The bar chart displays the percentage of six age groups of Canadian who made purchases on the internet in 2014 and 2018.
Overall, the percentage of those purchasing through web browsers rose for all age groups over the period. The numbers peaked with the 26-35 age group in 2014 and for the 36-45-year-olds in 2018.
In 2014, one in five Canidians of 15-25-year-olds made online purchases. Besides, people from 26-35 years old had the highest percentage of shopping online with over 31 percent for that year, then the figure showed a gradually fall to approximately 26, 22, 11, 5 percent with 35-45, 45-55, 55-65, and people who are over 65 years old respectively.
By 2018, the number of active online shoppers had increased by around 3% for the first two age groups. There was a more significant rise for 35-45-year-olds, who saw an increase from 27 to 38%. Thereafter, the increase for those aged 45+ rose by around 5% compared to the 2014 figures.
