Canada Age Dependency Ratio

54.4% +0.78 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Age Dependency Ratio in Canada rose to 54.4% in Dec 2025 from 53.6% in Dec 2024.

Canada Age Dependency Ratio, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
54.4%53.6%71.2%Dec 196244.0%Dec 20071960 – 2025Annual

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About this series

Age Dependency Ratio in Canada averaged 47.6% from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 71.2% in Dec 1962 and a record low of 44.0% in Dec 2007. The series is reported yearly with history from 1960.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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