Demographic estimates by age and sex, provinces and territories
Data
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data table:
17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex
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Notes
The estimates contained in this dashboard are based on 2016 Census counts adjusted for census net undercoverage and incompletely enumerated Indian reserves, to which are added data from the population growth estimates for the period from May 10, 2016, to the date of the estimate. The data presented cover the period from 1971 to the most recent year.
Definitions
- Age
- Age as of July 1.
- Average age
- The average age of a population is the average age of all its members.
- Centenarians
- All people aged 100 and older in a given year.
- Persons aged 15 to 64 per person aged 65 and older
- The sum of the persons aged 15 to 64 compared to the population aged 65 and older.
- Population
- Estimated population and population according to the census are both defined as being the number of Canadians whose usual place of residence is within that area, regardless of where they happened to be on Census Day. Also included are any Canadians staying in a dwelling in that area on Census Day and having no usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada, as well as those considered non-permanent residents.
- Sex ratio
- The ratio of the number of men to the number of women. This ratio is usually expressed as an index, with the number of females taken to be a base of 100.
- Year
- Unless otherwise specified, the term “year” refers to the period beginning July 1 of a given year and ending June 30 of the following year.
- To learn more
- The Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories (91-215-x) is now available to know more about the topic.
How to use
How to use this application
Demographic estimates can be visualized in several ways:
- By selecting a province or territory from the "Province/Territory" drop-down menu.
- By selecting a year using the drop-down menu.
It is possible to select more than one province or territory at the same time by holding down the "Ctrl" key while clicking on another province or territory.
Hover your cursor over a province or territory on the map, or over a graph element, to see the corresponding data.
All elements of the dashboard are interactive and interrelated.
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Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada.
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All rights reserved. Use of this publication is governed by the Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement.
Catalogue no. 71-607-X
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