Many immigrants come to Canada in the prime of life

In 2012, nearly 6 in 10 (57.5%) immigrants were between 20 and 44 years of age, as was 34.1% of the overall population in Canada.
About one-fifth (20.2%) of the immigrant population was aged 0 to 14 in 2012, slightly higher than the total population in Canada (16.2%). Just over 4% of new immigrants were aged 65 and over in 2012 compared to approximately 15% for the Canadian population as a whole.
The age structure of immigrants who arrived in Canada in 1981 shows a population that was both younger and older compared to those who arrived in 2012. This could reflect the impact of the higher proportion of immigrants in the family reunification category as well as the humanitarian category 30 years ago.

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