Dependency ratio, by age group, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions, 1999

Dependency ratio Dependency ratio Youth, under 15 years, as a proportion of total population Seniors, 65 years and over, as a proportion of total population
1999      
0 Canada 46.7 19.4 12.4
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 41.6 17.9 11.5
  1001 HCS St. John's Region, NL
 41.3 17.9 11.3
  1002 HCS Eastern Region, NL
 41.7 17.7 11.8
  1003 HCS Central Region, NL
 42.6 16.9 12.9
  1004 HCS Western Region, NL
 42.6 17.8 12.1
  1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NL
 40.5 19.0 9.8
  1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NL
 37.2 22.8 4.3
11 Prince Edward Island 50.3 20.3 13.2
  1101 West Prince, PE
 51.6 20.6 13.4
  1102 East Prince, PE
 51.3 20.5 13.4
  1103 Queens, PE
 48.8 19.8 13.0
  1104 Kings, PE
 52.5 21.0 13.4
12 Nova Scotia 46.6 18.6 13.2
  1201 Zone 1, NS
 50.4 17.1 16.4
  1202 Zone 2, NS
 49.5 19.0 14.1
  1203 Zone 3, NS
 49.6 18.4 14.7
  1204 Zone 4, NS
 49.9 18.3 14.9
  1205 Zone 5, NS
 49.9 18.5 14.8
  1206 Zone 6, NS
 42.1 19.1 10.5
13 New Brunswick 45.4 18.3 12.9
  1301 Region 1, NB
 44.6 17.3 13.6
  1302 Region 2, NB
 49.1 19.6 13.4
  1303 Region 3, NB
 45.6 19.3 12.0
  1304 Region 4, NB
 43.7 17.5 12.9
  1305 Region 5, NB
 46.3 18.1 13.6
  1306 Region 6, NB
 40.0 16.7 11.9
  1307 Region 7, NB
 45.6 18.2 13.1
24 Québec 44.5 18.2 12.6
  2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC
 45.8 16.8 14.6
  2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
 42.1 18.1 11.5
  2403 Région de Québec, QC
 41.3 15.9 13.4
  2404 Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, QC
 46.4 17.3 14.4
  2405 Région de l'Estrie, QC
 46.7 18.3 13.5
  2406 Région de Montréal-Centre, QC
 46.0 16.4 15.1
  2407 Région de l'Outaouais, QC
 42.7 20.2 9.7
  2408 Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC
 44.2 20.3 10.3
  2409 Région de la Côte-Nord, QC
 38.6 19.4 8.5
  2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec, QC
 35.0 21.7 4.2
  2411 Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
 44.4 16.8 13.9
  2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, QC
 44.6 18.6 12.3
  2413 Région de Laval, QC
 44.9 18.6 12.4
  2414 Région de Lanaudière, QC
 44.7 20.8 10.1
  2415 Région des Laurentides, QC
 44.7 20.4 10.5
  2416 Région de la Montérégie, QC
 43.5 19.4 10.9
  2417 Région du Nunavik, QC
 75.2 40.0 2.9
  2418 Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC
 60.8 33.8 4.0
35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 47.6 19.7 12.5
  3501 Champlain DHC, ON
 45.8 19.4 12.1
  3502 Southeastern Ontario DHC, ON
 51.6 18.7 15.3
  3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON
 51.3 21.3 12.6
  3504 Toronto DHC, ON
 45.0 17.8 13.3
  3505 Simcoe York DHC, ON
 45.7 21.1 10.3
  3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON
 43.1 21.5 8.6
  3507 Waterloo Region-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON
 47.8 21.2 11.1
  3508 Hamilton DHC, ON
 50.7 19.5 14.1
  3509 Niagara DHC, ON
 53.7 18.8 16.2
  3510 Grand River DHC, ON
 52.8 20.8 13.8
  3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON
 50.1 20.4 13.0
  3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON
 50.3 19.9 13.5
  3513 Grey Bruce Huron Perth DHC, ON
 56.3 19.8 16.2
  3514 Northern Shores DHC, ON
 51.9 18.3 15.8
  3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON
 47.0 18.9 13.1
  3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON
 50.3 21.0 12.4
35 Ontario by Health Unit (HU) 47.6 19.7 12.5
  3526 The District of Algoma HU, ON
 50.3 18.6 14.9
  3527 Brant County HU, ON
 53.1 21.1 13.6
  3530 Durham Regional HU, ON
 48.0 23.0 9.4
  3531 Elgin-St Thomas HU, ON
 53.2 21.4 13.3
  3533 Grey Bruce HU, ON
 55.9 19.0 16.9
  3534 Haldimand-Norfolk HU, ON
 52.6 20.4 14.0
  3535 Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, ON
 58.0 18.5 18.2
  3536 Halton Regional HU, ON
 46.9 20.2 11.7
  3537 City of Hamilton HU, ON
 50.7 19.5 14.1
  3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, ON
 54.7 19.2 16.2
  3539 Huron County HU, ON
 59.3 20.3 16.9
  3540 Chatham-Kent HU, ON
 52.8 20.3 14.2
  3541 Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, ON
 47.6 17.9 14.3
  3542 Lambton HU, ON
 53.2 19.5 15.2
  3543 Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, ON
 53.2 19.2 15.5
  3544 Middlesex-London HU, ON
 48.4 20.0 12.6
  3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound HU, ON
 55.4 17.6 18.1
  3546 Niagara Regional Area HU, ON
 53.7 18.8 16.2
  3547 North Bay and District HU, ON
 49.0 18.7 14.2
  3549 Northwestern HU, ON
 54.5 24.1 11.2
  3551 City of Ottawa HU, ON
 43.7 19.0 11.4
  3552 Oxford County HU, ON
 54.8 21.0 14.4
  3553 Peel Regional HU, ON
 41.7 22.0 7.5
  3554 Perth District HU, ON
 54.7 21.0 14.3
  3555 Peterborough County-City HU, ON
 56.5 18.3 17.8
  3556 Porcupine HU, ON
 46.3 20.5 11.2
  3557 Renfrew County and District HU, ON
 53.0 19.7 15.0
  3558 The Eastern Ontario HU, ON
 51.0 20.5 13.2
  3560 Simcoe County District HU, ON
 52.7 21.4 13.1
  3561 Sudbury and District HU, ON
 45.4 18.3 12.9
  3562 Thunder Bay District HU, ON
 48.1 19.4 13.1
  3563 Timiskaming HU, ON
 51.9 19.1 15.1
  3565 Waterloo HU, ON
 46.9 21.0 10.9
  3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, ON
 49.4 21.5 11.6
  3568 Windsor-Essex County HU, ON
 48.6 20.0 12.7
  3570 York Regional HU, ON
 42.3 20.9 8.8
  3595 City of Toronto HU, ON
 45.0 17.7 13.3
46 Manitoba 53.3 21.2 13.6
  4610 Winnipeg RHA, MB
 49.3 19.2 13.8
  4615 Brandon RHA, MB
 53.5 19.9 14.9
  4620 North Eastman RHA, MB
 54.9 22.7 12.7
  4625 South Eastman RHA, MB
 55.3 25.2 10.4
  4630 Interlake RHA, MB
 53.9 21.6 13.4
  4640 Central RHA, MB
 61.3 23.9 14.1
  4645 Assiniboine RHA, MB
 64.9 20.4 18.9
  4660 Parkland RHA, MB
 66.8 21.2 18.9
  4670 Norman RHA, MB
 52.0 26.3 7.9
  4685 Burntwood/Churchill, MB
 61.7 35.2 3.0
    4680 Burntwood RHA, MB
 61.7 35.1 3.0
    4690 Churchill RHA, MB
 62.8 35.9 2.7
47 Saskatchewan 57.2 21.9 14.5
  4701 Sun Country RHA, SK
 61.9 20.5 17.7
  4702 Five Hills RHA, SK
 61.4 19.8 18.3
  4703 Cypress RHA, SK
 61.5 19.6 18.5
  4704 Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, SK
 51.5 20.7 13.3
  4705 Sunrise RHA, SK
 68.7 18.8 21.9
  4706 Saskatoon RHA, SK
 52.0 21.5 12.7
  4707 Heartland RHA, SK
 60.2 22.0 15.6
  4708 Kelsey Trail RHA, SK
 65.0 20.8 18.6
  4709 Prince Albert Parkland RHA, SK
 61.9 23.3 14.9
  4710 Prairie North RHA, SK
 62.3 26.1 12.3
  4714 Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, SK
 71.6 37.3 4.4
    4711 Mamawetan Churchill River RHA, SK
 71.6 37.3 4.4
    4712 Keewatin Yatthé RHA, SK
 71.5 37.3 4.4
    4713 Athabasca Health Authority, SK
 71.3 37.2 4.4
48 Alberta 45.5 21.3 10.0
  4820 Chinook RHA, AB
 54.2 22.4 12.7
  4821 Palliser RHA, AB
 52.9 20.9 13.7
  4822 Calgary Health Region, AB
 41.3 20.3 8.9
  4823 David Thompson RHA, AB
 49.1 22.2 10.8
  4824 East Central RHA, AB
 58.5 21.2 15.7
  4825 Capital Health Region, AB
 44.4 20.6 10.1
  4826 Aspen RHA, AB
 52.9 24.6 10.0
  4827 Mistahia RHA, AB
 48.2 25.1 7.4
  4828 Northern Lights RHA, AB
 42.1 26.6 3.1
59 British Columbia 45.7 18.5 12.9
  5911 East Kootenay HSDA, BC
 47.7 19.4 13.0
  5912 Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, BC
 49.4 18.0 15.1
  5913 Okanagan HSDA, BC
 57.9 17.6 19.1
  5914 Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, BC
 46.9 19.8 12.1
  5921 Fraser Valley HSDA, BC
 56.3 22.0 14.0
  5922 Simon Fraser HSDA, BC
 40.8 18.2 10.7
  5923 South Fraser HSDA, BC
 50.0 21.2 12.1
  5931 Richmond HSDA, BC
 35.7 16.7 9.6
  5932 Vancouver HSDA, BC
 33.7 13.6 11.7
  5933 North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, BC
 44.5 17.4 13.5
  5941 South Vancouver Island HSDA, BC
 51.2 16.3 17.5
  5942 Central Vancouver Island HSDA, BC
 53.2 18.4 16.3
  5943 North Vancouver Island HSDA, BC
 42.4 21.7 8.1
  5951 North West HSDA, BC
 44.6 24.3 6.5
  5952 Northern Interior HSDA, BC
 42.4 22.7 7.1
  5953 Northeast HSDA, BC
 46.3 25.0 6.7
60 Yukon 37.3 22.0 5.2
  6001 Yukon
 37.3 22.0 5.2
61 Northwest Territories 45.7 27.3 4.0
  6101 Northwest Territories
 45.7 27.3 4.0
62 Nunavut 66.9 37.7 2.4
  6201 Nunavut
 66.9 37.7 2.4
     

1. Data sources: Statistics Canada, Demography Division
2. Data are derived from the Census and administrative sources on births, deaths, and migration.
3. Population growth for Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia were supplied by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Alberta Health and Wellness and BC Stats respectively.
4. The ratio of the combined child (aged 0 to 14) and elderly (aged 65 and over) populations to the working age population (aged 15 to 64).
5. This ratio is usually presented as the number of dependents for every 100 people in the working age population.
6. Data on youths and seniors are presented in this table as a proportion of the total population.
7. "Health regions" are defined by the provincial ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces except Nova Scotia.
8. In Nova Scotia, the Ministry of Health uses statistical "zones" rather than its legislated administrative areas; the zones are aggregations of the nine district health authorities.
9. For complete Canadian coverage, each of the northern territories also represents a health region.
10. The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of April 1, 2003.
11. In Ontario, Public health units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District health councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
12. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
13. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
14. CANSIM table number 01095206.