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29 APPENDIX D: AGRICULTURE POPULATIONS CANADIAN FARM POPULATIONS BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR (including temporary foreign workers) Age Group 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1-4 yrs 17844 17265 16686 16107 15528 14949 14370 13791 14358 13817 5-9 yrs 22838 22180 21522 20864 20206 19548 18890 18232 18334 17688 10-14 yrs 27157 26415 25673 24931 24189 23447 22705 21963 21720 20973 15-19 yrs 24832 24360 23888 23416 22944 22472 22000 21528 23207 22561 20-24 yrs 18330 17785 17240 16695 16150 15605 15060 14515 16680 16032 25-29 yrs 13781 13205 12629 12053 11477 10901 10325 9749 11488 10838 30-39 yrs 43601 41805 40009 38213 36417 34621 32825 31029 30841 28965 40-49 yrs 42069 41415 40761 40107 39453 38799 38145 37491 37618 36943 50-59 yrs 34356 33995 33634 33273 32912 32551 32190 31829 31658 31295 60-69 yrs 27026 26380 25734 25088 24442 23796 23150 22504 21858 21212 70-79 yrs 11220 11145 11070 10995 10920 10845 10770 10695 10620 10545 >80 yrs 2340 2370 2400 2430 2460 2490 2520 2550 2580 2610 TOTAL 285394 278320 271246 264172 257098 250024 242950 235876 230800 223727 Age Group 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1-4 yrs 13582 13219 12712 12269 11772 11358 10926 10760 10613 10299 5-9 yrs 17236 16695 15959 15261 14526 13847 13153 12863 12586 12188 10-14 yrs 20346 19656 19068 18503 17919 17366 16806 16204 15610 14949 15-19 yrs 22219 21887 21602 21367 21132 20933 20674 19948 19331 18511 20-24 yrs 15799 15621 15817 16097 16393 16777 17074 16652 16440 15816 25-29 yrs 10547 10308 10273 10315 10376 10524 10596 10676 11003 10914 30-39 yrs 27331 25722 24238 22804 21384 20022 18611 18160 17883 17322 40-49 yrs 36389 35855 35578 35328 35085 34871 34631 32960 31376 29648 50-59 yrs 30963 30637 30962 31295 31631 31978 32319 32419 32551 32633 60-69 yrs 20566 19920 20223 20526 20829 21132 21435 21788 22141 22494 70-79 yrs 10470 10395 10510 10625 10740 10855 10970 11121 11272 11423 >80 yrs 2640 2670 2882 3094 3306 3518 3730 3827 3924 4021 TOTAL 216654 209581 207011 204441 201871 199301 196731 192770 188809 184848 Age Group 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 % Change from 1990-2020 1-4 yrs 10107 10214 10086 10098 10007 9294 9004 8800 8989 8844 8523 -52 5-9 yrs 11878 11792 11520 11362 11130 10358 9930 9572 9605 9318 8832 -61 10-14 yrs 14337 13854 13263 12743 12180 11273 10576 9922 9539 8939 8191 -70 15-19 yrs 17740 17608 17113 16668 16307 14882 14197 13481 12930 12334 11342 -54 20-24 yrs 15287 15949 15837 15772 15786 14264 13864 13437 13199 12899 12260 -33 25-29 yrs 10942 12544 12927 13407 14050 12334 12288 12182 12417 12552 11937 -13 30-39 yrs 16844 17502 17972 18528 19225 18082 18224 18313 18684 18975 18604 -57 40-49 yrs 27962 26849 25655 24507 23437 21400 20034 18639 17396 16111 14458 -66 50-59 yrs 32730 33034 32600 32180 31785 31065 30573 30072 29620 29153 28576 -17 60-69 yrs 22847 23200 23384 23568 23752 23936 24120 24304 24488 24672 24856 -8 70-79 yrs 11574 11725 11955 12185 12415 12645 12875 13105 13335 13565 13795 23 >80 yrs 4118 4215 4209 4203 4197 4191 4185 4179 4173 4167 4161 78 TOTAL 180887 176926 174027 171128 168229 165330 162431 159532 156633 153734 150835 -47 From 1990 to 2020, the overall Ontario agriculture population decreased by 47%. However, there has been an increase in the older population. Those 80 years and older experienced the largest percent increase with 78%. Those 70 to 79 years of age experienced an increase of 23%. The largest decrease in population was experienced by those 10 to 14 years of age with a reduction of 70%. This is followed by those 40 to 49 years of age with a 66% reduction. Canadian Agriculture Injury Reporting Agriculture-related Fatalities in Ontario 1990 – 2020