Report on Female Population

24H > NEWS CANADA REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population 24H > NEWS CANADA 6 REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population 24H > NEWS CANADA 6 REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population 24H > NEWS CANADA 6 REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population 24H > NEWS CANADA 6 REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population 24H > NEWS CANADA 6 REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population 24H > NEWS CANADA 6 REPORT ON FEMALE POPULATION Women in majority, aging & increasingly immigrant Canadian women are in the majority and are becoming an increasingly diverse but elderly population, according to a report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The publication, Women in Canada, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first edition was published in 1985, after a United Nations womens' conference found a "lack of reliable data" about women's status. – 24 HOURS TOTAL FEMALES IN CANADA (IN MILLIONS) 25 Gains in life .50.4% expectancy have benefited women more than men. 20 of population 15 48.5% 10 of population *projected *projected 1921 2010 2031 2061 SENIORS: POPULATION AGING 25% As the number of senior women grew over time, the number of girls decreased. 1971 20% 15% 7.1% 13% 1971 increase decrease 10% 5% 2010 2010 0% Senior women (65 and over) Girls (14 and under) IMMIGRANTS: COUNTRY OF BIRTH 36% Europe 7.9% China 12% Central and 5.6% 41% South America, Caribbean and Bermuda Africa Asian and Middle Eastern countries IMMIGRANTS VISIBLE MINORITIES 3,222,795 4M 16.4% of population. 3M immigrant females in Canada in 2006 2M 20% 1M of female population OM 2006 2011 1/5 (20.3%) of country's female population