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Table A4.7
Age structure indicators by generation status and continent of birth of immigrants, visible minority group and religion, Canada, 2011 and 2036
2036 - Projected according to the alternative composition of immigration by country of birth scenario (2005/2006 to 2009/2010)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Age structure indicators by generation status and continent of birth of immigrants. The information is grouped by Component (appearing as row headers), Median age, Average age, Age group distribution, 0 to 14 years, 15 to 24 years, 25 to 64 years and 65 years and over, calculated using years and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Component	Median age	Average age	Age group distribution
	Median age	Average age	0 to 14 years	15 to 24 years	25 to 64 years	65 years and over
	years		percent
Total - Canada	43.8	43.3	15.8	11.2	49.1	23.9
Generation status and continent of birth of immigrants
Immigrants	49.9	49.9	4.3	7.2	62.3	26.2
Americas	50.8	50.2	4.9	7.2	60.5	27.4
Europe	57.4	56.2	3.7	5.4	51.0	39.9
Africa	46.0	45.7	5.2	8.1	70.0	16.7
Asia	48.6	48.6	4.1	7.5	64.9	23.4
Oceania and others	48.4	48.5	6.6	6.5	62.6	24.3
Second generation	27.6	32.7	30.9	15.8	38.8	14.6
Third generation or more	45.1	44.2	16.4	11.4	45.4	26.8
Non-permanent residents	28.8	30.2	10.5	23.4	63.4	2.6
Visible minority groups
Visible minorities	38.0	38.3	18.2	12.8	54.1	14.8
South Asian	38.0	38.5	18.1	12.2	54.8	15.0
Chinese	41.9	41.9	15.1	12.0	51.9	20.9
Black	34.7	35.6	21.4	14.5	52.1	12.0
Filipino^{Table A4.7 Note 3}	39.2	38.8	16.5	12.3	57.7	13.5
Latin American	40.5	39.8	14.2	11.5	61.2	13.1
Arab	33.7	34.4	22.6	14.6	53.0	9.8
Southeast Asian	41.1	41.0	15.7	10.7	55.4	18.3
West Asian	40.7	40.3	14.6	11.6	58.0	15.8
Korean	37.8	38.2	16.1	15.9	54.2	13.8
Japanese	38.8	39.4	18.6	11.3	52.8	17.3
Other visible minorities	28.6	32.0	29.3	15.7	43.4	11.5
Rest of the population	47.2	45.9	14.5	10.4	46.6	28.5
Religion
Christian religions	48.4	47.1	13.9	9.8	45.8	30.5
Catholic	49.4	47.6	13.5	9.6	45.8	31.2
Protestant	55.8	51.8	12.1	8.4	39.6	39.9
Christian Orthodox	44.1	43.5	15.3	10.2	51.5	23.1
Other Christian	39.0	38.9	17.6	12.7	54.1	15.6
Religions other than Christian	37.7	38.3	19.2	12.5	52.9	15.5
Buddhist	47.4	46.9	9.7	8.6	55.9	25.7
Hindu	39.0	39.2	17.1	11.6	55.9	15.3
Jewish	42.4	42.7	19.0	12.2	43.5	25.3
Muslim	32.7	34.0	23.9	14.6	50.9	10.6
Sikh	39.1	39.7	16.8	11.0	55.9	16.3
Other religions^{Table A4.7 Note 2}	47.3	45.6	12.4	9.6	53.4	24.6
No religious affiliation	40.1	39.8	17.2	12.9	52.6	17.3
Note 1. In this table, the second generation corresponds to the non-immigrant population with at least one parent born abroad while the group of subsequent generations (third or more) corresponds to the non-immigrant population with both parents born in Canada. For more information, refer to the glossary. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Results for the "other religions" category should be used with caution. Due to limitations in data comparability between 2001 and 2011, intragenerational religious mobility was not modelled for this category in this scenario. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Please note that the Filipino population may have been overestimated in the 2011 NHS (see Statistics Canada 2013d). Return to note 3 referrer Note: The sum of the percentages by age group may differ slightly from 100% because of rounding. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey (adjusted) and Demosim 2017.

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