Table 3.5
Percentage of persons aged 65 years or over
observed (2009) and projected (2036) according to six scenarios, Canada, provinces
and territories
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| 2009 | Scenario (2036) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-growth scenario | Medium-growth scenario (M1) | Medium-growth scenario (M2) | Medium-growth scenario (M3) | Medium-growth scenario (M4) | High-growth scenario | ||
| percent | |||||||
| Canada | 13.9 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 22.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.8 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 31.6 | 30.6 | 32.1 | 30.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 15.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 29.6 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 26.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 15.8 | 29.1 | 28.6 | 30.0 | 28.5 | 29.8 | 28.0 |
| New Brunswick | 15.5 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 29.1 | 30.7 | 28.8 |
| Quebec | 14.9 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 24.2 |
| Ontario | 13.7 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.2 |
| Manitoba | 13.8 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 20.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 14.7 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 22.5 |
| Alberta | 10.4 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 20.2 |
| British Columbia | 14.7 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 24.5 | 22.8 |
| Yukon | 8.0 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 22.8 | 16.5 | 24.9 | 19.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 5.2 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 19.4 |
| Nunavut | 3.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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