Canada Population Pyramid 1975

Canada
1975
Population: 23,148,986

Year

-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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Canada in 1975

As of 1975, Canada counted 23,148,986 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 19,685,518; it has grown by 17.6% since.

With a median age of 27.4 years, Canada had a youth dependency ratio of 40.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.9 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
23,148,986
Median age
27.4
0-14 %
26.2%
65+ %
8.4%
Child dependency
40.1
Old-age dependency
12.9
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
45,621,882
Population 2100
53,612,235
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
1234
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 1.26

In 2023 women in Canada had on average 1.26 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.

Life expectancy at birth
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
60708090
19602023 · 81.6

Life expectancy at birth was 81.6 years in 2023: 83.9 for women and 79.5 for men.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
15304560
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

8,805,571 immigrants live in Canada, 22.2% of the population.

India1,015,630
Philippines835,779
China771,973
United Kingdom427,526
Pakistan266,682
Where emigrants live (2024)

1,341,948 people born in Canada live in other countries.

United States of America950,387
United Kingdom81,845
Australia57,190
Italy23,315
China23,177
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Canada 23,148,987 27.4
United States of America 219,129,301 28.7
What was the population of Canada in 1975?
In 1975, Canada's population was 23,148,986.
Is the population of Canada increasing or decreasing?
Canada's population grew 17.6% over the previous ten years, and is projected to reach 45,621,882 by 2050.
How old is the population of Canada?
The median age in Canada is 27.4 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Canada?
8.4% of Canada's population is 65 or older, and 26.2% is under 15.
What shape is Canada's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Canada's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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