Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of British Columbia

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Province of British Columbia

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.

Age distribution, British Columbia, 1996 to 2016

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

British Columbia - Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016

Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, British Columbia, 2016 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.9% 15.6% 14.2%
15 to 64 66.9% 67.0% 66.7%
65 and over 18.3% 17.4% 19.1%
  • In 2016, 691,385 children aged 0 to 14 and 848,990 persons aged 65 and over were enumerated in British Columbia, representing respectively 14.9% and 18.3% of the total population.
  • The working age population (15 to 64) represented 66.9% 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, British Columbia, 1996 to 2016

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

Figure 1.3 Population change by broad age groups, British Columbia, 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 British Columbia, 1871 to 2016

Average age, Canada and British Columbia, 1871 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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