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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 - : 15.6% (male 2,740,240/ female 2,605,345)

15-64 years - : 68.1% (male 11,803,966/ female 11,541,400)

65 years and over - : 16.4% (male 2,474,842/ female 3,134,290) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 41.2 years

Male: 40 years

Female: 42.4 years (2012 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 - : 0.79 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 81.48 years

Male: 78.89 years

Female: 84.21 years (2012 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 87

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 72

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

23.1% (2004)country comparison to the world: 14

Education Expenditures

4.9% of GDP (2007)country comparison to the world: 64

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 34,300,083

Nationality

  • Canadian(s) noun


  • Canadian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    42.60%
  • Protestant 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
    0.784% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 136

Birth Rate

  • 10.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 189

Death Rate

  • 8.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 95

Migration Rate

  • 5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 18

Health Expenditure

  • 10.9% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 22

Physicians Density

  • 1.913 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.4 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.59 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 179