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Ages of the living, by sex

Ages of the living, by sex
  1871 1881 1891 1901
  number
Canada        
Total males 1,764,311 2,188,779 2,460,471 2,751,708
Under 1 year 54,378 61,704 61,308 66,464
1 to under 5 years 205,156 238,318 244,807 257,832
5 to under 10 years 248,987 281,216 297,385 311,134
10 to under 15 years 229,475 259,154 279,889 295,674
15 to under 20 years 190,687 237,317 258,325 280,275
20 to under 25 years 161,955 211,634 237,144 256,981
25 to under 30 years 129,856 165,339 194,531 216,334
30 to under 35 years 105,105 131,051 163,866 188,125
35 to under 40 years 88,608 115,029 139,899 172,553
40 to under 45 years 76,261 97,807 118,954 152,036
45 to under 50 years 67,475 86,784 100,827 125,636
50 to under 55 years 56,022 72,046 87,861 106,107
55 to under 60 years 44,801 57,379 66,887 82,136
60 to under 65 years 35,522 52,006 62,819 72,807
65 to under 70 years 28,973 36,544 44,717 54,497
70 to under 75 years 20,175 26,158 32,941 39,086
75 to under 80 years 11,448 16,361 20,047 24,548
80 to under 85 years 5,117 9,251 10,798 13,090
85 to under 90 years 2,405 3,344 4,160 4,848
90 to under 95 years 1,023 987 1,360 1,356
95 years and over - 429 411 423
Not given 882 28 921 31,535 29,766
Total females 1,721,450 2,136,031 2,372,768 2,619,607
Under 1 year 52,170 59,473 59,149 65,116
1 to under 5 years 197,969 230,956 238,341 253,573
5 to under 10 years 241,428 273,446 288,605 304,765
10 to under 15 years 220,682 247,728 269,287 284,665
15 to under 20 years 195,231 239,281 254,412 272,228
20 to under 25 years 169,590 217,771 235,913 251,823
25 to under 30 years 136,183 166,236 193,115 207,051
30 to under 35 years 106,093 129,538 155,724 174,942
35 to under 40 years 88,521 113,515 130,551 158,673
40 to under 45 years 72,171 95,537 112,685 137,822
45 to under 50 years 62,937 82,364 94,992 113,550
50 to under 55 years 50,334 68,762 83,565 97,857
55 to under 60 years 39,822 53,027 63,089 78,535
60 to under 65 years 29,788 45,354 57,403 68,156
65 to under 70 years 23,903 32,052 40,172 51,176
70 to under 75 years 16,721 23,453 29,906 37,294
75 to under 80 years 9,503 14,649 17,864 23,248
80 to under 85 years 4,466 8,307 10,151 12,740
85 to under 90 years 2,143 3,151 4,390 4,990
90 to under 95 years 977 1,094 1,436 1,554
95 years and over - 489 437 538
Not given 818 29,848 31,581 19,311
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.