Table 4
Median age of the population of Canada, provinces and territories, 1971 and 2006

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Regions 1971 2006 Variation
in years
Canada 26.2 38.8 12.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 20.9 41.3 20.4
Prince Edward Island 24.8 39.8 15.0
Nova Scotia 25.4 41.0 15.6
New Brunswick 23.9 40.9 17.0
Quebec 25.6 40.4 14.8
Ontario 27.1 38.2 11.1
Manitoba 26.8 37.3 10.5
Saskatchewan 26.6 37.7 11.1
Alberta 24.9 35.5 10.6
British Columbia 27.8 39.8 12.0
Yukon 24.3 38.0 13.7
Northwest Territories 19.8 30.9 11.1
Nunavut 23.2

Data source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Canadian Demographics at a Glance, catalogue number 91-003-XWE.