Table 2.4
Selected age structure indicators, observed (1923 to 2013) and projected (2023 to 2063) according to the low-growth (L), medium-growth (M1) and high-growth (H) scenarios, Canada

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Table 2.4
Selected age structure indicators, observed (1923 to 2013) and projected (2023 to 2063) according to the low-growth (L), medium-growth (M1) and high-growth (H) scenarios, Canada
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected age structure indicators, observed (1923 to 2013) and projected (2023 to 2063) according to the low-growth (L), medium-growth (M1) and high-growth (H) scenarios, Canada, Scenario, Year, Age group, Median age, Dependency ratio, 14 and under, 15 to 64, 65 and over, 15 to 24, 55 to 64, 80 and over, Persons aged 14 and under, Persons aged 65 and over, Total dependence, percentage of the total population, in years and per 100 persons aged 15 to 64 (appearing as column headers).
Scenario Year Age group Median age Demographic dependency ratio
14 and under 15 to 64 65 and over 15 to 24 55 to 64 80 and over Persons aged 14 and under Persons aged 65 and over Total dependence
percentage of the total population in years per 100 persons aged 15 to 64
Observed 1923 34.0 61.1 4.9 17.4 6.1 0.7 24.1 55.6 8.0 63.6
1933 31.0 63.3 5.7 18.8 6.6 0.7 25.1 48.9 9.0 57.9
1943 27.6 65.5 6.9 18.5 8.1 1.0 27.3 42.1 10.5 52.6
1953 31.2 61.1 7.8 14.8 7.5 1.1 27.5 51.1 12.7 63.8
1963 33.9 58.4 7.6 15.1 7.2 1.3 25.8 58.0 13.1 71.1
1973 27.7 64.0 8.2 19.1 8.1 1.6 26.7 43.3 12.9 56.2
1983 21.8 68.4 9.9 18.5 9.0 1.9 30.2 31.8 14.4 46.2
1993 20.7 67.6 11.7 13.9 8.5 2.5 34.0 30.6 17.4 48.0
2003 18.3 68.9 12.8 13.6 10.3 3.2 38.0 26.6 18.6 45.2
2013 16.1 68.6 15.3 13.2 13.1 4.1 40.2 23.5 22.3 45.8
Projected
(low-growth scenario (L))		 2023 15.8 64.2 20.0 11.2 13.7 4.9 42.3 24.6 31.2 55.8
2033 14.6 60.9 24.5 11.5 11.8 7.2 44.4 24.0 40.2 64.2
2043 14.0 60.2 25.9 11.0 12.4 9.8 45.9 23.2 43.0 66.2
2053 14.1 59.1 26.8 10.5 12.5 10.2 45.9 23.9 45.3 69.2
2063 13.9 58.3 27.8 10.7 11.6 10.6 46.5 23.9 47.7 71.6
Projected
(medium-growth scenario (M1))		 2023 16.3 64.0 19.6 11.2 13.4 4.8 41.7 25.5 30.7 56.2
2033 15.9 60.7 23.4 11.5 11.4 6.9 43.2 26.2 38.6 64.8
2043 15.2 60.5 24.3 11.6 11.9 9.3 44.2 25.2 40.2 65.4
2053 15.4 59.7 24.8 11.1 12.0 9.5 44.0 25.8 41.6 67.4
2063 15.5 58.9 25.6 11.1 11.1 9.7 44.2 26.3 43.4 69.7
Projected
(high-growth scenario (H))		 2023 17.1 63.6 19.4 11.2 13.1 4.8 41.2 26.8 30.5 57.3
2033 17.5 59.8 22.7 11.5 10.9 6.9 42.1 29.3 38.0 67.3
2043 16.8 59.9 23.3 12.3 11.2 9.2 42.5 28.0 38.9 66.9
2053 17.1 59.4 23.5 11.7 11.3 9.4 41.8 28.8 39.6 68.4
2063 17.5 58.7 23.8 11.7 10.3 9.4 41.7 29.8 40.6 70.4
Note: The total demographic dependency ratio is the number of persons aged 14 and under or 65 and over per 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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