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Population of the federal public service by age band and executive level

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When reading the table below, the following information applies:

  • Source of information: Pay System as of March 31 of each year.
  • The federal public service consists of 2 population segments: the core public administration and separate agencies.
  • Departments and agencies in the core public administration are named in schedules I and IV of the Financial Administration Act. The Treasury Board is the employer of this segment of the federal public service.
  • Separate agencies are named in Schedule V of the Act. As independent employers, represented separate agencies conduct their own negotiations (subject to the President of the Treasury Board’s approval of their mandates) and set terms and conditions of employment within their organizations. This includes establishing the organizational structure and classification of positions. Unrepresented separate agencies consult with TBS with respect to any new or modified terms and conditions of employment that are not established through the collective bargaining process, to ensure broad alignment with those in the core public administration.
  • Included in this information are:
    • active employees of all employment tenures (indeterminate, term, casual and student)
    • Governor in Council appointees
    • deputy ministers
    • federal judges
  • Excluded from this information are:
    • inactive employees (i.e., employees on leave without pay)
    • ministers’ exempt staff
    • employees locally engaged outside of Canada
    • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Regular Force members
    • RCMP Civilian members
    • Canadian Armed Forces members
  • Population counts for the following separate agencies are not included because their employee information is not available in the Pay System:
    • Canadian Security Intelligence Service
    • National Capital Commission
    • Canada Investment and Savings
    • Canadian Forces Non-Public Funds
    • Security Intelligence Review Committee (before 2010)
  • Data on executives in the federal public service include employees from the Executive group as well as executive equivalents within the separate agencies.
  • Executive equivalents in separate agencies were adjusted in 2016 and as a result, historical years have been adjusted according to this grouping and may not reflect previous figures provided in historical Demographic snapshot of Canada’s public service reports and Clerk of the Privy Council’s Annual Reports to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada.
  • Classification is based on the effective classification which includes acting assignments.
Population of the federal public service by age band and executive level
Age band Year
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Core public administration
<20 416 406 451 569 586 641 449 564 691 700 574 450
Non-executives
416 406 451 569 586 641 449 564 691 700 574 450
20-24 6,222 6,903 7,555 9,338 11,263 12,511 12,465 13,023 13,386 13,081 11,455 8,626
Non-executives
6,222 6,903 7,555 9,338 11,263 12,511 12,465 13,023 13,386 13,081 11,455 8,626
25-29 12,908 12,803 13,129 15,340 18,605 21,553 24,467 26,798 29,361 30,040 27,610 23,595
Executives
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-01
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-02
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
12,908 12,803 13,129 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
30-34 21,520 21,150 20,682 21,269 22,070 23,278 25,206 27,503 31,411 34,043 34,388 33,279
Executives
39 40 38 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-01
32 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-02
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
21,481 21,110 20,644 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
35-39 27,353 27,445 27,614 28,156 29,366 30,228 31,903 32,527 34,490 35,581 35,277 34,245
Executives
351 361 378 342 338 333 378 407 445 426 387 277
EX-01
278 275 294 255 252 251 300 329 349 332 289 200
EX-02
50 58 58 68 63 63 58 58 77 71 80 table 1 note *
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * 24 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
27,002 27,084 27,236 27,814 29,028 29,895 31,525 32,120 34,045 35,155 34,890 33,968
40-44 28,088 28,841 29,729 31,207 32,932 34,495 36,313 37,314 39,529 41,153 40,617 39,563
Executives
822 809 847 932 1,036 1,139 1,186 1,227 1,243 1,194 1,135 1,035
EX-01
519 510 534 621 672 744 734 769 793 779 733 688
EX-02
182 182 191 185 227 250 293 294 295 283 269 231
EX-03
101 102 106 101 112 122 136 143 135 110 114 table 1 note *
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 8
Non-executives
27,266 28,032 28,882 30,275 31,896 33,356 35,127 36,087 38,286 39,959 39,482 38,528
45-49 28,649 28,570 29,196 30,082 31,440 32,800 34,805 36,272 38,796 40,937 41,705 41,747
Executives
1,175 1,243 1,213 1,288 1,434 1,515 1,645 1,841 1,996 2,060 2,143 2,034
EX-01
623 671 638 669 765 809 879 966 1,038 1,059 1,126 1,118
EX-02
294 300 304 318 345 369 415 480 533 554 553 500
EX-03
202 218 211 231 254 258 266 295 325 345 366 324
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 50 57 table 1 note * 72 71 76 72 64
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 20 22 table 1 note * 28 29 26 26 28
Non-executives
27,474 27,327 27,983 28,794 30,006 31,285 33,160 34,431 36,800 38,877 39,562 39,713
50-54 33,151 32,463 31,886 31,229 31,003 30,966 31,983 32,715 34,437 35,862 36,512 36,956
Executives
1,335 1,324 1,398 1,433 1,481 1,578 1,697 1,780 1,985 2,090 2,152 2,165
EX-01
617 615 631 633 648 695 765 820 930 946 946 942
EX-02
365 347 395 402 399 417 426 460 492 551 581 601
EX-03
257 264 271 288 317 336 372 375 432 445 470 475
EX-04
74 67 70 76 82 89 90 92 94 102 100 95
EX-05
22 31 31 34 35 41 44 33 37 46 55 52
Non-executives
31,816 31,139 30,488 29,796 29,522 29,388 30,286 30,935 32,452 33,772 34,360 34,791
55-59 23,194 23,868 24,236 25,030 25,839 26,517 27,719 27,205 27,086 27,387 27,382 27,639
Executives
903 927 907 902 916 925 1,025 1,120 1,152 1,162 1,259 1,308
EX-01
393 379 381 379 365 367 408 455 473 468 532 555
EX-02
233 261 248 242 252 258 297 308 313 309 325 348
EX-03
203 201 192 194 215 226 233 261 270 280 294 298
EX-04
52 56 55 56 50 44 52 67 67 71 72 72
EX-05
22 30 31 31 34 30 35 29 29 34 36 35
Non-executives
22,291 22,941 23,329 24,128 24,923 25,592 26,694 26,085 25,934 26,225 26,123 26,331
60-64 10,227 10,730 11,002 11,569 12,206 12,785 14,127 14,096 14,879 15,909 16,150 16,352
Executives
285 276 252 291 286 308 347 348 334 324 338 351
EX-01
134 123 106 126 118 129 143 148 141 148 142 148
EX-02
68 77 69 70 80 86 99 101 95 77 96 94
EX-03
53 50 50 69 59 56 68 71 71 72 70 77
EX-04
21 table 1 note * table 1 note * 18 table 1 note * table 1 note * 27 17 14 17 19 19
EX-05
9 table 1 note * table 1 note * 8 table 1 note * table 1 note * 10 11 13 10 11 13
Non-executives
9,942 10,454 10,750 11,278 11,920 12,477 13,780 13,748 14,545 15,585 15,812 16,001
65+ 3,837 4,174 4,209 4,521 5,001 5,400 6,300 6,292 6,732 7,459 7,726 8,025
Executives
48 55 61 59 77 67 86 81 90 91 82 83
EX-01
24 24 26 23 29 30 38 29 32 31 29 34
EX-02
table 1 note * table 1 note * 20 table 1 note * table 1 note * 16 22 25 28 30 27 27
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 19 table 1 note *
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
3,789 4,119 4,148 4,462 4,924 5,333 6,214 6,211 6,642 7,368 7,644 7,942
Unknown 0 1 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
0 1 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 195,565 197,354 199,691 208,312 220,315 231,176 245,739 254,309 270,798 282,152 279,396 270,477
Separate agencies
<20 80 95 143 192 268 256 144 218 230 178 58 37
Non-executives
80 95 143 192 268 256 144 218 230 178 58 37
20-24 1,879 1,984 2,378 2,955 3,544 3,787 3,729 4,567 4,254 3,717 1,989 1,293
Non-executives
1,879 1,984 2,378 2,955 3,544 3,787 3,729 4,567 4,254 3,717 1,989 1,293
25-29 3,970 3,924 4,241 4,927 5,708 6,219 7,186 8,844 9,565 9,360 7,377 5,799
Executives
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-01
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-02
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
3,970 3,924 4,241 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
30-34 5,969 5,933 6,025 6,237 6,574 6,768 7,588 9,212 10,555 10,670 9,762 9,144
Executives
10 10 8 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-01
8 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-02
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
5,959 5,923 6,017 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
35-39 7,735 7,894 8,019 8,240 8,347 8,367 9,026 10,254 11,012 11,087 10,314 9,976
Executives
90 88 78 71 85 62 82 87 96 82 68 66
EX-01
63 62 56 53 55 44 58 63 64 57 47 46
EX-02
21 20 16 13 23 10 17 15 27 21 18 table 1 note *
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * 6 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
7,645 7,806 7,941 8,169 8,262 8,305 8,944 10,167 10,916 11,005 10,246 9,910
40-44 8,239 8,339 8,685 8,924 9,297 9,646 10,310 11,379 12,323 12,340 11,636 11,233
Executives
168 177 211 209 217 230 234 266 256 250 234 207
EX-01
99 107 129 123 135 129 128 145 149 145 126 110
EX-02
44 49 57 61 52 66 73 85 64 64 72 67
EX-03
18 15 17 17 20 28 24 32 39 36 33 table 1 note *
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0
Non-executives
8,071 8,162 8,474 8,715 9,080 9,416 10,076 11,113 12,067 12,090 11,402 11,026
45-49 9,210 9,098 9,108 9,381 9,363 9,423 9,872 10,680 11,427 11,813 11,703 11,707
Executives
275 274 276 282 312 323 354 369 440 452 486 459
EX-01
130 145 133 139 158 162 182 186 195 217 228 203
EX-02
87 80 84 81 91 102 109 113 160 150 166 171
EX-03
43 38 46 50 39 34 40 48 61 64 67 64
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 15 17 table 1 note * 16 15 13 18 14
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 9 8 table 1 note * 6 9 8 7 7
Non-executives
8,935 8,824 8,832 9,099 9,051 9,100 9,518 10,311 10,987 11,361 11,217 11,248
50-54 11,135 10,773 10,410 10,150 9,924 9,738 9,992 10,197 10,612 10,414 10,217 10,165
Executives
419 393 392 405 430 409 417 427 458 471 501 514
EX-01
176 163 165 159 168 164 163 175 193 199 203 200
EX-02
123 118 115 134 153 143 144 135 138 142 170 184
EX-03
78 76 79 84 75 71 70 76 85 76 79 88
EX-04
23 23 20 20 25 19 24 24 27 39 36 28
EX-05
19 13 13 8 9 12 16 17 15 15 13 14
Non-executives
10,716 10,380 10,018 9,745 9,494 9,329 9,575 9,770 10,154 9,943 9,716 9,651
55-59 8,282 8,458 8,707 8,701 8,742 8,840 9,018 8,917 8,856 8,590 8,187 8,227
Executives
312 321 295 275 258 289 320 343 343 320 331 340
EX-01
129 121 118 110 105 111 102 104 109 96 123 134
EX-02
79 91 94 88 76 85 109 123 112 125 104 98
EX-03
66 72 51 48 46 58 73 81 81 65 70 68
EX-04
19 17 16 16 18 22 22 22 21 19 18 23
EX-05
19 20 16 13 13 13 14 13 20 15 16 17
Non-executives
7,970 8,137 8,412 8,426 8,484 8,551 8,698 8,574 8,513 8,270 7,856 7,887
60-64 3,631 3,737 3,829 3,978 4,223 4,414 4,901 5,062 5,160 5,085 4,957 4,828
Executives
82 90 106 109 113 104 110 107 113 129 133 124
EX-01
32 34 42 35 40 37 38 36 40 43 38 38
EX-02
22 23 28 33 28 26 33 35 38 49 46 44
EX-03
14 19 21 26 26 26 22 19 20 21 28 24
EX-04
8 table 1 note * table 1 note * 6 table 1 note * table 1 note * 7 8 9 9 13 12
EX-05
6 table 1 note * table 1 note * 9 table 1 note * table 1 note * 10 9 6 7 8 6
Non-executives
3,549 3,647 3,723 3,869 4,110 4,310 4,791 4,955 5,047 4,956 4,824 4,704
65+ 1,338 1,389 1,458 1,571 1,676 1,816 2,095 2,317 2,454 2,365 2,368 2,395
Executives
26 26 20 22 19 25 25 23 29 29 26 24
EX-01
15 11 8 11 8 11 8 6 8 6 4 8
EX-02
table 1 note * table 1 note * 6 table 1 note * table 1 note * 8 10 10 12 11 10 9
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 7 table 1 note *
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
1,312 1,363 1,438 1,549 1,657 1,791 2,070 2,294 2,425 2,336 2,342 2,371
Unknown 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Non-executives
1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 61,469 61,625 63,005 65,259 67,668 69,274 73,862 81,648 86,449 85,620 78,569 74,805
Federal public service
<20 496 501 594 761 854 897 593 782 921 878 632 487
Non-executives
496 501 594 761 854 897 593 782 921 878 632 487
20-24 8,101 8,887 9,933 12,293 14,807 16,298 16,194 17,590 17,640 16,798 13,444 9,919
Non-executives
8,101 8,887 9,933 12,293 14,807 16,298 16,194 17,590 17,640 16,798 13,444 9,919
25-29 16,878 16,727 17,370 20,267 24,313 27,772 31,653 35,642 38,926 39,400 34,987 29,394
Executives
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 8 7 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-01
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 7 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-02
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
16,878 16,727 17,370 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 35,634 38,919 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
30-34 27,489 27,083 26,707 27,506 28,644 30,046 32,794 36,715 41,966 44,713 44,150 42,423
Executives
49 50 46 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 72 82 table 1 note * 61 53
EX-01
40 44 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 62 72 table 1 note * 48 41
EX-02
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 10 table 1 note * table 1 note * 10
EX-03
table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
0 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
27,440 27,033 26,661 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 36,643 41,884 table 1 note * 44,089 table 1 note *
35-39 35,088 35,339 35,633 36,396 37,713 38,595 40,929 42,781 45,502 46,668 45,591 44,221
Executives
441 449 456 413 423 395 460 494 541 508 455 343
EX-01
341 337 350 308 307 295 358 392 413 389 336 246
EX-02
71 78 74 81 86 73 75 73 104 92 98 80
EX-03
table 1 note * 30 30 19 27 24 table 1 note * table 1 note * 19 23 17 14
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
EX-05
0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 0 0 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note *
Non-executives
34,647 34,890 35,177 35,983 37,290 38,200 40,469 42,287 44,961 46,160 45,136 43,878
40-44 36,327 37,180 38,414 40,131 42,229 44,141 46,623 48,693 51,852 53,493 52,253 50,796
Executives
990 986 1,058 1,141 1,253 1,369 1,420 1,493 1,499 1,444 1,369 1,242
EX-01
618 617 663 744 807 873 862 914 942 924 859 798
EX-02
226 231 248 246 279 316 366 379 359 347 341 298
EX-03
119 117 123 118 132 150 160 175 174 146 147 123
EX-04
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 29 table 1 note * 24 17 18 table 1 note * table 1 note * 15
EX-05
table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 6 table 1 note * 8 8 6 table 1 note * table 1 note * 8
Non-executives
35,337 36,194 37,356 38,990 40,976 42,772 45,203 47,200 50,353 52,049 50,884 49,554
45-49 37,859 37,668 38,304 39,463 40,803 42,223 44,677 46,952 50,223 52,750 53,408 53,454
Executives
1,450 1,517 1,489 1,570 1,746 1,838 1,999 2,210 2,436 2,512 2,629 2,493
EX-01
753 816 771 808 923 971 1,061 1,152 1,233 1,276 1,354 1,321
EX-02
381 380 388 399 436 471 524 593 693 704 719 671
EX-03
245 256 257 281 293 292 306 343 386 409 433 388
EX-04
51 45 52 60 65 74 80 88 86 89 90 78
EX-05
20 20 21 22 29 30 28 34 38 34 33 35
Non-executives
36,409 36,151 36,815 37,893 39,057 40,385 42,678 44,742 47,787 50,238 50,779 50,961
50-54 44,286 43,236 42,296 41,379 40,927 40,704 41,975 42,912 45,049 46,276 46,729 47,121
Executives
1,754 1,717 1,790 1,838 1,911 1,987 2,114 2,207 2,443 2,561 2,653 2,679
EX-01
793 778 796 792 816 859 928 995 1,123 1,145 1,149 1,142
EX-02
488 465 510 536 552 560 570 595 630 693 751 785
EX-03
335 340 350 372 392 407 442 451 517 521 549 563
EX-04
97 90 90 96 107 108 114 116 121 141 136 123
EX-05
41 44 44 42 44 53 60 50 52 61 68 66
Non-executives
42,532 41,519 40,506 39,541 39,016 38,717 39,861 40,705 42,606 43,715 44,076 44,442
55-59 31,476 32,326 32,943 33,731 34,581 35,357 36,737 36,122 35,942 35,977 35,569 35,866
Executives
1,215 1,248 1,202 1,177 1,174 1,214 1,345 1,463 1,495 1,482 1,590 1,648
EX-01
522 500 499 489 470 478 510 559 582 564 655 689
EX-02
312 352 342 330 328 343 406 431 425 434 429 446
EX-03
269 273 243 242 261 284 306 342 351 345 364 366
EX-04
71 73 71 72 68 66 74 89 88 90 90 95
EX-05
41 50 47 44 47 43 49 42 49 49 52 52
Non-executives
30,261 31,078 31,741 32,554 33,407 34,143 35,392 34,659 34,447 34,495 33,979 34,218
60-64 13,858 14,467 14,831 15,547 16,429 17,199 19,028 19,158 20,039 20,994 21,107 21,180
Executives
367 366 358 400 399 412 457 455 447 453 471 475
EX-01
166 157 148 161 158 166 181 184 181 191 180 186
EX-02
90 100 97 103 108 112 132 136 133 126 142 138
EX-03
67 69 71 95 85 82 90 90 91 93 98 101
EX-04
29 29 30 24 31 27 34 25 23 26 32 31
EX-05
15 11 12 17 17 25 20 20 19 17 19 19
Non-executives
13,491 14,101 14,473 15,147 16,030 16,787 18,571 18,703 19,592 20,541 20,636 20,705
65+ 5,175 5,563 5,667 6,092 6,677 7,216 8,395 8,609 9,186 9,824 10,094 10,420
Executives
74 81 81 81 96 92 111 104 119 120 108 107
EX-01
39 35 34 34 37 41 46 35 40 37 33 42
EX-02
17 20 26 23 26 24 32 35 40 41 37 36
EX-03
10 10 12 12 18 16 19 21 25 24 26 21
EX-04
table 1 note * 9 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 7 table 1 note * table 1 note * 10 6 table 1 note *
EX-05
table 1 note * 7 table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * table 1 note * 7 table 1 note * table 1 note * 8 6 table 1 note *
Non-executives
5,101 5,482 5,586 6,011 6,581 7,124 8,284 8,505 9,067 9,704 9,986 10,313
Unknown 1 2 4 5 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
Non-executives
1 2 4 5 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
Federal public service total 257,034 258,979 262,696 273,571 287,983 300,450 319,601 335,957 357,247 367,772 357,965 345,282

Table 1 Notes

Table 1 Note 1

Information for small numbers has been supressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points may also be supressed.

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Population of the federal public service by age band and executive level These data present population counts by age band and executive level for the federal public service (all departments and agencies governed by the Financial Administration Act (FAA) Schedules I, IV and V) from  to .

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To assist you with your analysis of federal public service human resources data, we have compiled a glossary of key terms that are used in many of the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer’s (OCHRO) demographic snapshots and reports. This glossary has been developed to help provide a common language across OCHRO’s demographic snapshots and reports.

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