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Health Unit Region Population Estimates

The 2017 population estimate for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) region is 128,488 individuals. Between 2008 and 2017, the regional population increased significantly by about 1,000 individuals or by 1%.

Population by Age and Sex:

The age groups that comprised the highest percentage (about one third) of our regional population were adults aged 50 to 69 years, compared to Ontario where 50 to 59 year olds and 20 to 29 year olds were the age groups most represented in the population (see Figure 1; Table 1).
The population for children aged 17 years or younger has decreased significantly by about 10% between 2008 and 2017. In comparison, the population of seniors (adults aged 65 years or older) has increased significantly by about 28% (see Figure 2). Similar increases and decreases in child and senior populations occurred in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts (see Tables 4 and 5).
The percentage of males and females within each age group is between 48% and 52% within all age groups with the exception of adults aged 75 years and older. Females represented 73% of the population aged 90 years or older, 60% of the population aged 85 to 89 years, and 54% of the population aged 75 to 84 years.

Population for Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts:

In the Parry Sound district, adults aged 50 to 69 years comprised over 35% of the population, similarly, in the municipalities of the Nipissing district served by the Health Unit (excluding South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island) adults aged 50 to 69 years old was the most represented age groups in the population (approximately 30%; see Tables 2 and 3).

Figure 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Figure 1. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Health Unit region, by sex and age group, 2017.

Bar graph showing the male and female population estimates for each 5 year age group

Table 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Table 1. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Health Unit region, by sex and age group, 2017.

Age Group (Years)	Females	Males	Total
0-4	2,739	2,949	5,688
5-9	2,903	3,043	5,946
10-14	2,849	3,003	5,852
15-19	3,211	3,449	6,660
20-24	3,711	3,744	7,455
25-29	3,951	4,008	7,959
30-34	3,582	3,578	7,160
35-39	3,371	3,226	6,597
40-44	3,329	3,343	6,672
45-49	3,800	3,921	7,721
50-54	5,139	5,153	10,292
55-59	5,586	5,597	11,183
60-64	5,233	5,011	10,244
65-69	4,714	4,490	9,204
70-74	3,783	3,570	7,353
75-79	2,828	2,536	5,364
80-84	2,018	1,646	3,664
85-89	1,373	908	2,281
90+	872	321	1,193
Total	64,992	63,496	128,488

Table 2. Population estimates for the adjusted Nipissing district

Of the municipalities served by the Health Unit within the Nipissing district (excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island), the population has increased significantly by about 625 individuals since 2008.

Table 2. Population estimates for individuals residing within municipalities of the Nipissing district served by the Health Unit*, by age group and planning area, 2017.

Age Group (Years)	North Bay	East Nipissing	West Nipissing	Total*
0-4	2,565	561	865	3,991
5-9	2,706	619	885	4,210
10-14	2,535	571	870	3,976
15-19	3,048	636	906	4,590
20-24	4,087	514	706	5,307
25-29	4,410	688	1,034	6,132
30-34	3,604	679	1,012	5,295
35-39	3,046	690	987	4,723
40-44	3,034	672	960	4,666
45-49	3,203	808	1,078	5,089
50-54	4,011	1,060	1,487	6,558
55-59	4,193	1,244	1,686	7,123
60-64	3,623	1,027	1,545	6,195
65-69	3,125	817	1,397	5,339
70-74	2,715	524	1,049	4,288
75-79	2,140	429	660	3,229
80-84	1,565	216	454	2,235
85-89	1,019	173	234	1,426
90+	548	112	177	837
Total	55,177	12,040	17,992	85,209

*Only includes municipalities served by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit; excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island.

Table 3. Population estimates for Parry Sound district

In Parry Sound, the population increased by about 801 individuals between 2006 and 2012, but decreased by about 477 individuals between 2012 and 2016.

Table 3. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Parry Sound district, by age group and planning area, 2017.

Age Group (Years)	North East Parry Sound	South East Parry Sound	West Parry Sound	Total
0-4	550	397	750	1,697
5-9	574	359	803	1,736
10-14	617	375	884	1,876
15-19	592	500	978	2,070
20-24	572	503	1,073	2,148
25-29	489	428	910	1,827
30-34	589	459	817	1,865
35-39	625	429	820	1,874
40-44	659	476	871	2,006
45-49	767	618	1,247	2,632
50-54	1,016	909	1,809	3,734
55-59	1,083	1,023	1,954	4,060
60-64	1,111	1,002	1,936	4,049
65-69	992	981	1,542	3,065
70-74	758	765	1,400	2,780
75-79	580	483	1,072	2,135
80-84	369	327	733	1,429
85-89	238	173	444	855
90+	120	39	197	356
Total	12,301	10,246	20,732	43,279

Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors in the Health Unit region

Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors within the Health Unit region, by year.

Graph showing the population estimates for children and seniors by year

Table 4. Population estimates for children in the Health Unit region

Table 4. Population estimates for children within the Health Unit region, by district and year.

Year	Nipissing district (only includes municipalities served by the Health Unit)	Parry Sound district	Health Unit region
2008	16,567	7,384	23,951
2009	16,231	7,213	23,444
2010	15,966	7,171	23,137
2011	15,840	7,068	22,908
2012	15,545	6,959	22,504
2013	15,290	6,765	22,055
2014	15,100	6,600	21,700
2015	14,988	6,519	21,507
2016	14,935	6,510	21,445
2017	14,821	6,525	21,346

Table 5. Population estimates for seniors in the Health Unit area

Table 5. Population estimates for seniors within the Health Unit region, by district and year.

Year	Nipissing district (only includes municipalities served by the Health Unit)	Parry Sound district	Health Unit region
2008	13,664	9,050	22,714
2009	13,947	9,227	23,174
2010	14,197	9,314	23,511
2011	14,540	9,577	24,117
2012	15,118	9,982	25,100
2013	15,586	10,391	25,977
2014	16,078	10,787	26,865
2015	16,513	11,050	27,563
2016	16,940	11,378	28,318
2017	17,354	11,705	29,059

Definitions, data sources and methodology

Definitions:

Population estimates: Population counts based on census subdivision populations.

Adjusted Nipissing district: Only includes municipalities served by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit; excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island.

Data sources:

Statistics Canada 2017, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: 2021/01/18. The original data source is the Demography Division of Statistics Canada.

Methodology:

Population estimates are based on the census counts adjusted for net undercoverage beginning with the 1986 census. Population estimates are final intercensal estimates that are interpolated using the adjusted census counts for the census years around the year that the estimates are for. Population estimates beyond the most recent census onwards are extrapolated by applying the growth rates by age and sex of each census division (CD) to the census subdivisons that comprise that CD.

For more details on this methodology, please see: "Postcensal estimates of census subdivisions population by age and sex” (April 2015) produced by Statistics Canada.