Statistics Canada Government of Canada

 

2006 Census - Age and sex population comparisons

To compare the population distributions by years of age and sex for two different areas (Canada,
provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations), select the areas
of interest from the drop-down menus below.

 

The blue area graph portrays the male and female population distribution by proportion of the geographical area selected with the first selection menu. Canada         The red line graph portrays the male and female population distribution by proportion of the geographical area selected with the second selection menu. Canada

This graph illustrates the age and sex distribution of Canada and Canada.

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100+ years

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80 years

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60 years

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40 years

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20 years

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Under 1

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The left half of the graph depicts the age distribution as a proportion of total males for Canada and Canada. The right half of the graph depicts the age distribution as a proportion of total females for Canada and Canada.

Percentage of the population

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.
Age (123) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 100% Data - Catalogue no. 97-551-XWE2006009.