Age and Sex Population
In 2007, males accounted for 50.5 percent while females comprised 49.5 percent. The potential labor force aged 15-64 is 389,171 or 61.47 percent of the total population. The dependent age group 0-14 years totaled 198,821 or 31.40 percent and the aged (65 years old and over) numbered 45,146 or 7.13 percent of the total population. Consequently, for every 100 potential earners in the provincial economy, there were about 73 dependents of which 61 were children while the remaining 12 were considered as old age dependents.
|
AGE GROUP |
TOTAL POPULATION |
||
|
BOTH SEXES |
MALE |
FEMALE |
|
|
All Ages |
633,138 |
319,849 |
313,289 |
|
Under 1 |
13,134 |
6,807 |
6,367 |
|
1-4 |
52,588 |
27,417 |
25,171 |
|
5-9 |
66,256 |
34,535 |
31,720 |
|
10-14 |
66,804 |
34,419 |
32,385 |
|
15-19 |
59,783 |
31,556 |
28,227 |
|
20-24 |
54,104 |
27,908 |
26,104 |
|
25-29 |
51,746 |
26,941 |
24,805 |
|
30-34 |
43,922 |
22,600 |
21,322 |
|
35-39 |
42,951 |
22,172 |
20,799 |
|
40-44 |
37,735 |
19,324 |
18,411 |
|
45-49 |
32,868 |
16,787 |
18,081 |
|
50-54 |
27,616 |
13,551 |
14,065 |
|
55-59 |
22,279 |
10,707 |
11,572 |
|
60-64 |
16,259 |
7,376 |
8,883 |
|
65-69 |
14,946 |
6,373 |
8,573 |
|
70-74 |
11,381 |
4,659 |
6,722 |
|
75-79 |
7,917 |
3,027 |
4,890 |
|
80 and over |
10,902 |
3,690 |
7,212 |
|
0-17 |
236,606 |
123,122 |
113,484 |
|
18 and over |
396,532 |
196,727 |
199,805 |