Chart 3
Proportion of people aged 65 and older in the working-age population

% 18.5 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5 21.0 21.5 22.0 22.5 23.0 23.5 Jan. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Sept. 2026
Note(s):
Working-age population refers to those aged 15 and older in the Labour Force Survey. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0017-01.

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Proportion of people aged 65 and older in the working-age population
  %
January 2019 20.2
February 2019 20.3
March 2019 20.3
April 2019 20.3
May 2019 20.4
June 2019 20.4
July 2019 20.4
August 2019 20.5
September 2019 20.5
October 2019 20.6
November 2019 20.6
December 2019 20.6
January 2020 20.7
February 2020 20.7
March 2020 20.7
April 2020 20.8
May 2020 20.8
June 2020 20.9
July 2020 20.9
August 2020 20.9
September 2020 21.0
October 2020 21.1
November 2020 21.1
December 2020 21.1
January 2021 21.2
February 2021 21.2
March 2021 21.3
April 2021 21.3
May 2021 21.4
June 2021 21.5
July 2021 21.5
August 2021 21.6
September 2021 21.6
October 2021 21.6
November 2021 21.7
December 2021 21.7
January 2022 21.7
February 2022 21.8
March 2022 21.8
April 2022 21.8
May 2022 21.9
June 2022 21.9
July 2022 21.9
August 2022 22.0
September 2022 22.0
October 2022 22.0
November 2022 22.1
December 2022 22.1
January 2023 22.1
February 2023 22.1
March 2023 22.1
April 2023 22.1
May 2023 22.1
June 2023 22.2
July 2023 22.2
August 2023 22.2
September 2023 22.2
October 2023 22.2
November 2023 22.2
December 2023 22.2
January 2024 22.2
February 2024 22.2
March 2024 22.2
April 2024 22.2
May 2024 22.1
June 2024 22.1
July 2024 22.1
August 2024 22.1
September 2024 22.2
October 2024 22.2
November 2024 22.2
December 2024 22.2
January 2025 22.2
February 2025 22.3
March 2025 22.3
April 2025 22.3
May 2025 22.4
June 2025 22.4
July 2025 22.4
August 2025 22.5
September 2025 22.6
October 2025 22.6
November 2025 22.6
December 2025 22.7
January 2026 22.8
February 2026 22.8
March 2026 22.9
April 2026 22.9
May 2026 23.0
June 2026 23.0
July 2026 23.1
August 2026 23.1
September 2026 23.2
Note(s):
Working-age population refers to those aged 15 and older in the Labour Force Survey. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0017-01.
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