Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Ottawa – Age distribution

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Ottawa - Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016 Census

Ottawa – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	16.7%	17.4%	15.9%
15 to 64	67.9%	68.4%	67.5%
65 and over	15.4%	14.2%	16.6%

• In 2016, 155,680 children aged 0 to 14 and 144,135 persons aged 65 and over were enumerated in Ottawa, representing respectively 16.7% and 15.4% of the total population.
• The working age population (15 to 64) represented 67.9% of the total population. In comparison, for Canada the proportions of children, of seniors and in age of working were 16.6%, 16.9% and 66.5% in 2016.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 10 years, Ottawa (Census division)

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Figure 1.3 Population change(in percentage) in the last 10 years, Ottawa (Census division)

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Figure 1.4 Population by five-year age groups and sex, Ottawa, 2016

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Average age for Ottawa (Census division) and higher level geographies, 2016

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