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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Age Groups (14) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 100% Data

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Age groups (14) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. TOTAL - AGE GROUPS
    Includes institutional residents.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • 2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.
Total - Age groups 1 715,515 345,075 370,440
0 to 14 years 108,345 55,070 53,275
15 to 24 years 90,335 45,235 45,100
15 to 19 years 41,530 20,850 20,675
20 to 24 years 48,805 24,380 24,425
25 to 44 years 197,805 99,275 98,530
25 to 29 years 52,025 26,240 25,785
30 to 34 years 44,175 22,460 21,715
35 to 39 years 44,990 22,565 22,425
40 to 44 years 56,610 28,005 28,605
45 to 64 years 215,985 104,145 111,840
45 to 54 years 119,230 57,605 61,635
55 to 64 years 96,750 46,540 50,210
65 years and over 103,045 41,350 61,700
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-551-XCB2006012 (Québec, Code421)