People of Canada
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.) |