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Languages

English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)

Ethnic Groups

British Isles origin 28%
French origin 23%
Other European 15%
Amerindian 2%
Other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%
Mixed background 26%
%

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) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.4 years

Male: 39.3 years

Female: 41.5 years (2009 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 - : 0.78 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 81.23 years

Male: 78.69 years

Female: 83.91 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 80

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 83

Education Expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2002)country comparison to the world: 63

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 33,487,208

Nationality

  • Canadian(s) noun


  • Canadian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    42.60%
  • Protestant Including United Church
    23.39%
  • Anglican
    6.80%
  • Baptist
    2.40%
  • Lutheran
    2.00%
  • Other Christian
    4.40%
  • Muslim
    1.90%
  • Other And Unspecified
    11.80%
  • None Census
    162,001.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.817% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 138

Birth Rate

  • 10.28 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 192

Death Rate

  • 7.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 116

Migration Rate

  • 5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 18

Total fertility rate

  • 1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 181