Results: For the First Time in 65 Years Baby Boomers are Outnumbered in Canada
Published on 02/24/2024
Statistics Canada says there are now more Millennials than Baby Boomers ending the 65 year reign of the post Second World War generation. The increase in Millennials is due to a record number of immigrants. Statistics Canada estimates Generation Z could overtake Millennials in numbers sometime between 2038 and 2053.
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The Silent Generation. This generation is generally defined as people born from 1928 to 1945. They have been noted as forming the leadership of the civil rights movement and the 1960's counterculture, and creating the rock and roll music of the 1950's and 1960's. Are you part of the Silent Generation? Born between 1928-1945
10%
206 votes
N/A
90%
1894 votes
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Baby Boomers. This generation is defined as people born from 1946 to 1964 during the mid-20th century baby boom. Theirs was a time of economic prosperity and rapid technological progress. Are you a Baby Boomer? Bon between 1946-1954
26%
537 votes
Born between 1955-1964
32%
678 votes
N/A
42%
885 votes
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Generation X. This generation is generally defined as people born from 1965 to 1980. Gen Xers were sometimes called the "latchkey generation", which stems from their returning as children from school to an empty home and needing to use a key to let themselves in. Are you Generation X? 1965-1974
18%
383 votes
1975-1980
9%
183 votes
N/A
73%
1534 votes
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Millennials - also known as Generation Y. This generation is born from 1981 to 1996. Members of this demographic cohort are known as Millennials because the oldest became adults around the turn of the millennium. They are the first generation to grow up with the internet. Are you a Millennial? Born between 1981-1996
13%
280 votes
N/A
87%
1820 votes
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Generation Z. This generation is born from 1997 to 2012. They are the first generation to have grown up with portable digital technology from a young age. They grew up in the era of the iPhone and most are too young to remember September 11. Are you Generation Z? Born between 1997-2012
7%
139 votes
N/A
93%
1961 votes
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