Canada The World Fact Book - People
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Population: 33,212,696 (July 2008 est.)
Age Structure 0-14 years: 16.3% (male 2,780,491/female 2,644,276)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 11,547,354/female 11,300,639)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 2,150,991/female 2,788,945) (2008 est.)
Median Age: total:
male:
female:
40.1 years
39 years
41.2 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.83% (2008 est.)
Birth Rate: 10.29 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net Migration Rate: 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate: total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth: total population: 81.16 years
male: 78.65 years
female: 83.81 years (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rate: 1.57 children born/woman (2008 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: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
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