| Population: |
33,390,141 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 17.3% (male 2,967,383/female 2,824,189)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 11,604,723/female 11,490,839)
65 years and over: 13.5% (male 1,927,035/female 2,575,972) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 39.1 years
male: 38.1 years
female: 40.2 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.869% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
10.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
5.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.051 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.748 male(s)/female
total population: 0.977 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 80.34 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 83.86 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.61 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.3% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
56,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,500 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian |
| Ethnic groups: |
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census) |
| Languages: |
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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