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| 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Male | Female | Canada | Male | Female | |
| Age group | Persons (thousands) | % of total of each group | ||||
| Total | 33,311.4 | 16,522.0 | 16,789.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 0 to 4 | 1,790.6 | 920.1 | 870.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 1,793.3 | 921.7 | 871.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 2,013.8 | 1,031.3 | 982.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 15 to 19 | 2,255.7 | 1,156.3 | 1,099.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| 20 to 24 | 2,284.3 | 1,172.6 | 1,111.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| 25 to 29 | 2,285.2 | 1,152.7 | 1,132.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| 30 to 34 | 2,217.0 | 1,111.9 | 1,105.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 35 to 39 | 2,310.0 | 1,166.8 | 1,143.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 40 to 44 | 2,564.1 | 1,293.5 | 1,270.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 45 to 49 | 2,751.8 | 1,382.1 | 1,369.8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 50 to 54 | 2,523.4 | 1,255.0 | 1,268.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| 55 to 59 | 2,152.4 | 1,062.5 | 1,089.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 60 to 64 | 1,806.6 | 887.6 | 919.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 65 to 69 | 1,346.0 | 651.1 | 695.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,060.7 | 497.4 | 563.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| 75 to 79 | 903.2 | 404.7 | 498.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| 80 to 84 | 666.9 | 268.1 | 398.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 85 to 89 | 392.1 | 134.8 | 257.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 90 and older | 194.2 | 51.7 | 142.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Note: Population as of July 1. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 051-0001. Last modified: 2009-01-15. | ||||||
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