Statistics Canada says country’s population of people aged at least 100 more than tripled since 2000
Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre, and does yoga twice a week.“It never occurred to me that I would live this long,” said Roden, a former Air Force typist who was 65 when she founded a charity for survivors of sexual abuse. “I don’t know why, but I think it’s because I just enjoy every single day.”
Statistics Canada data show the country’s population of people aged at least 100 more than tripled between 2000 and 2023, up from 3,393 to 11,705. That makes centenarians the fastest growing age group in Canada, and the agency says their numbers are poised to rise almost ten times higher over the next half-century.
Statistics Canada on Monday released a forecast that the centenarian population would hit 106,100 by 2073, under a medium-growth scenario that would also see the population of people aged 85 or over more than tripling. The house is divided into two parts, allowing the father and daughter to maintain their independence. Bill lives in an apartment on the main floor, while Mary Lou Hamill stays in a suite upstairs.
“We know that one of those factors has to do with the fact that people are more aware of health conditions that may have in the past limited life expectancy,” Wong said. And it’s not just the centenarian population that is on the rise. Between 2000 and 2023, Canada’s population of people in their 90s rose 175 per cent to 344, 273, while those in their 80s was up 89 per cent to 1.46 million. At the same time, the total population of Canada was up by 30 per cent, driven mainly by immigration, and the population of children aged up to nine rose 4.6 per cent.
Her son, Jim Friend — who attributes his mother’s longevity to “good genes” — sat in on the interview and said some days her memory is better than others. Short-term memory loss was a common concern among centenarians interviewed by The Canadian Press, even among those whose stories of a long life flow freely.
“And they are huge, and he came right up to me and he blew in my face,” laughed Roden, as she recalled her encounter with the llama.“I’m in extremely good health, and I’m very lively, and I like to get involved in situations,” she said.“We know that exercise, socialization, prevention of stroke, and interestingly, fixing hearing loss and hearing problems, these are some of the things that are really helpful to keep in the brain healthy,” he said.
“What we are looking for is the connectivity with others,” he said. “We know for example, that exercise, physical activities, visualization, this social connectivity are all important.” He said this type of scenario often comes at a high cost for the caregiver, who is also aging and often lacks the “energy and strength” to take care of a person who needs more and more help.He said older people typically have two options: to stay in their own homes or move into long-term care.
“Many of us assumed it would be a wake-up call, in terms of how we are dealing with the care of frail, elderly people in the last years of their lives, and it didn’t change. Nothing’s changed,” she said.
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