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Numbers and percentages of the population 10 years of age or over in gainful occupations, classified according to age and sex, census years 1921 and 1931

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Numbers and percentages of the population 10 years of age or over in gainful occupations, classified according to age and sex, census years 1921 and 1931
  Population, 10 years or older
  Total Male Female
  number
1921 Census      
10 to 15 1,076,244 543,103 533,141
16 to 19 637,183 320,658 316,525
20 to 24 710,581 350,590 359,991
25 to 34 1,338,111 690,096 648,015
35 to 64 2,490,327 1,342,646 1,147,681
65 or older 418,790 214,145 204,645
Total 6,671,336 3,461,338 3,299,998
1931 Census      
10 to 15 1,277,553 645,398 632,155
16 to 19 833,457 421,401 412,056
20 to 24 910,121 463,120 447,001
25 to 34 1,493,119 776,988 716,131
35 to 64 3,065,882 1,649,041 1,416,841
65 or older 375,259 293,947 281,312
Total 8,159,0591 4,253,5371 3,906,5321
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.