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 |
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