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Table 3
Age distribution of the Latin American community and overall Canadian population. 2001

  Latin American community Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
percentage
Age group
Under 15
30.1 27.9 29.0 20.2 18.6 19.4
15 to 24
18.6 17.2 17.8 14.0 13.0 13.4
25 to 44
33.3 34.7 34.0 30.4 30.6 30.5
45 to 64
15.8 16.8 16.3 24.4 24.4 24.4
65 and over
2.2 3.4 2.8 10.9 13.4 12.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total population in thousands 118.6 125.8 244.4 14 564.3 15 074.8 29 639.0
Source: Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Canada.