Age Structure, 2001

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Abstract

On May 15, 2001, the median age of Canada's population reached an all-time high of 37.6 years, up 2.3 years from 35.3 in 1996. This was the biggest census-to-census increase in a century. Median age is the point where exactly one-half of the population is older, and the other half is younger.

Map Source: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Age (122) and sex (3) for population, for Canada, provinces, territories, Census divisions, Census subdivisions and dissemination areas, 2001 Census - 100% data Catalogue Number 95F0300XCB2001001.

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The age structure is based on the same age breakdown used for the maps showing the age structure in 1996, wherein the data was grouped into the following five age cohorts: youth (15 years of age and under), early working years (15 to 34 years), later working years (35 to 64 years), golden years (65 to 74 years) and oldest old (75 years of age and older).

The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin. The Daily for July 16, 2002, marked the public release of this census variable. Highlight tables allowing users to perform simple rank and sort functions with the data at various levels of geography are available for this variable here: Age and Sex: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census. Technical notes for this variable can be found at 2001 Census Technical Reports and User Guides.

The text was adapted from Statistics Canada, The Daily, Tuesday July 16, 2002. Statistics Canada information is used with the permission of Statistics Canada. Information on the availability of the wide range of data from Statistics Canada can be obtained from the Statistic Canada’s Regional Offices, its World Wide Web site at: www.statcan.ca , and its toll-free access number 1-800-263-1136.

Please read the following Data and Mapping Notes for information on how the map was derived.