Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Pictou – Age distribution

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

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

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	14.7%	15.5%	14.0%
15 to 64	62.6%	63.1%	62.2%
65 and over	22.7%	21.4%	23.8%

• In 2016, 6,430 children aged 0 to 14 and 9,915 persons aged 65 and over were enumerated in Pictou, representing respectively 14.7% and 22.7% of the total population.
• The working age population (15 to 64) represented 62.6% 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, Pictou (County)

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Figure 1.3 Population change(in percentage) in the last 10 years, Pictou (County)

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

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Average age for Pictou (County) and higher level geographies, 2016

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