Canada'S Aging Population 2024 Census. The population pyramid (figure 2.1) illustrates the aging of canada’s population in recent decades by comparing the age and sex structure of the population on july 1 in 2002 and 2022. Canada’s population is rapidly aging, with baby boomers mostly retired or retiring soon, canadians living longer and fewer births.
The data presented cover the period from 1971 to the most recent year. Canada’s population of those 85 and older is expected to triple by 2073 to as many as 4.3 million people, an increase that will likely place new pressure on the country on several fronts, one.