Gender ratio in Canada

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date18 Sep 2026
Population (2026)
Male Population 20.09M
Female Population 20.38M
Male (%) 49.65%
Female (%) 50.35%
Female Surplus 283K
Sex Ratio (2026)
Total 98.61
At Birth 105.50
Age 0–14 104.88
Age 15–64 101.49
Age 65+ 86.26

In 2026, Canada is projected to have a slightly female-skewed sex ratio of 98.61 males per 100 females, meaning females outnumber males by a narrow margin. Based on its overall female-to-male ratio, Canada ranks 127th among 237 countries and territories worldwide and 28th among 51 entities in North America. Its sex ratio is similar to those of Montserrat, Argentina, and Sao Tome and Principe.

Canada has 20,092,430 (20.09 million) males and 20,375,297 (20.38 million) females in 2026, resulting in a female surplus of approximately 283K. Males account for 49.65% of the population, while females make up 50.35%. Canada has the third-largest female surplus in North America and the 43rd-largest worldwide.

In Canada, the male-to-female ratio remained slightly above parity from 1950 to 1975, when males outnumbered females. Since then, Canada's sex ratio has remained relatively stable and is projected to stay below parity through 2072, indicating a persistent female majority.

The sex ratio at birth in Canada is approximately 105.5 male births per 100 female births. Historically, the ratio has remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow range of 105.0 to 106.2 male births per 100 female births.

As of 2026, Canada has more males than females in age groups below 45 years. The 25–29 age group has the highest male-to-female ratio, at 106.85 males per 100 females. Among children under 15, the sex ratio stands at 104.88, while the working-age population (15–64) is also male-skewed, with 101.49 males per 100 females. However, the ratio declines sharply among those aged 65 and older, falling to 86.26 males per 100 females. Among older adults, women substantially outnumber men, with females outnumbering males by about 2 to 1 in the 90–99 age group and by about 4 to 1 among centenarians.

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Canada Sex ratio by age group (2026)

Age group Male Female M per 100 F
People(%)People(%)
00-04 970,096 51.24 923,192 48.76 105.081
05-09 1,027,518 51.20 979,388 48.80 104.914
10-14 1,079,464 51.14 1,031,449 48.86 104.655
15-19 1,127,524 50.84 1,090,150 49.16 103.428
20-24 1,226,463 50.66 1,194,569 49.34 102.670
25-29 1,445,174 51.65 1,352,590 48.35 106.845
30-34 1,490,948 51.56 1,400,645 48.44 106.447
35-39 1,452,666 50.73 1,410,806 49.27 102.967
40-44 1,389,077 50.19 1,378,802 49.81 100.745
45-49 1,276,476 49.56 1,299,158 50.44 98.254
50-54 1,197,726 49.42 1,225,599 50.58 97.726
55-59 1,208,918 49.48 1,234,178 50.52 97.953
60-64 1,314,556 49.34 1,349,957 50.66 97.378
65-69 1,224,158 48.68 1,290,723 51.32 94.843
70-74 1,010,986 47.74 1,106,697 52.26 91.352
75-79 776,449 46.66 887,559 53.34 87.481
80-84 487,065 45.01 595,161 54.99 81.838
85-89 252,573 41.40 357,560 58.60 70.638
90-94 105,192 35.89 187,922 64.11 55.976
95-99 26,391 28.34 66,718 71.66 39.556
100+ 3,010 19.44 12,473 80.56 24.132
Total 20,092,430 49.65 20,375,296 50.35 98.612
  • Total
  • At birth

Canada Sex ratio projections

Year Male Female Percentage (%) M per 100 F
MFBirthTotal
2024 19,734,960 20,007,470 49.66 50.34 105.5 98.638
2025 19,924,235 20,202,487 49.65 50.35 105.5 98.623
2026 20,092,430 20,375,297 49.65 50.35 105.5 98.612
2027 20,247,781 20,534,453 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.604
2028 20,397,787 20,687,716 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.599
2029 20,541,754 20,834,542 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.595
2030 20,680,114 20,975,475 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.592
2031 20,815,410 21,113,205 49.64 50.36 105.6 98.590
2032 20,945,923 21,245,845 49.64 50.36 105.6 98.588
2033 21,068,237 21,369,793 49.64 50.36 105.6 98.589
2034 21,186,738 21,489,734 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.590
2035 21,300,604 21,604,663 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.593
2036 21,410,054 21,714,397 49.65 50.35 105.7 98.598
2037 21,519,533 21,823,473 49.65 50.35 105.7 98.607
2038 21,626,506 21,929,446 49.65 50.35 105.6 98.619
2039 21,729,125 22,030,235 49.66 50.34 105.6 98.633
2040 21,826,491 22,124,926 49.66 50.34 105.7 98.651
2041 21,921,386 22,216,520 49.67 50.33 105.7 98.672
2042 22,015,436 22,306,513 49.67 50.33 105.7 98.695
2043 22,107,416 22,393,719 49.68 50.32 105.7 98.722
2044 22,197,561 22,478,243 49.69 50.31 105.7 98.751
2045 22,287,990 22,562,106 49.69 50.31 105.7 98.785
2046 22,375,009 22,641,746 49.70 50.30 105.6 98.822
2047 22,457,496 22,715,991 49.71 50.29 105.7 98.862
2048 22,539,818 22,789,399 49.72 50.28 105.7 98.905
2049 22,618,588 22,858,361 49.74 50.26 105.7 98.951
2050 22,696,329 22,925,553 49.75 50.25 105.7 99.000
2051 22,776,559 22,994,904 49.76 50.24 105.7 99.050
2052 22,857,894 23,065,060 49.77 50.23 105.7 99.102
2053 22,937,659 23,133,351 49.79 50.21 105.7 99.154
2054 23,014,864 23,198,352 49.80 50.20 105.7 99.209
2055 23,093,090 23,263,982 49.82 50.18 105.7 99.265
2056 23,172,998 23,331,144 49.83 50.17 105.6 99.322
2057 23,255,412 23,400,372 49.84 50.16 105.6 99.381
2058 23,342,202 23,473,993 49.86 50.14 105.7 99.439
2059 23,431,595 23,550,547 49.87 50.13 105.7 99.495
2060 23,519,461 23,625,828 49.89 50.11 105.7 99.550
2061 23,607,909 23,702,007 49.90 50.10 105.7 99.603
2062 23,699,850 23,782,074 49.91 50.09 105.7 99.654
2063 23,792,963 23,863,859 49.93 50.07 105.7 99.703
2064 23,884,856 23,945,119 49.94 50.06 105.7 99.748
2065 23,975,816 24,026,212 49.95 50.05 105.7 99.790
2066 24,066,393 24,107,770 49.96 50.04 105.7 99.828
2067 24,158,816 24,192,124 49.97 50.03 105.7 99.862
2068 24,249,617 24,275,625 49.97 50.03 105.7 99.893
2069 24,336,487 24,355,824 49.98 50.02 105.7 99.921
2070 24,422,219 24,435,588 49.99 50.01 105.7 99.945
2071 24,507,308 24,515,629 49.99 50.01 105.7 99.966
2072 24,591,668 24,595,630 50.00 50.00 105.7 99.984
2073 24,673,215 24,672,973 50.00 50.00 105.7 100.001
2074 24,752,857 24,748,947 50.00 50.00 105.7 100.016
2075 24,834,156 24,827,374 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.027
2076 24,917,577 24,908,536 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.036
2077 24,997,604 24,986,649 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.044
2078 25,076,361 25,063,864 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.050
2079 25,155,401 25,141,768 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.054
2080 25,231,816 25,217,454 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.057
2081 25,310,320 25,295,999 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.057
2082 25,386,757 25,372,854 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.055
2083 25,462,016 25,448,744 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.052
2084 25,538,601 25,526,089 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.049
2085 25,611,744 25,599,990 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.046
2086 25,684,137 25,673,493 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.041
2087 25,755,736 25,746,483 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.036
2088 25,833,131 25,825,413 50.01 49.99 105.7 100.030
2089 25,910,931 25,904,775 50.01 49.99 105.6 100.024
2090 25,980,869 25,975,879 50.00 50.00 105.6 100.019
2091 26,054,732 26,050,518 50.00 50.00 105.6 100.016
2092 26,131,751 26,127,942 50.00 50.00 105.6 100.015
2093 26,209,363 26,205,449 50.00 50.00 105.6 100.015
2094 26,289,066 26,284,634 50.00 50.00 105.6 100.017
2095 26,369,675 26,364,424 50.00 50.00 105.6 100.020
2096 26,452,471 26,445,796 50.01 49.99 105.6 100.025
2097 26,541,542 26,532,811 50.01 49.99 105.6 100.033
2098 26,634,720 26,623,628 50.01 49.99 105.6 100.042
2099 26,725,294 26,711,618 50.01 49.99 105.6 100.051
2100 26,814,371 26,797,863 50.02 49.98 105.6 100.062

Canada Sex ratio estimates

Year Male Female Percentage (%) M per 100 F
MFBirthTotal
1950 6,966,370 6,775,377 50.69 49.31 105.9 102.819
1951 7,131,348 6,951,950 50.64 49.36 105.9 102.581
1952 7,335,755 7,147,044 50.65 49.35 106.2 102.640
1953 7,550,878 7,346,997 50.68 49.32 105.6 102.775
1954 7,766,320 7,552,666 50.70 49.30 105.7 102.829
1955 7,973,427 7,754,847 50.69 49.31 105.6 102.819
1956 8,191,280 7,968,342 50.69 49.31 105.7 102.798
1957 8,433,451 8,207,879 50.68 49.32 105.7 102.748
1958 8,664,738 8,439,347 50.66 49.34 105.7 102.671
1959 8,869,040 8,646,480 50.64 49.36 105.6 102.574
1960 9,055,790 8,842,999 50.59 49.41 105.7 102.406
1961 9,229,083 9,033,992 50.53 49.47 105.6 102.160
1962 9,393,272 9,220,328 50.46 49.54 105.4 101.876
1963 9,557,338 9,406,923 50.40 49.60 105.4 101.599
1964 9,725,667 9,595,999 50.34 49.66 105.6 101.351
1965 9,898,088 9,787,430 50.28 49.72 105.6 101.131
1966 10,074,526 9,979,145 50.24 49.76 105.4 100.956
1967 10,246,865 10,161,914 50.21 49.79 105.2 100.836
1968 10,404,267 10,329,905 50.18 49.82 105.7 100.720
1969 10,548,757 10,488,861 50.14 49.86 105.7 100.571
1970 10,751,239 10,688,782 50.15 49.85 106.0 100.584
1971 10,986,975 10,908,717 50.18 49.82 106.2 100.717
1972 11,152,143 11,078,737 50.17 49.83 106.1 100.663
1973 11,284,037 11,228,190 50.12 49.88 106.0 100.497
1974 11,432,175 11,391,906 50.09 49.91 105.8 100.353
1975 11,585,329 11,563,657 50.05 49.95 105.6 100.187
1976 11,726,900 11,728,880 50.00 50.00 105.6 99.983
1977 11,850,820 11,879,520 49.94 50.06 105.7 99.758
1978 11,961,423 12,017,316 49.88 50.12 105.4 99.535
1979 12,078,910 12,158,262 49.84 50.16 105.8 99.347
1980 12,217,879 12,315,897 49.80 50.20 105.6 99.204
1981 12,364,664 12,480,309 49.77 50.23 105.5 99.073
1982 12,503,088 12,637,076 49.73 50.27 105.4 98.940
1983 12,629,556 12,783,052 49.70 50.30 105.7 98.799
1984 12,748,594 12,921,781 49.66 50.34 105.7 98.660
1985 12,868,847 13,058,619 49.63 50.37 105.7 98.547
1986 13,005,873 13,205,158 49.62 50.38 105.2 98.491
1987 13,167,555 13,373,365 49.61 50.39 105.0 98.461
1988 13,354,827 13,573,117 49.59 50.41 105.0 98.392
1989 13,565,162 13,800,888 49.57 50.43 105.1 98.292
1990 13,771,971 14,017,471 49.56 50.44 105.4 98.249
1991 13,953,619 14,203,539 49.56 50.44 105.4 98.240
1992 14,116,849 14,383,211 49.53 50.47 105.4 98.148
1993 14,272,577 14,558,060 49.50 50.50 105.7 98.039
1994 14,424,777 14,722,604 49.49 50.51 105.8 97.977
1995 14,574,744 14,884,388 49.47 50.53 105.4 97.920
1996 14,726,110 15,041,095 49.47 50.53 105.6 97.906
1997 14,872,768 15,186,321 49.48 50.52 105.4 97.935
1998 15,006,828 15,323,141 49.48 50.52 105.1 97.936
1999 15,140,415 15,459,040 49.48 50.52 105.3 97.939
2000 15,290,052 15,601,751 49.50 50.50 105.5 98.002
2001 15,456,257 15,757,319 49.52 50.48 105.4 98.089
2002 15,620,156 15,915,422 49.53 50.47 105.4 98.145
2003 15,770,774 16,065,708 49.54 50.46 105.2 98.164
2004 15,918,829 16,213,848 49.54 50.46 105.4 98.180
2005 16,073,490 16,366,683 49.55 50.45 105.3 98.209
2006 16,232,824 16,526,347 49.55 50.45 105.5 98.224
2007 16,396,809 16,695,362 49.55 50.45 105.1 98.212
2008 16,572,555 16,876,530 49.55 50.45 105.2 98.199
2009 16,759,240 17,067,130 49.54 50.46 105.3 98.196
2010 16,943,012 17,253,887 49.55 50.45 105.3 98.198
2011 17,123,509 17,431,944 49.55 50.45 105.3 98.231
2012 17,311,929 17,610,587 49.57 50.43 105.7 98.304
2013 17,502,586 17,790,847 49.59 50.41 105.4 98.380
2014 17,674,847 17,959,416 49.60 50.40 105.1 98.415
2015 17,837,661 18,124,573 49.60 50.40 105.1 98.417
2016 18,032,655 18,320,689 49.60 50.40 105.2 98.428
2017 18,263,590 18,544,907 49.62 50.38 105.5 98.483
2018 18,514,929 18,780,076 49.64 50.36 105.2 98.588
2019 18,766,224 19,016,711 49.67 50.33 105.3 98.683
2020 18,964,448 19,207,453 49.68 50.32 105.4 98.735
2021 19,105,377 19,348,679 49.68 50.32 105.4 98.743
2022 19,282,356 19,538,904 49.67 50.33 105.4 98.687
2023 19,515,575 19,783,529 49.66 50.34 105.5 98.646