada very close to Japan, the country with the highest percentage of SuperAgers at more than double that of Canada at 10.87%. Japan’s life expectancy is 85.3 years. Japan has the World’s oldest population, with over a quarter (28%) aged 65 and older.
83.26 puts Canada very close to Japan, the country with the highest percentage of SuperAgers at more than double that of Canada at 10.87%. Japan’s life expectancy is 85.3 years. Japan has the World’s oldest population, with over a quarter (28%) aged 65 and older.
Such demographic changes create many challenges for a country’s society, economy, and healthcare system.