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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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life Expectancy at Birth: |
total population: 81.16 years male: 78.65 years female: 83.81 years (2008 est.) |
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| 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 |
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| 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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