In 2021, around 1.2 million women were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada. This is compared to about 931,220 men who were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in that same year.

As of July 1, 2022, there were approximately 13.87 million males and 14.13 million females living in metropolitan areas across Canada. This statistic breaks down this figure by metropolitan area. Toronto was the most populated city in the country, counting over 3.2 million males and 3.4 million females.

Data on marital status, age group and gender for the population aged 15 and over, Canada, provinces and territories, economic regions, 2021 Census.

Estimated number of persons on July 1, by 5-year age groups and gender, and median age, for Canada, provinces and territories.

More than 100,000 Canadians were non-cisgender in 2021, according to census data. That year, the metropolitan areas with the largest populations of transgender women, transgender men, and non-binary people were Toronto, (Ontario), Montreal (Quebec), and Vancouver (British Columbia).

Cisgender persons are persons who have reported that their sex assigned at birth is the same as their current gender. Transgender persons are persons whose sex assigned at birth was reported as female and whose current gender was reported as other than female; or persons whose sex assigned at birth was reported as male and whose current gender was reported as other than male. It also includes persons who were reported as being unsure of their gender or persons who were reported as both male and female, bi-gender, or neither male nor female.

This statistic shows the population of British Columbia, Canada in 2023, by age and sex. In 2023, there were 581,570 females 65 years of age and over in British Columbia.

The proportion of male and female postsecondary enrolments, by International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, status of student in Canada and age group.

Age-sex charts emphasize the gap between the numbers of males and females at a specific age group. It also illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart skewed heavily to the left describes a very young population while a chart skewed heavily to the right illustrates an aging population.

Overall, women outnumber men by 710 people. The 20 to 24 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 310 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 50 to 54 years old, comprising 8.82 per cent of the population.

Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type, annual.

This statistic shows the total number of births in Canada from 2000 to 2023, by gender. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, a total of 183,581 male and 174,322 female births were reported in Canada.

Data on age in single years including average age and median age and gender for the population of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 and 2016 censuses.

This table contains 2394 series, with data for years 1991 - 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Population group (19 items: Entire cohort; Income adequacy quintile 1 (lowest);Income adequacy quintile 2;Income adequacy quintile 3 ...), Age (14 items: At 25 years; At 30 years; At 40 years; At 35 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (3 items: Life expectancy; High 95% confidence interval; life expectancy; Low 95% confidence interval; life expectancy ...).

Estimated annual number of births by gender for Canada, provinces and territories.

This statistic shows the average life expectancy in North America for those born in 2022, by gender and region. In Canada, the average life expectancy was 80 years for males and 84 years for females.

Life expectancy in North America

Of those considered in this statistic, the life expectancy of female Canadian infants born in 2021 was the longest, at 84 years. Female infants born in America that year had a similarly high life expectancy of 81 years. Male infants, meanwhile, had lower life expectancies of 80 years (Canada) and 76 years (USA).

Compare this to the worldwide life expectancy for babies born in 2021: 75 years for women and 71 years for men. Of continents worldwide, North America ranks equal first in terms of life expectancy of (77 years for men and 81 years for women). Life expectancy is lowest in Africa at just 63 years and 66 years for males and females respectively. Japan is the country with the highest life expectancy worldwide for babies born in 2020.

Life expectancy is calculated according to current mortality rates of the population in question. Global variations in life expectancy are caused by differences in medical care, public health and diet, and reflect global inequalities in economic circumstances. Africa’s low life expectancy, for example, can be attributed in part to the AIDS epidemic. In 2019, around 72,000 people died of AIDS in South Africa, the largest amount worldwide. Nigeria, Tanzania and India were also high on the list of countries ranked by AIDS deaths that year. Likewise, Africa has by far the highest rate of mortality by communicable disease (i.e. AIDS, neglected tropics diseases, malaria and tuberculosis).

Overall, there is no significant difference between the numbers of men and women. The 60 to 64 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 90 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 30 to 34 years old, comprising 8.76 per cent of the population.

As of 2023, nearly one in ten registered nurses in Canada is male. The percentage of male nurses has been slowly increasing since 2006, where just 5.5 percent of registered nurses were men. Still, nursing is a female-dominated profession. Nurses in Canada As of 2023, while there were nearly 322,000 registered nurses (RN) in Canada. The average age of a registered nurse in Canada has been decreasing in recent years. Besides registered nurses, three other nurse professionals are regulated in Canada, nurse practitioners (NP), registered psychiatric nurses (RPN), and licensed practical nurses (LPN). LPNs need less education, while NPs require higher education than RNs. Nurses by province The province with the highest number of registered nurses in Canada is Ontario, followed by Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta. Yukon has the smallest number of registered nurses, with just over 650. The average age of a registered nurse can also differ by a few years depending on the province, ranging from 40 to 46 years

In Canada, the suicide rate among males has consistently been at least double that of females over the past two decades. In 2021, there were around 15 suicide deaths per 100,000 population among males in Canada, compared to a rate of five per 100,000 among females. This statistic shows the suicide death rate in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender.

Annual population estimates as of July 1st, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.

During a study conducted in Canada from July 2020 to June 2021, around 32 percent of male respondents said they had gone to the movies during the 12 months preceding the survey. Among the women surveyed, the share stood below 30 percent. On average, as of June 2021, 30.6 percent of Canadians reported attending movie theaters throughout the past 12-month period.