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Canada - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 31.29

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

31.29 (2025)

Global rank

##36 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.5×

Growth since 1960

2.41×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919601970198019902000201020202025#28#362021 overtook Norway2025 overtook Saint Martin
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Canada climbed from #28 to #36 (overtook Norway). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Overtook Norway in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Saint Martin in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202512.7418.9225.1131.29
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