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Table 28.a Population aged 65 and older, by age group and sex

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Table 28.a Population aged 65 and older, by age group and sex
  1998 2008
  Male Female Male Female
  number
Total 1,585,571 2,138,902 2,007,880 2,555,239
65 to 69 548,330 595,152 651,061 694,986
70 to 74 441,194 543,491 497,439 563,212
75 to 79 311,293 445,542 404,712 498,478
80 to 84 174,266 295,337 268,108 398,827
85 to 89 80,349 170,510 134,814 257,332
90 and older 30,139 88,870 51,746 142,404
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001.