The bar chart illustrates the proportion of Canadians who gave to charitable organizations in the years 2000 and 2015.
Overall, in 2000, the age groups ranging from 18 to 49 showed the highest percentage of individuals, while in 2015, the age groups ranging from 50 to 65 and over accounted for a considerable proportion of donors.
By 2000, the age groups 35 to 49 represented a significant growth in the number of people who donated to organizations, with a little less than 40%. After that, there was a noticeable difference between the age groups from 50 to 64 and 65 and over, as the former contributed the second highest percentage, at 34%, while the share of the latter was marginally lower, at 31%.
In 2015, the age groups from 50 to 64 represented considerable growth in donation, at around 38%, followed by age 65 and over, accounting for a little less than 35%, while the age groups ranging from 18 to 49 experienced a continuous growth in donors.
