The latest census data looks at age and gender and of the 70,380 residents in the North Bay area, most are women.
The 2016 census shows there are 36,125 women compared to 34,255 men.
There was a difference of about 1,900 in the 2011 census too.
When it comes to age, there were 14,060 residents over the age of 65 last year.
That’s 1,605 more than the last census.
Those aged 14 and under dropped about 400 to 10,425.
The working age population, those between the ages of 15 and 64 remains the largest demographic locally at 45,825.
But, it’s down 3,145 people from the 2011 census.
Also of note, there are 20 people in the area that are 100 or older, double the number in the last census. 15 are women while 5 are men.
Nationally, the figures indicate the number of Canadians who are 65 or older grew 20 per cent between 2011 and 2016, surpassing for the first time the number of children aged 14 and under.
It’s the largest increase for that age group in 70 years, and the highest increase in the proportion of seniors since Confederation.
Locally, there were more seniors than youth 14 and under in both the 2011 and 2016 census.
The census also found that while Canada’s working-age population represents one of the largest proportions among G7 countries, there are two people about to retire from the workforce for every one poised to join it.
(With files from The Canadian Press)

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