Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Common menu bar links

Ages of the living, by sex

Ages of the living, by sex
  1871 1881 1891 1901
  number
Nova Scotia        
Total males 193,792 220,538 227,093 233,642
Under 1 year 5,570 5,665 5,296 5,108
1 to under 5 years 21,830 23,623 21,240 21,411
5 to under 10 years 26,348 28,639 27,648 26,682
10 to under 15 years 23,818 27,186 27,501 25,714
15 to under 20 years 20,238 24,124 25,297 25,461
20 to under 25 years 18,296 20,501 21,874 22,871
25 to under 35 years 27,397 28,670 29,373 31,812
35 to under 45 years 17,534 22,561 22,571 24,007
45 to under 55 years 14,231 16,384 19,180 19,433
55 to under 65 years 8,841 11,770 13,669 15,918
65 to under 75 years 6,973 7,276 8,495 9,888
75 to under 85 years 2,050 3,269 3,717 4,141
85 to under 95 years 598<sup>1</sup> 591 757 826
95 years and over * 55 58 54
Not given 68 214 417 316
Total females 194,008 220,034 223,303 225,932
Under 1 year 5,240 5,440 5,078 4,991
1 to under 5 years 21,033 22,729 20,391 20,912
5 to under 10 years 25,769 27,741 26,692 25,980
10 to under 15 years 22,805 25,693 26,073 24,541
15 to under 20 years 20,798 24,056 24,658 24,156
20 to under 25 years 19,589 21,073 21,349 20,917
25 to under 35 years 29,277 30,144 29,985 30,072
35 to under 45 years 18,156 23,054 22,713 23,454
45 to under 55 years 14,335 16,911 19,005 19,328
55 to under 65 years 8,418 11,941 13,513 15,450
65 to under 75 years 5,982 7,083 8,554 9,815
75 to under 85 years 1,902 3,218 4,015 4,852
85 to under 95 years 645<sup>1</sup> 715 915 1,099
95 years and over * 82 86 96
Not given 59 154 276 269
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.