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Table 28.1 Population estimates, by age group and by province and territory, selected years from 1983 to 2008
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| 1983 | 1988 | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and older | 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and older | 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 older | 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 older | 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 older | 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 older | |
| thousands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 5,523.1 | 17,344.5 | 2,498.9 | 5,574.8 | 18,288.2 | 2,928.7 | 5,926.1 | 19,392.6 | 3,366.1 | 5,958.4 | 20,472.3 | 3,724.5 | 5,795.7 | 21,779.6 | 4,064.3 | 5,597.7 | 23,150.6 | 4,563.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 160.9 | 371.9 | 46.4 | 139.0 | 383.3 | 52.7 | 122.9 | 399.6 | 57.5 | 100.3 | 378.3 | 61.2 | 85.0 | 368.1 | 65.4 | 76.3 | 358.3 | 73.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 30.0 | 79.6 | 15.5 | 29.4 | 83.2 | 16.6 | 29.4 | 85.5 | 17.3 | 28.2 | 89.6 | 18.0 | 25.6 | 92.6 | 19.1 | 23.4 | 95.3 | 21.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 195.1 | 575.9 | 97.3 | 186.3 | 602.0 | 109.0 | 185.5 | 621.5 | 117.0 | 176.6 | 632.0 | 123.2 | 160.2 | 646.4 | 130.9 | 142.7 | 651.1 | 144.4 |
| New Brunswick | 170.1 | 470.6 | 74.1 | 157.7 | 488.7 | 83.9 | 150.9 | 506.3 | 91.7 | 140.0 | 513.7 | 96.8 | 127.0 | 520.3 | 102.1 | 115.8 | 517.9 | 113.6 |
| Quebec | 1,384.5 | 4,615.3 | 603.2 | 1,367.7 | 4,763.2 | 706.1 | 1,409.9 | 4,928.3 | 818.3 | 1,351.8 | 5,034.9 | 909.2 | 1,293.0 | 5,196.3 | 996.6 | 1,232.2 | 5,385.7 | 1,132.7 |
| Ontario | 1,900.8 | 6,221.5 | 917.2 | 1,981.7 | 6,770.1 | 1,086.8 | 2,180.4 | 7,241.3 | 1,268.3 | 2,280.6 | 7,672.7 | 1,412.6 | 2,302.3 | 8,388.0 | 1,552.0 | 2,218.8 | 8,966.3 | 1,743.9 |
| Manitoba | 240.0 | 692.8 | 127.0 | 241.3 | 719.9 | 140.9 | 244.6 | 722.4 | 150.6 | 243.1 | 738.9 | 155.4 | 235.2 | 770.2 | 158.4 | 229.2 | 812.3 | 166.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 244.2 | 635.3 | 121.7 | 247.4 | 646.4 | 134.5 | 237.3 | 625.1 | 144.5 | 225.9 | 643.1 | 148.3 | 202.3 | 646.3 | 147.9 | 193.0 | 671.5 | 151.6 |
| Alberta | 568.5 | 1,650.9 | 174.2 | 575.8 | 1,672.2 | 208.6 | 623.6 | 1,795.7 | 247.9 | 631.7 | 1,980.6 | 286.8 | 630.8 | 2,225.3 | 327.3 | 654.5 | 2,556.4 | 374.2 |
| British Columbia | 606.0 | 1,981.4 | 320.0 | 624.3 | 2,103.5 | 386.9 | 713.6 | 2,403.9 | 450.2 | 752.0 | 2,722.0 | 509.1 | 707.3 | 2,854.8 | 560.2 | 686.2 | 3,059.1 | 636.4 |
| Yukon | 6.1 | 16.8 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 19.2 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 6.1 | 23.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 24.9 | 2.5 |
| Northwest Territories (including Nunavut) | 16.9 | 32.5 | 1.4 | 17.6 | 36.5 | 1.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Northwest Territories | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.4 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 28.0 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 30.1 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 31.5 | 2.1 |
| Nunavut | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9.0 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 18.3 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 20.2 | 0.9 |
| % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 21.8 | 68.4 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 68.3 | 10.9 | 20.7 | 67.6 | 11.7 | 19.8 | 67.9 | 12.4 | 18.3 | 68.8 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 69.5 | 13.7 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 27.8 | 64.2 | 8.0 | 24.2 | 66.7 | 9.2 | 21.2 | 68.9 | 9.9 | 18.6 | 70.1 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 71.0 | 12.6 | 15.0 | 70.6 | 14.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 24.0 | 63.6 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 64.4 | 12.9 | 22.2 | 64.7 | 13.1 | 20.8 | 66.0 | 13.2 | 18.6 | 67.5 | 13.9 | 16.7 | 68.2 | 15.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 22.5 | 66.3 | 11.2 | 20.8 | 67.1 | 12.1 | 20.1 | 67.3 | 12.7 | 19.0 | 67.8 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 69.0 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 69.4 | 15.4 |
| New Brunswick | 23.8 | 65.8 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 66.9 | 11.5 | 20.1 | 67.6 | 12.2 | 18.6 | 68.5 | 12.9 | 16.9 | 69.4 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 69.3 | 15.2 |
| Quebec | 21.0 | 69.9 | 9.1 | 20.0 | 69.7 | 10.3 | 19.7 | 68.9 | 11.4 | 18.5 | 69.0 | 12.5 | 17.3 | 69.4 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 69.5 | 14.6 |
| Ontario | 21.0 | 68.8 | 10.1 | 20.1 | 68.8 | 11.0 | 20.4 | 67.7 | 11.9 | 20.1 | 67.5 | 12.4 | 18.8 | 68.5 | 12.7 | 17.2 | 69.4 | 13.5 |
| Manitoba | 22.6 | 65.4 | 12.0 | 21.9 | 65.3 | 12.8 | 21.9 | 64.6 | 13.5 | 21.4 | 65.0 | 13.7 | 20.2 | 66.2 | 13.6 | 19.0 | 67.2 | 13.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 24.4 | 63.4 | 12.2 | 24.1 | 62.9 | 13.1 | 23.6 | 62.1 | 14.3 | 22.2 | 63.2 | 14.6 | 20.3 | 64.9 | 14.8 | 19.0 | 66.1 | 14.9 |
| Alberta | 23.8 | 69.0 | 7.3 | 23.4 | 68.1 | 8.5 | 23.4 | 67.3 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 68.3 | 9.9 | 19.8 | 69.9 | 10.3 | 18.3 | 71.3 | 10.4 |
| British Columbia | 20.8 | 68.1 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 67.5 | 12.4 | 20.0 | 67.4 | 12.6 | 18.9 | 68.3 | 12.8 | 17.2 | 69.3 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 69.8 | 14.5 |
| Yukon | 25.8 | 70.8 | 3.4 | 24.4 | 71.9 | 3.7 | 24.5 | 71.6 | 3.9 | 22.6 | 72.4 | 4.9 | 19.6 | 74.2 | 6.3 | 17.4 | 75.1 | 7.5 |
| Northwest Territories (including Nunavut) | 33.2 | 64.0 | 2.9 | 31.6 | 65.5 | 3.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Northwest Territories | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28.7 | 68.1 | 3.2 | 27.6 | 68.5 | 3.9 | 25.1 | 70.8 | 4.2 | 22.3 | 72.8 | 5.0 |
| Nunavut | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38.0 | 60.0 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 60.3 | 2.3 | 35.3 | 62.3 | 2.4 | 32.8 | 64.4 | 2.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001. | ||||||||||||||||||
