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Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories
2005-2031
Text table 3.6
Percentage of persons aged 65 years and
over observed (2005) and projected (2031) according to six scenarios, Canada,
provinces and territories
| |
2005 |
Scenario (2031) |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| |
in percentage |
| Canada |
13.1 |
24.4 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
22.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
13.1 |
29.7 |
30.3 |
29.5 |
28.8 |
32.8 |
29.0 |
| Prince Edward Island |
14.1 |
27.2 |
26.5 |
26.4 |
26.2 |
26.6 |
25.8 |
| Nova Scotia |
14.2 |
28.6 |
28.6 |
28.1 |
27.8 |
28.4 |
27.5 |
| New Brunswick |
13.9 |
28.9 |
29.1 |
28.6 |
28.2 |
28.8 |
28.1 |
| Quebec |
13.8 |
26.4 |
25.4 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
25.7 |
24.5 |
| Ontario |
12.8 |
23.2 |
21.8 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
21.9 |
21.1 |
| Manitoba |
13.5 |
22.7 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
22.1 |
21.5 |
21.0 |
| Saskatchewan |
14.8 |
25.4 |
24.8 |
25.0 |
25.2 |
23.4 |
24.3 |
| Alberta |
10.5 |
22.0 |
20.8 |
21.4 |
22.1 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
| British Columbia |
13.8 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
24.1 |
22.8 |
25.3 |
23.0 |
| Yukon |
6.9 |
20.9 |
24.1 |
19.8 |
16.5 |
23.0 |
18.6 |
| Northwest Territories |
4.7 |
16.0 |
16.4 |
15.2 |
13.9 |
16.6 |
14.1 |
| Nunavut |
2.6 |
6.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
| Source: |
Statistics Canada, Demography Division. |
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