Given the arrival of the Baby Boomers into the Seniors category, it is no surprise that Canadian demographics are experiencing and will continue to experience some significant shifts.
- In 2016, there were over three-quarters of a million (770,780) people aged 85 and older living in Canada, representing 2.2% of the Canadian population overall and about 13.0% of the population aged 65 and older.
- The number of people aged 85 and older grew by 19.4% over the period from 2011 to 2016, nearly four times the rate for the overall Canadian population.
- The centenarian population (i.e., those aged 100 and older) grew even faster, by 41.3%, to reach 8,230 people, making it the fastest-growing age group between 2011 and 2016.
- By 2061, it is anticipated that the population aged 65+ will represent 25.5% of the total population with an offsetting 10% decline in the population aged 15 to 64.
