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Table 3
Age distribution of the Caribbean community and overall Canadian population, 2001

  Caribbean community Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
percentage
Age group
Under 15
29.3 24.8 26.9 20.2 18.6 19.4
15 to 24
17.5 15.6 16.5 14.0 13.0 13.4
25 to 44
30.1 32.2 31.2 30.4 30.6 30.5
45 to 64
18.4 21.0 19.8 24.4 24.4 24.4
65 and over
4.6 6.4 5.6 10.9 13.4 12.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total population
in thousands
232.7 271.1 503.8 14,564.3 15,074.8 29,639.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.