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Age and Sex Highlight Tables, 2011 Census

Population by broad age groups and sex, counts, including median age, 1921 to 2011 for both sexes - Canada

Data table

Table Summary

This table shows the population by broad age groups and sex, from the 1921 Census to 2011 Census. The column headings are: census years, age groups: 0 to 14 years, 15 to 64 years, 65 years and over, total and median age. The rows are: census years. Data are available for both sexes, males, females and for percent distribution of 2011.

Census years	Age groups			Total	Median age^{Footnote 6}
Census years	0 to 14 years	15 to 64 years	65 years and over	Total	Median age^{Footnote 6}
Notes: Footnote 1 Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories. The figures for this census year have not been subjected to random rounding. Return to first footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories. The figures for this census year have not been subjected to random rounding. Median age is calculated from population estimates for this census year. Return to footnote 3 referrer Footnote 4 Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories. The figures for this census year have not been subjected to random rounding. Median age is calculated from population estimates for this census year. Newfoundland and Labrador became a province of Canada in 1949. Return to footnote 4 referrer Footnote 5 Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories. The figures for this census year have not been subjected to random rounding. Median age is calculated from population estimates for this census year. Newfoundland and Labrador became a province of Canada in 1949. The figure for 1921, Canada, includes 485 members of the Royal Canadian Navy whose province of residence is not known. Return to footnote 5 referrer Footnote 6 The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'. Return to footnote 6 referrer Data quality note(s) Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

2011	5,607,345	22,924,290	4,945,060	33,476,690	40.6
2001	5,725,535	20,393,005	3,888,550	30,007,090	37.6
1991 ^{Footnote 1}	5,692,555	18,434,335	3,169,970	27,296,855	33.5
1981 ^{Footnote 1}	5,481,100	16,501,100	2,360,975	24,343,180	29.6
1971 ^{Footnote 1}	6,380,900	13,443,005	1,744,405	21,568,310	26.2
1961 ^{Footnote 2}	6,191,922	10,655,171	1,391,154	18,238,247	26.3
1951 ^{Footnote 3}	4,250,717	8,672,439	1,086,273	14,009,429	27.7
1941 ^{Footnote 4}	3,198,551	7,540,289	767,815	11,506,655	27.0
1931 ^{Footnote 4}	3,281,776	6,518,934	576,076	10,376,786	24.7
1921 ^{Footnote 5}	3,023,351	5,344,354	420,244	8,787,949	23.9