Canada The World Fact Book - People
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Population: 33,759,742 (July 2010 est.)
Age Structure 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 2,761,711/female 2,626,836)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,633,950/female 11,381,735)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 2,220,189/female 2,862,787) (2010 est.)
Median Age: total:
male:
female:
40.7 years
39.6 years
41.8 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.804% (2010 est.)
Birth Rate: 10.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Death Rate: 7.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
Net Migration Rate: 5.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Sex Ratio: at birth: 1.056 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate: total: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth: total population: 81.29 years
male: 78.72 years
female: 84 years (2010 est.)
Total Fertility Rate: 1.58 children born/woman (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.4% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 73,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 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) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
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