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  1. As of July 1, 2012, 24,285,200 people lived in a census metropolitan area (CMA), accounting for 69.6 % of the Canadian population.
  2. Between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012, Greater Sudbury was the only CMA that experienced a population decline (-1.3 per thousand). The highest growth rate was observed in the Saskatoon CMA (40.4 per thousand).
  3. As of July 1, 2012, the median age of the population living in one of the CMAs was 38.9 years, whereas the population not living in a CMA had a median age of 43.1 years and the median age for Canada as a whole was 40.0 years.
  4. As of July 1, 2012, with a median age of 34.9 years, Saskatoon was the CMA with the youngest population in the country, while the CMAs of Trois-Rivières and Saguenay constituted the oldest CMAs in Canada with a median age of 45.3 years.
  5. 59 of the 76 economic regions (ER) of the country experienced a positive demographic growth in 2011/2012. With a demographic growth of 43.8 per thousand, the ER of Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake was the fastest growing ER. In contrast, 17 ERs saw declines in their population. The strongest decrease occurred in the ER of Northwest Territories (-19.7 per thousand).
  6. With a median age of 24.2 years as of July 1, 2012, the Northern Saskatchewan ER is the youngest region in Canada. Conversely, the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine ER in Quebec constitutes the oldest ER in the country, with a median age of 49.8 years.
  7. 192 of the 288 census divisions (CD) experienced positive demographic growth between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012. The fastest growth was observed in Alberta’s Division No. 16 CD with a growth rate of 73.2 per thousand. In contrast, the biggest decrease was observed in the Northwest Territories’ Inuvik CD at -32.5 per thousand.
  8. The median age crossed the symbolic threshold of 50 years in 20 Canadian CDs. In comparison, 9 CDs have median ages below 30 years, while the national average is 40.0 years. Nunavut’s Keewatin CD was the youngest in the country, with a median age of 22.7 years while Ontario’s Haliburton CD was the oldest at 53.1years.
  9. Population growth rates for the Saskatoon CMA, the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake ER and Division No. 16 CD in Alberta all attained peaks unseen in more than 15 years for their respective geographical level.
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