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Table 6
Age distribution and median age of the Inuit and non-Aboriginal populations, Canada, 2006
Age groups and median age1 Inuit population Non-Aboriginal population
number percentage number percentage
? not applicable
Note:
  1. The median age is the point where exactly one-half of the population is older and the other half is younger.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
Total - Age groups 50,485 100 30,068,240 100
0 to 14 years 17,710 35 5,227,910 17
0 to 4 years 5,875 12 1,581,495 5
5 to 9 years 5,795 11 1,693,510 6
10 to 14 years 6,030 12 1,952,900 6
15 to 24 years 10,555 21 3,995,800 13
15 to 19 years 6,005 12 2,017,810 7
20 to 24 years 4,550 9 1,977,990 7
Under 25 years 28,260 56 9,223,710 31
25 to 64 years 20,375 40 16,826,695 56
25 to 29 years 3,670 7 1,894,015 6
30 to 34 years 3,425 7 1,931,485 6
35 to 39 years 3,500 7 2,116,235 7
40 to 44 years 3,135 6 2,508,400 8
45 to 49 years 2,385 5 2,527,525 8
50 to 54 years 1,875 4 2,280,600 8
55 to 59 years 1,465 3 2,023,780 7
60 to 64 years 920 2 1,544,655 5
65 years and over 1,845 4 4,017,830 13
65 to 69 years 755 2 1,197,695 4
70 to 74 years 550 1 1,019,135 3
75 years and over 535 1 1,801,000 6
Median age (years) 22 ? 40 ?