Table 1.1
Age distribution and median age, Inuit population by region, 2006

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Age group All Inuit in
Canada
Total, Inuit
Nunaat
Nunatsiavut Nunavik Nunavut Inuvialuit
Region
Outside
Inuit
Nunaat
percentage
Total - Age groups 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
0 to 14 years 35 37 27 39 38 30 28
15 to 24 years 21 21 22 21 21 22 21
25 to 64 years 40 39 46 37 38 43 45
65 years and over 4 3 5 3 3 5 6
Median age (years) 22 21 26 20 20 24 26
Note: The median age is the point where exactly one-half of the population is older and the other half is younger.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census, 2006