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Table 5
Percentage of persons aged less than 15 years and persons aged 65 years and over in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006
Region	Less than 15 years			65 years and over
Region	2001	2006	Difference	2001	2006	Difference
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
Metropolitan	18.8	17.5	-1.3	12.6	13.3	0.7
Non-metropolitan	20.1	18.2	-1.9	14.4	15.5	1.1
Total	19.1	17.7	-1.4	13.0	13.7	0.7