1 / Population Pyramid

Name: ______Date: ______

Using the data provided in the Updated 2006 Census chart, create the 2006 population pyramid. The first bar has been shaded in for you to get you started. You may use different colours or you may shade one dark and one light alternating.

Updated 2006 Census data

Canada's population by age group and sex, 2006 Census of Population
Age group / % males / % females
Total / 49.0 / 51.0
0 to 4 years / 2.7 / 2.6
5 to 9 years / 2.9 / 2.8
10 to 14 years / 3.4 / 3.2
15 to 19 years / 3.5 / 3.3
20 to 24 years / 3.3 / 3.3
25 to 29 years / 3.1 / 3.2
30 to 34 years / 3.1 / 3.3
35 to 39 years / 3.4 / 3.6
40 to 44 years / 4.1 / 4.2
45 to 49 years / 4.1 / 4.2
50 to 54 years / 3.7 / 3.8
55 to 59 years / 3.2 / 3.3
60 to 64 years / 2.5 / 2.6
65 to 69 years / 1.9 / 2.0
70 to 74 years / 1.6 / 1.8
75 to 79 years / 1.2 / 1.6
80 to 84 years / 0.8 / 1.3
85 years and over / 0.5 / 1.1
Note: Showing percentage of the total population (males plus females).

Canada Population Pyramid for 1995

Age and sex distribution for the year 1995:

Canada Population Pyramid for 2000

Age and sex distribution for the year 2000:

Canada Population Pyramid for 2003

Age and sex distribution for the year 2003:

Canada Population Pyramid for 2005

Age and sex distribution for the year 2005:

Canada Population Pyramid for 2010

Age and sex distribution for the year 2010:

Canada Population Pyramid for 2020

Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2020:

Canada Population Pyramid for 2050

Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2050:

Name: ______Date: ______

The 2006 Population Pyramid:

  1. Write the details of your age group and sex within the Canadian population.

Age group ______Sex ______Percentage ______

  1. What single age group and sex represents the largest percentage of Canada’s population?

Age group ______Sex ______Percentage ______

  1. Circle the 10-year age group that contains the largest percentage of the population.

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  1. What percentage of Canada’s population is male and what percentage is female? (add the percentages of each sex)

Males ______Females ______

  1. Write in the percentage for males and females age 65 and over.

Males ______Females ______

Comments: ______

  1. Explain why the 2006 population pyramid has a narrower base than that of the 1961 pyramid. ______