Age Groups (13) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1921 to 2006 Censuses - 100% Data Geography = Canada [1] Census year (15) = 2006 Age groups (13) Total - Sex Male Female Total - Age groups [2] 31612895 15475970 16136930 Under 5 years 1690540 864600 825940 5 to 9 years 1809370 926860 882515 10 to 14 years 2079925 1065865 1014065 15 to 24 years 4220875 2143235 2077645 25 to 34 years 4005805 1963660 2042145 35 to 44 years 4818730 2369030 2449705 45 to 54 years 4977905 2449095 2528805 55 to 64 years 3674490 1806530 1867960 65 to 74 years 2288360 1087270 1201095 75 to 84 years 1526280 637905 888375 85 years and over 520605 161920 358685 Median age [3] 39.5 38.6 40.4 Note [1] Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. [2] Includes institutional residents. [3] 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'. Source: Statistics Canada - 2006 Census. Catalogue Number 97-551-XCB2006005.