Description for Chart 2 Population pyramids by age and sex, Canada, 1954, 2014 and 2054
This chart shows three population pyramids by age and sex for Canada for each of the years 1954, 2014 and 2054, with data for males on the left and data for females on the right.
The pyramid for 2014 is solid while the pyramids for 1954 and 2014 are lines. Data for the years 1954 and 2014 are observed while data for 2054 are projected based on the medium-growth scenario.
The horizontal axis shows the population count per thousand and the vertical axis shows the age.
Age | Males | Females | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | 2014 | 2054 | 1954 | 2014 | 2054 | |
per 1,000 | ||||||
0 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
1 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
2 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
3 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
4 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
5 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
6 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
7 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
8 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
9 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
10 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
11 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
12 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
13 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
14 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
15 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
16 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
17 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
18 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
19 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
20 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
21 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
22 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
23 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
24 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
25 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
26 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
27 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
28 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
29 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
30 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
31 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
32 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
33 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
34 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
35 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
36 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
37 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
38 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
39 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
40 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
41 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
42 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
43 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
44 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
45 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
46 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
47 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
48 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
49 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
50 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
51 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 5.8 |
52 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
53 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 5.7 |
54 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
55 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 5.8 |
56 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
57 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
58 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
59 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
60 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
61 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
62 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
63 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
64 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
65 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
66 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
67 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
68 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
69 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
70 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
71 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
72 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
73 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
74 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
75 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
76 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
77 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
78 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 |
79 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
80 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
81 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
82 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
83 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
84 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
85 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
86 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
87 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
88 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
89 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
90 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
91 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
92 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
93 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
94 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
95 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
96 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Notes: Persons aged 100 and over are included at age 100. Estimates are adjusted for net census undercoverage. 2014 data are preliminary estimates. Sources: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, Population Estimates Program, 1954 and 2014, Population projections, medium-growth scenario (M1), custom tabulation, 2054. |
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