Share of the population aged 65 and over: United States, Canada and Mexico compared

Share of residents aged 65 and older, nationally and for each state, province, territory and estado. Each figure keeps its own source, reference period and definition; read the notes before comparing.

National values

Share of the population aged 65 and over, national values. Periods: United States 2025; Canada 2026; Mexico 2025.

National values
Country	Share of the population aged 65 and over	Period	Basis
United States	19.0%	2025	ACS 1-year estimate
Canada	20.0%	2026	StatCan estimate, July 1 (derived share)
Mexico	8.8%	2025	CONAPO mid-year estimate (derived share)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S0101: Age and Sex. Reference period: 2025.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

Source: CONAPO (Consejo Nacional de Población), Proyecciones de la Población de México y de las Entidades Federativas 2020–2070: Indicadores demográficos (file 05_Indicadores_demograficos_proyecciones.csv), mid-year population (POB_MIT_AÑO) and population aged 65 and over (MUJ_65_MAS + HOM_65_MAS) for 2025, 2030, 2040 and 2050. Reference period: 2025.

States, provinces and estados

United States Canada Mexico (hatched)

Share of the population aged 65 and over (%), latest available, sorted high to low. 30 areas ranked by Share of the population aged 65 and over (%). Highest: CA · Newfoundland & Lab. (NL) (25.7); lowest: MX · Tamaulipas (9.1). Showing the 10 highest areas in each country. Periods: United States 2025 · Canada 2026 · Mexico 2025. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S., Canadian and Mexican official sources.

Show all 96 areas

Share of the population aged 65 and over (%), latest available, sorted high to low. 96 areas ranked by Share of the population aged 65 and over (%). Highest: CA · Newfoundland & Lab. (NL) (25.7); lowest: MX · Quintana Roo (5.1). All 96 areas. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S., Canadian and Mexican official sources.


Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada	25.7
Maine	United States	24.7
Vermont	United States	24.1
New Brunswick	Canada	23.6
New Hampshire	United States	23
Nova Scotia	Canada	23
Delaware	United States	22.8
Florida	United States	22.8
Hawaii	United States	22.7
West Virginia	United States	22.6
Montana	United States	22.4
Quebec	Canada	22.3
Pennsylvania	United States	21.5
Prince Edward Island	Canada	21.5
Wyoming	United States	21.4
New Mexico	United States	21.3
Rhode Island	United States	21.1
South Carolina	United States	21.1
British Columbia	Canada	21.1
Oregon	United States	20.9
Wisconsin	United States	20.9
Arizona	United States	20.6
Connecticut	United States	20.5
Michigan	United States	20.5
Ohio	United States	20.2
Iowa	United States	20
Massachusetts	United States	19.9
Missouri	United States	19.7
Alabama	United States	19.6
South Dakota	United States	19.6
Mississippi	United States	19.5
Ontario	Canada	19.5
New York	United States	19.3
Arkansas	United States	19.1
Minnesota	United States	19.1
Louisiana	United States	19
North Carolina	United States	19
Kansas	United States	18.9
Kentucky	United States	18.9
Idaho	United States	18.8
Illinois	United States	18.7
New Jersey	United States	18.6
Tennessee	United States	18.6
Indiana	United States	18.5
Virginia	United States	18.5
Maryland	United States	18.4
Nebraska	United States	18.4
Nevada	United States	18.3
Washington	United States	18.3
Saskatchewan	Canada	18.2
North Dakota	United States	18.1
Oklahoma	United States	18
Manitoba	Canada	17.7
California	United States	17.5
Colorado	United States	17.1
Georgia	United States	16.7
Alberta	Canada	16
Alaska	United States	15.8
Yukon	Canada	15.4
Texas	United States	14.9
District of Columbia	United States	13.6
Utah	United States	13
Ciudad de México	Mexico	12.5
Northwest Territories	Canada	11.9
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Mexico	10.8
Morelos	Mexico	10.2
Sinaloa	Mexico	9.7
Colima	Mexico	9.5
Oaxaca	Mexico	9.4
Nayarit	Mexico	9.3
San Luis Potosí	Mexico	9.2
Sonora	Mexico	9.2
Tamaulipas	Mexico	9.1
Yucatán	Mexico	9.1
Guerrero	Mexico	9
Hidalgo	Mexico	9
Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	8.9
Jalisco	Mexico	8.8
Zacatecas	Mexico	8.7
Durango	Mexico	8.5
Chihuahua	Mexico	8.4
México	Mexico	8.3
Campeche	Mexico	8.2
Coahuila de Zaragoza	Mexico	8.2
Nuevo León	Mexico	8.2
Guanajuato	Mexico	7.9
Puebla	Mexico	7.9
Tabasco	Mexico	7.9
Tlaxcala	Mexico	7.6
Aguascalientes	Mexico	7.5
Baja California	Mexico	7.4
Querétaro	Mexico	7.4
Baja California Sur	Mexico	6.8
Chiapas	Mexico	6.2
Nunavut	Canada	5.5
Quintana Roo	Mexico	5.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S0101: Age and Sex. Reference period: 2025.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

How the countries differ

Sources differ: the U.S. share is published by the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (a survey estimate); Canada's is derived by Quadranac from Statistics Canada's July 1 population estimates by age; Mexico's is derived by Quadranac from CONAPO's mid-year population by age (its 2023 projections, which are Mexico's official population figures between censuses).
Reference years differ (United States 2025, Canada 2026, Mexico 2025). Population ageing is gradual, so a one-year gap moves shares only by a few tenths of a point.
The age definition (65 and older) is the same in all three countries. Mexico's population is much younger, so its shares are well below those of the U.S. and Canada.
Small populations (for example Nunavut, Yukon or the Northwest Territories) can differ sharply from the provinces because of their age structures.

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Share of the population aged 65 and over: United States, Canada and Mexico compared. Compiled by Quadranac from CONAPO (Consejo Nacional de Población); Statistics Canada; U.S. Census Bureau. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/comparison/population-65-and-over/

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