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Table 5.1 Children and youth, by age group, selected years from 1975 to 2010
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| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| Males, less than 25 years | 5,402,696 | 23.3 | 5,316,869 | 21.7 | 5,133,019 | 19.9 | 5,010,596 | 18.1 | 5,102,929 | 17.4 | 5,149,114 | 16.8 | 5,180,831 | 16.1 | 5,238,707 | 15.4 |
| Less than 1 year | 180,887 | 0.8 | 187,565 | 0.8 | 190,960 | 0.7 | 206,727 | 0.7 | 196,045 | 0.7 | 173,608 | 0.6 | 174,355 | 0.5 | 195,223 | 0.6 |
| 1 to 4 years | 727,914 | 3.1 | 731,564 | 3.0 | 757,429 | 2.9 | 782,217 | 2.8 | 821,529 | 2.8 | 742,657 | 2.4 | 704,133 | 2.2 | 768,223 | 2.3 |
| 5 to 9 years | 989,755 | 4.3 | 930,485 | 3.8 | 931,570 | 3.6 | 987,239 | 3.6 | 1,020,229 | 3.5 | 1,043,643 | 3.4 | 954,664 | 3.0 | 928,386 | 2.7 |
| 10 to 14 years | 1,204,861 | 5.2 | 1,009,002 | 4.1 | 942,149 | 3.6 | 961,743 | 3.5 | 1,024,939 | 3.5 | 1,053,038 | 3.4 | 1,086,751 | 3.4 | 992,060 | 2.9 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,195,731 | 5.2 | 1,235,028 | 5.0 | 1,035,290 | 4.0 | 994,954 | 3.6 | 1,018,765 | 3.5 | 1,077,435 | 3.5 | 1,119,237 | 3.5 | 1,140,059 | 3.3 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,103,548 | 4.8 | 1,223,225 | 5.0 | 1,275,621 | 4.9 | 1,077,716 | 3.9 | 1,021,422 | 3.5 | 1,058,733 | 3.5 | 1,141,691 | 3.5 | 1,214,756 | 3.6 |
| Females, less than 25 years | 5,194,700 | 22.4 | 5,100,625 | 20.8 | 4,888,535 | 18.9 | 4,778,056 | 17.3 | 4,861,251 | 16.6 | 4,898,528 | 16.0 | 4,925,871 | 15.3 | 4,969,650 | 14.6 |
| Less than 1 year | 171,299 | 0.7 | 177,637 | 0.7 | 180,399 | 0.7 | 196,887 | 0.7 | 185,651 | 0.6 | 165,198 | 0.5 | 164,859 | 0.5 | 185,408 | 0.5 |
| 1 to 4 years | 690,961 | 3.0 | 695,001 | 2.8 | 719,034 | 2.8 | 745,456 | 2.7 | 781,656 | 2.7 | 709,417 | 2.3 | 666,403 | 2.1 | 729,306 | 2.1 |
| 5 to 9 years | 943,977 | 4.1 | 882,093 | 3.6 | 884,379 | 3.4 | 936,252 | 3.4 | 971,748 | 3.3 | 993,221 | 3.2 | 909,865 | 2.8 | 874,880 | 2.6 |
| 10 to 14 years | 1,150,206 | 5.0 | 959,634 | 3.9 | 898,657 | 3.5 | 913,191 | 3.3 | 972,711 | 3.3 | 1,002,726 | 3.3 | 1,037,575 | 3.2 | 943,184 | 2.8 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,152,126 | 5.0 | 1,185,597 | 4.8 | 980,729 | 3.8 | 943,535 | 3.4 | 962,420 | 3.3 | 1,018,420 | 3.3 | 1,056,844 | 3.3 | 1,086,760 | 3.2 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,086,131 | 4.7 | 1,200,663 | 4.9 | 1,225,337 | 4.7 | 1,042,735 | 3.8 | 987,065 | 3.4 | 1,009,546 | 3.3 | 1,090,325 | 3.4 | 1,150,112 | 3.4 |
| Note: Percentage of the total population of Canada. | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001. | ||||||||||||||||
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