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| Area type | Less than 15 years | 65 years and over | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2006 | 2001 | 2006 | |||
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006. | ||||||
| Metropolitan areas of Canada |
19.1 | 17.5 | 12.6 | 13.3 | ||
| Total of rural areas and small
towns |
20.1 | 18.2 | 14.4 | 15.5 | ||
| Rural areas close to
urban centres |
20.2 | 18.0 | 12.9 | 13.9 | ||
| Remote rural areas |
19.9 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 16.1 | ||
| Territories |
31.8 | 28.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| Canada | 19.1 | 17.7 | 13.0 | 13.7 | ||