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Canada's Seniors
At A Glance
The Canadian Population is Aging...
- In the coming decades, seniors will comprise a larger share of the
Canadian population, growing from 3.5 million people in 1996 to an estimated
6.9 million by 2021.
- Populations are aging in all western industrialized countries. In
Sweden for example, seniors comprise 18 per cent of the population while
in Canada they form 12 per cent of the population.
Life Expectancy has Increased in the 20th Centuryy
- Since 1920, life expectancy has increased by an average of seven
years for men, and 13 years for women.
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For most of their older years, people are disability-free. In 1991,
men aged 65 and older could expect to have severe disabilities only
for their last two years, and women only for their last four years
of life.
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