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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Nova Scotia

Age distribution, Nova Scotia, 1996 to 2016

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

Nova Scotia - Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016

Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, Nova Scotia, 2016 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	14.5%	15.3%	13.7%
15 to 64	65.6%	66.0%	65.2%
65 and over	19.9%	18.7%	21.1%

In 2016, 133,830 children aged 0 to 14 and 183,820 persons aged 65 and over were enumerated in Nova Scotia, representing respectively 14.5% and 19.9% of the total population.
The working age population (15 to 64) represented 65.6% 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 Percentage of population by broad age groups, Nova Scotia, 1996 to 2016

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

Figure 1.3 Population change by broad age groups, Nova Scotia, 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 Nova Scotia, 1851 to 2016

Average age, Canada and Nova Scotia, 1851 to 2016

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: 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.

Date modified:: 2019-04-10