Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas, July 1, 2017
Section 3: Census divisions
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Census divisions (CDs) with the highest growth rates in the past year
- Between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 (2016/2017), the population increased in 178 of Canada’s 293 CDs (60.8%), decreased in 108 CDs (36.9%) and remained relatively stable in the others. CDs whose population increases generally have larger populations than the CDs whose population decreased or remained stable, their average populations in 2017 being 185,843 and 32,086, respectively. Ontario was the region with the largest proportion of growing CDs (85.7%), followed British Columbia (62.1%), the territories (60.0%), Quebec (59.2%), the Prairie provinces (58.3%) and the Atlantic provinces (27.7%).
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For the rest of this analysis, a growth rate higher than -1 per thousand and lower than 1 per thousand is considered to be nil or low. Rates are based on the ratio of the number of events during the period (t, t+x) to the average of the populations at the beginning and end of the period. Five-year rates are annualized. Preliminary postcensal estimates are subject to revision. Future updates could affect trend analysis.
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The very high population increases in the CDs of Okanagan-Similkameen (5907) and Bulkley-Nechako (5951) should be interpreted with caution.
As explained in the methodology section, preliminary postcensal estimates from British Columbia require special treatment. These estimates are calculated using population growth rates provided by BC Stats, British Columbia’s statistical agency.
However, a comparison of the population growth rates provided by BC Stats with those calculated by the Demography Division at Statistics Canada using the component method revealed significant gaps. In addition, the use of preliminary tax data did not allow us to corroborate the high population growth measured by BC Stats in these two CDs for 2016/2017.
However, certain indicators could attest to a high population growth in the Okanagan-Similkameen and Bulkley-Nechako CDs. According to BC Stats, the strong population increase in Okanagan-Similkameen is mostly supported by growth of the real estate market in the city of PentictonNote 1 and by a large construction projectNote 2 in this CD. Moreover, to support population growth in Bulkley-Nechako, BC Stats cites the large increase in the number of connections to the electricity distribution network during the past year, particularly in the unorganized areas of this CD.
As with all the preliminary data in this publication, the population growth of the Okanagan-Similkameen and Bulkley-Nechako CDs will be revised by Statistics Canada in the coming years, once more current data is available.
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- In 2016/2017, two CDs from British Columbia, Bulkley-Nechako (+110.8 per thousand) and Okanagan-Similkameen (+79.6 per thousand) had the largest population growth rates in Canada. British Columbia also hosted two other CDs with 1 of the top 10 growth rates for 2016/2017. With a rate of 34.8 per thousand, Squamish-Lillooet grew the fourth fastest, while Columbia-Shuswap (+27.8 per thousand) had the sixth fastest growth in the country.
- For the seventh consecutive annual period, the Mirabel CD (Que.) had one of the top three population growth rates in Canada (+36.4 per thousand). The third highest growth rate in the country was once again boosted by its intraprovincial migration rate of 26.6 per thousand—highest of all the CDs in Canada. Despite having the third fastest growth rate in the country in 2016/2017 compared to the fastest growth rate in 2015/2016, the Mirabel growth rate was higher in this annual period compared with the previous (+36.4 per thousand compared with +31.8 per thousand). Mirabel is located on the outskirts of Quebec’s most populous CD, Montréal. Most of the intraprovincial net migration for Mirabel came from the nearby suburban CDs of Thérèse-De Blainville and Laval, which are located halfway between Montréal and Mirabel.
- The only Atlantic CD among the top 10 strongest growing CDs was Queens (P.E.I.), with a growth rate of 28.5 per thousand, for a total population of 90,042. Almost all the growth in this CD was a result of international migration, which was the highest in the country at 28.9 per thousand.
- Two Saskatchewan CDs were amongst the top 10 population growths in 2016/2017. With a growth rate of 27.1 per thousand, Division No. 11 (Saskatoon, Sask.) was the seventh largest in the country. The CD of Division No. 6 (Regina, Sask.) had a growth rate of 22.2 per thousand, the tenth largest for 2016/2017. The growth in both of these CDs was mostly attributed to international migration. Both of the growth rates for these CDs were lower compared with 2015/2016.
- Ontario had one CD, Dufferin, among the 10 fastest growth rates in 2016/2017. With a growth rate of 24.3 per thousand, Dufferin was the eighth fastest growing CD. This population growth was primarily due to intraprovincial migration. This CD is located on the outskirts of Toronto, the most populous CD in the country. The majority of intraprovincial net migration came from the suburban Peel CD, located halfway between Toronto and Dufferin.
- Lastly, one CD from the territories, Baffin (Nvt.), was among the 10 largest growers (ninth) in 2016/2017, with a growth rate of 23.3 per thousand. This growth was almost all due to natural increase, which at 19.1 per thousand, was the fifth highest among all CDs.
- There were no CDs from Alberta with the top 10 largest population growth rates in 2016/2017, similar to 2015/2016. The number of CDs in the province with 10 of the highest growth rates has declined from four in both 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 (and three in 2013/2014), to none in both 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. In 2016/2017, only 2 of the 19 Alberta CDs, Division No. 6 (Calgary, Alta.) and Division No. 11 (Edmonton, Alta.), had growth rates higher than the Canadian average (+12.2 per thousand). The population growth declined or remained unchanged in all 19 Alberta CDs in 2016/2017 compared with the previous annual period. In contrast, 16 of the 19 CDs in 2012/2013 recorded stronger population growth compared with 2011/2012.
- Population growth and economic trends are often related. For example, population growth in Alberta’s CDs during the two most recent periods is consistent with Alberta’s recent economic trends. From July 2015 to July 2017, employment was relatively unchanged while the unemployment rate rose 1.7 percentage points to 7.8%Note 3. This is in contrast to the period from July 2011 to July 2014, in which employment rose by nearly 260,000 and the unemployment rate was below 5% for a majority of the period.
Census divisions with the highest rates of decline in the past year
- In 2016/2017, the Atlantic provinces had the largest proportion of CDs that recorded population decreases (63.8%). Despite this, there was only one CD in the Atlantic region with 10 of the highest rates of population decline, compared with 8 in 2012/2013 and 4 in both 2013/2014 and 2014/2015. Alberta and British Columbia had 7 of the 10 CDs with the highest rates of decline in 2016/2017, with Division No. 16 (Wood Buffalo, Alta.) and Stikine (B.C.) swapping places with each other from 2015/2016.
- Division No. 16 (Wood Buffalo, Alta.) had the highest rate of decline, -40.6 per thousand, of any CD for 2016/2017. The population decreased from 75,144 to 72,155. This decline was almost all due to the largest decline in intraprovincial migration (-40.2 per thousand) in the country. This is the third consecutive year of decline for Division No. 16, in contrast with the situation that occurred from 2005/2006 to 2013/2014, when this CD consistently had 1 of the 10 highest population growths in the country. Over the same period, Division No. 18 (Greenview No. 16, Alta.) had the fourth fastest rate of decline in 2016/2017, at -26.2 per thousand, while Division No. 4 (Hanna, Alta.) had the ninth largest decrease for a rate of -16.8 per thousand. Both of these CD’s populations declined in part by both intraprovincial and interprovincial migration.
- Despite having the most CDs among the 10 highest growth rates in 2016/2017, British Columbia also had the most CDs with the highest rates of decline, with four. Over this period, Stikine had the second highest rate of decline at -37.2 per thousand, but down from -45.6 per thousand in 2015/2016. However, the small size of this CD makes it more sensitive to population changes. Stikine was followed by Skeena-Queen Charlotte in third (-27.3 per thousand), Powell-River in seventh (-18.3 per thousand) and Kootenay Boundary in eighth (-17.1 per thousand) for the annual period of 2016/2017. All four of these CDs had a population below the national average for CDs that decreased or remained stable in 2016/2017, the smallest being Stikine with a population of 475.
- One CD from the territories, Region 5 (Hay River, N.W.T.), had the fifth largest rate of decline in the past year (-21.9 per thousand). Natural increases (+6.0 per thousand) and international migration (+3.8 per thousand) could not offset the strong losses from interprovincial (-30.2 per thousand) and intraprovincial migration (-1.5 per thousand).
- Division No. 3 (Channel-Port aux Basques, N.L.), the lone Atlantic CD with one of the highest rates of declines, ranked sixth with a declining rate of -19.2 per thousand, mainly due to intraprovincial migration.
- Lastly, Sudbury (Ont.) had the tenth highest rate of decline in 2016/2017 (-16.5 per thousand), but was slightly up from the previous year (-17.4 per thousand). This decline was primarily due to intraprovincial migration.
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This stacked column graph or age pyramid compares the age structure of the CD of Bulkley-Nechako (B.C.) and the Division No. 16 CD (Alta.) for July 1, 2017 in relative value.
The left side shows males and the right side shows females.
The horizontal axis shows the population in relative value and the vertical axis shows age.
| Age | Division No. 16 (Alta.) | Bulkley-Nechako (B.C.) | ||
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| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| per thousand | ||||
| 0 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 1 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| 2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| 3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.0 |
| 6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 10 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| 11 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 12 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| 13 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 14 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| 15 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| 16 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| 17 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| 18 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| 19 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| 20 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
| 21 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
| 22 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| 23 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 24 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| 25 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 26 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| 27 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 28 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| 29 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 30 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 31 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| 32 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 33 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| 34 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 35 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| 36 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 37 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 38 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 39 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| 40 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 41 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| 42 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 43 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 44 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 45 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| 46 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 47 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 48 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 49 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| 50 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 51 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 52 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| 53 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| 54 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| 55 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 7.0 |
| 56 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 7.2 |
| 57 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| 58 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 59 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
| 60 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| 61 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| 62 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 63 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| 64 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| 65 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| 66 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 67 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| 68 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 69 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 70 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 71 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| 72 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 73 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 74 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 75 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 76 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 77 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 78 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 79 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 81 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 82 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 83 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 85 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 87 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 88 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 89 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 94 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 100 and over | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division. | ||||
The youngest and oldest census divisions
- As of July 1, 2017, many of the youngest census divisions were located in the Prairies and in the territories. Among the 80 CDs that had a median age below that of Canada (40.6 years), more than half (58.8%) were in these parts of Canada, despite being home to only 23.9% of all 293 CDs in the country.
- All of the 10 youngest CDs, by proportion of those aged 0 to 14 years old, were in northern Canada and were also in the top 10 youngest CDs in 2015/2016. Three CDs were in both Manitoba and Nunavut respectively, while Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Quebec each had one. The only CD that was not in western or northern Canada was the Nord-du-Québec (Que.) CD.
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For the purposes of this article, various indicators will be used to measure the aging of a population. The distribution of the population under 15 years and 65 years and older and the median age will be the indicators considered. The median age is an age “x” that divides the population into two equal groups, such that one contains only those individuals older than “x” and the other those younger than “x”.
In the table of the 10 youngest CDs, the CDs are presented in decreasing order based on their proportion of people under 15 years. In the table showing the 10 oldest CDs, the CDs are ranked in decreasing order based on their proportion of people aged 65 years and older. Although median age is not used to rank the CDs, this indicator will also be discussed in the rest of the text.
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- The CD Keewatin (Nvt.) remained the youngest, with 33.5% of the population aged 0 to 14 years old and a median age of 24.5 years. It was followed by three CDs in Manitoba; Division No. 22 (Thompson, Man.) at 32.8%, Division No. 23 (Pukatawagan 198, Man.) at 32.6% and Division No. 19 (Peguis 1B, Man.) at 31.5%, which had median ages of 25.0, 24.9 and 25.4 years, respectively.
- As of July 1, 2017, many of the oldest census divisions were located in the Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario. Among the 211 CDs that had a median age above that of Canada (40.6 years), more than three quarters (78.7%) were in these parts of Canada, despite being home to two thirds (66.2%) of all 293 CDs in the country.
- 9 of the 10 oldest CDs from July 1, 2017 were also among the 10 oldest the previous year. The exception was that Stikine (B.C.) moved into the top 10, while Queens (N.S.) fell out. Three of the oldest CDs were from British Columbia, two were from both Ontario and Quebec, while there was one from each Nova Scotia, Manitoba and New Brunswick.
- The oldest CD in Canada in 2016/2017 was Guysborough (N.S.), with 32.5% of its population aged 65 years and older (and a median age of 56.6 years). The second highest proportion of 32.4% was in Haliburton (Ont.), which also had a median age of 56.6 years. The highest median age was in Stikine (B.C.), with a median age of 56.7 years (and the third highest proportion of its population 65 and older at 31.4%).
- On July 1, 2017, 67 CDs had a median age of at least 50 years old. Nearly half (32) of all these CDs were in Quebec, and close to one third (20) were in the Atlantic provinces. At the same time, the proportion of persons aged 65 years and older was higher than the proportion of persons aged 0 to 14 years old in 199 of the 293 CDs (67.9%). Most of these CDs were in the provinces of central and eastern Canada.
- Similar to the previous annual period, the Atlantic provinces had the highest proportion of CDs with more persons 65 years and older than children aged 0 to 14 years old (44 of 47). The 65 years and older population exceeded the 0 to 14-year-old population in 80 of the 98 CDs in Quebec and in 39 of the 49 CDs in Ontario.
- The proportion of seniors outnumbering youth in the Prairie provinces was much lower (17 of 60). In particular, Alberta had only 1 of its 19 CDs with the 65 years and older population exceeding the 0 to 14-year-old population, the lowest proportion among the provinces. British Columbia was quite similar to Canada as a whole, as nearly two thirds (19 of 29) of CDs in the province had a greater proportion of people aged 65 and older compared with aged 0 to 14. Lastly, none of the 10 CDs in the territories had a higher proportion of seniors compared with youth.
Description for Figure 3.2
This stacked column graph or age pyramid compares the age structure of the CD of Guysborough (N.S.) and the CD of Keewatin (Nvt.) for July 1, 2017 in relative value.
The left side shows males and the right side shows females.
The horizontal axis shows the population in relative value and the vertical axis shows age.
| Age | Guysborough (N.S.) | Keewatin (Nvt.) | ||
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| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| per thousand | ||||
| 0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
| 1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
| 2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| 4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 14.1 | 11.2 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 7.9 |
| 6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 11.4 |
| 7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
| 8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
| 9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 10 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
| 11 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
| 12 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 13 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| 14 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
| 15 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 16 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 8.1 |
| 17 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| 18 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 19 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
| 20 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| 21 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| 22 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
| 23 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| 24 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 7.8 |
| 25 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 10.2 |
| 26 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| 27 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| 28 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| 29 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 30 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 8.8 |
| 31 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| 32 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 33 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.4 |
| 34 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 35 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 36 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 5.1 |
| 37 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| 38 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 39 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 40 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 41 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| 42 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 43 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 44 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 45 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 46 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| 47 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 48 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 49 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 50 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 51 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 52 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 |
| 53 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 4.7 |
| 54 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| 55 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| 56 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 57 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| 58 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 59 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 60 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| 61 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 62 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| 63 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| 64 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| 65 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 66 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 67 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 68 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 69 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 70 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 71 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 72 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| 73 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 74 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 75 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 76 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 77 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 78 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 79 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 80 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 81 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 82 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 83 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 84 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 85 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 86 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 87 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 88 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 89 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 90 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 91 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 92 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 94 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 95 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 96 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 97 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 98 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 99 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 100 and over | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division. | ||||
- Finally, a comparison of the age pyramids of the youngest and oldest CDs (Keewatin and Guysborough) shows strong differences in the two CD’s age structures. Keewatin, the youngest overall CD, has a large number of persons below the age of 10, and also below the age of 30, shown by the wide lower part of the pyramid. After 30, the pyramid becomes narrower as age increases. This is the opposite for Guysborough, which begins to widen after the age of 30, with its narrowest section among the mutually exclusive 25 to 34 year olds. The widest section of the pyramid for Guysborough is within the 55 to 74 year old range, shown by the wide upper part of the pyramid.
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