Percentage of Canadians living in small, medium and large cities by age, 1976 and 2012 - alternative text

  0-17 18-24 25-64 65+
  1976 2012 1976 2012 1976 2012 1976 2012
1,000,000 + 27% 47% 30% 48% 33% 49% 28% 41%
100,000 - 999,999 17% 25% 28% 28% 26% 27% 27% 27%
< 100,000 56% 28% 42% 24% 41% 24% 45% 32%

Note: Values are estimates based on the graph.

Note: Population of cities is shown at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) level.

Source: Calculated from: Statistics Canada (2013). Table 1.1-3 Annual population estimates by census metropolitan area, Canada - Population by age group and sex at July 1, 2012. Catalogue no. 91-214-X; and Statistics Canada (1976). Census of Canada public use microdata. 1976 individuals. Retrieved using the Canadian Census Analyzer at Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences Data Centre (CHASS) at the University of Toronto: http://sda.chass.utoronto.ca/sdaweb/html/canpumf.htm