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Table 5.1 Children and youth, by age group, selected years, 1974 to 2009

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Table 5.1  Children and youth, by age group, selected years, 1974 to 2009
  1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009
  number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
Both sexes, less than 25 years 10,563,411 46.3 10,450,002 43.2 10,125,489 39.5 9,777,891 35.8 9,941,892 34.3 10,032,302 33.0 10,105,930 31.6 10,185,166 30.2
Less than 1 year 338,337 1.5 358,344 1.5 370,618 1.4 382,907 1.4 384,934 1.3 338,430 1.1 338,030 1.1 376,842 1.1
1 to 4 years 1,439,358 6.3 1,422,378 5.9 1,478,316 5.8 1,512,066 5.5 1,625,520 5.6 1,489,812 4.9 1,369,246 4.3 1,460,882 4.3
5 to 9 years 1,991,842 8.7 1,829,208 7.6 1,806,123 7.1 1,903,668 7.0 1,968,145 6.8 2,056,237 6.8 1,905,018 6.0 1,799,302 5.3
10 to 14 years 2,373,809 10.4 2,035,541 8.4 1,863,492 7.3 1,856,124 6.8 1,982,380 6.8 2,034,498 6.7 2,142,366 6.7 1,974,580 5.9
15 to 19 years 2,314,170 10.1 2,429,491 10.0 2,091,627 8.2 1,939,950 7.1 1,956,819 6.7 2,074,868 6.8 2,143,698 6.7 2,252,125 6.7
20 to 24 years 2,105,895 9.2 2,375,040 9.8 2,515,313 9.8 2,183,176 8.0 2,024,094 7.0 2,038,457 6.7 2,207,572 6.9 2,321,435 6.9
Males, less than 25 years 5,385,288 23.6 5,329,481 22.0 5,183,236 20.2 5,005,432 18.4 5,091,176 17.6 5,141,412 16.9 5,179,062 16.2 5,226,869 15.5
Less than 1 year 173,269 0.8 183,889 0.8 189,886 0.7 196,178 0.7 197,620 0.7 173,364 0.6 173,710 0.5 193,273 0.6
1 to 4 years 738,458 3.2 729,346 3.0 758,930 3.0 774,375 2.8 832,553 2.9 762,729 2.5 702,203 2.2 750,162 2.2
5 to 9 years 1,019,412 4.5 938,774 3.9 925,732 3.6 977,537 3.6 1,008,418 3.5 1,053,093 3.5 974,929 3.1 925,703 2.7
10 to 14 years 1,213,871 5.3 1,042,532 4.3 955,286 3.7 951,730 3.5 1,016,851 3.5 1,043,560 3.4 1,096,878 3.4 1,011,814 3.0
15 to 19 years 1,177,623 5.2 1,238,001 5.1 1,073,038 4.2 994,870 3.6 1,005,733 3.5 1,066,081 3.5 1,103,140 3.5 1,153,334 3.4
20 to 24 years 1,062,655 4.7 1,196,939 4.9 1,280,364 5.0 1,110,742 4.1 1,030,001 3.6 1,042,585 3.4 1,128,202 3.5 1,192,583 3.5
Females, less than 25 years 5,178,123 22.7 5,120,521 21.2 4,942,253 19.3 4,772,459 17.5 4,850,716 16.7 4,890,890 16.1 4,926,868 15.4 4,958,297 14.7
Less than 1 year 165,068 0.7 174,455 0.7 180,732 0.7 186,729 0.7 187,314 0.6 165,066 0.5 164,320 0.5 183,569 0.5
1 to 4 years 700,900 3.1 693,032 2.9 719,386 2.8 737,691 2.7 792,967 2.7 727,083 2.4 667,043 2.1 710,720 2.1
5 to 9 years 972,430 4.3 890,434 3.7 880,391 3.4 926,131 3.4 959,727 3.3 1,003,144 3.3 930,089 2.9 873,599 2.6
10 to 14 years 1,159,938 5.1 993,009 4.1 908,206 3.5 904,394 3.3 965,529 3.3 990,938 3.3 1,045,488 3.3 962,766 2.9
15 to 19 years 1,136,547 5.0 1,191,490 4.9 1,018,589 4.0 945,080 3.5 951,086 3.3 1,008,787 3.3 1,040,558 3.3 1,098,791 3.3
20 to 24 years 1,043,240 4.6 1,178,101 4.9 1,234,949 4.8 1,072,434 3.9 994,093 3.4 995,872 3.3 1,079,370 3.4 1,128,852 3.3
Note: Percentage of the total population of Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001.
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