# Population aged 65 and over in Ontario

Population aged 65 and over in Ontario was 19.5% in 2026. Source: Statistics Canada.

- Indicator id: `population_65_plus_share`
- Place id: `ca-pr-35`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: 30 June, Office for National Statistics estimates. Switzerland: permanent resident population on 31 December, Federal Statistical Office (STATPOP). Finnish municipalities: 31 December, as published by Statistics Finland. Canada: 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates. Australia: 30 June, ABS estimated resident population. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: persons aged 65 years and older as a percentage of all ages, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466686,466668,467001,466983,467316,467298,467631,467613,467946,467928,468261,468243,468576,468558,468891,468873,469206,469188,469521,469503,469836,469818,470151,470133,479955,479937,480270,480252&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Statistics Canada Open Licence: redistribution and sale permitted with the prescribed attribution and no implied endorsement
- Citation: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: persons aged 65 years and older as a percentage of all ages, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories, reference period 2026. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: persons aged 65 years and older as a percentage of all ages, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories, reference period 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466686,466668,467001,466983,467316,467298,467631,467613,467946,467928,468261,468243,468576,468558,468891,468873,469206,469188,469521,469503,469836,469818,470151,470133,479955,479937,480270,480252&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/ontario
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_65_plus_share&place=ca-pr-35

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2026 | 19.5 |
| 2025 | 18.9 |
| 2024 | 18.4 |
| 2023 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | 18.2 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 17.5 |
| 2019 | 17.2 |
| 2018 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | 16.6 |
| 2016 | 16.3 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2014 | 15.6 |
| 2013 | 15.2 |
| 2012 | 14.7 |
| 2011 | 14.2 |
| 2010 | 13.9 |
| 2009 | 13.7 |
| 2008 | 13.5 |
| 2007 | 13.2 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2005 | 12.9 |
| 2004 | 12.8 |
| 2003 | 12.7 |
| 2002 | 12.6 |
| 2001 | 12.5 |
| 2000 | 12.5 |
| 1999 | 12.5 |
| 1998 | 12.4 |
| 1997 | 12.3 |
| 1996 | 12.2 |
| 1995 | 12.1 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1993 | 11.9 |
| 1992 | 11.7 |
| 1991 | 11.5 |
| 1990 | 11.3 |
| 1989 | 11.2 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1987 | 10.9 |
| 1986 | 10.7 |
| 1985 | 10.5 |
| 1984 | 10.3 |
| 1983 | 10.1 |
| 1982 | 10.1 |
| 1981 | 9.9 |
| 1980 | 9.7 |
| 1979 | 9.5 |
| 1978 | 9.3 |
| 1977 | 9.1 |
| 1976 | 8.9 |
| 1975 | 8.7 |
| 1974 | 8.6 |
| 1973 | 8.5 |
| 1972 | 8.4 |
| 1971 | 8.3 |