The Mean age in Canada attained a value of 42.10 years in 2024
The indicator recorded a historical growth (CAGR) of 0.46% between 2021 to 2024, and is expected to grow by...
GlobalData projects the figure to grow at a CAGR of ...
Mean Age
Mean age is the average age of the total population in a country for a given period. The term "mean age" describes the average age of a person or a group of people. The mean age is used to compare a group of people with another group of people who are in a different age group.
Mean Age in Canada
The Mean Age in Canada is 41.5 years in 2021. The mean age in Canada was highest in 2021 at 41.5 years and was lowest in 2018 at 40.9 years, between 2018 and 2021. It recorded a growth of 0.5% in 2021 compared to the previous year. Between 2018-2021, the mean age in Canada increased by 1.5%.
Canada Population Distribution in 2021, by Age
The population of Canada reached 38.2 million in 2021. Canada had the largest population group of 64.7% (24.7million) of the population falling into the working-age group of 15-64 years. 65 years and above, was the second-largest population group in Canada with 19.5% (7.4 million) of the population. Below 15 years was the third largest population group with 15.8% (6.1 million) of the total population in 2021. The proportion of people in the 65+ age group increased between 2015-2020. The share of the old-age population is forecasted to increase by 2025.
Mean Age: Global Scenario
According to GlobalData, Samoa had the highest mean age in 2021 at 61 years, followed by Monaco (50 years), Japan (47 years), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (45 years), Italy (45 years), Martinique (45 years), Portugal (44 years), and Hong Kong (44 years).
Countries with the lowest mean age in 2021 are Niger (20 years), Uganda (20 years), Chad (20 years), Angola (21 years) and Benin (21 years), Mali (21 years), Mozambique (21 years), Zambia (22 years), and Guinea-Bissau (22 years).
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