Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Province of Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Province of Alberta

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%.

Age distribution, Alberta, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population by single year of age and sex, Alberta, 2016

Alberta - Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016

Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, Alberta, 2016 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 19.2% 19.6% 18.7%
15 to 64 68.5% 69.0% 68.0%
65 and over 12.3% 11.4% 13.2%
  • In 2016, 779,155 children aged 0 to 14 and 500,220 persons aged 65 and over were enumerated in Alberta, representing respectively 19.2% and 12.3% of the total population.
  • The working age population (15 to 64) represented 68.5% 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 Percentage of population by broad age groups, Alberta, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Percentage of population by broad age groups, Alberta, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.3 Population change by broad age groups, Alberta, 1996 to 2016

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Figure 1.4 Proportion (in percentage) of the population aged 65 and over, Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2016

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Figure 1.6 description #linktitletext# 1.6 Average age, Canada and Alberta, 1911 to 2016

Average age, Canada and Alberta, 1911 to 2016

Symbols:

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not applicable
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incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r
revised
E
use with caution

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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