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Languages

English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Canadian 32.2%
English 19.8%
French 15.5%
Scottish 14.4%
Irish 13.8%
German 9.8%
Italian 4.5%
Chinese 4.5%
North American Indian 4.2%
Other 50.9%
Note: percentages add up to more than 100%
Because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2011 est.) %

Urbanization

urban population: 80.7% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 1.06% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15.5% (male 2,764,691/female 2,628,413)

15-24 years - : 12.7% (male 2,267,210/female 2,142,085)

25-54 years - : 41% (male 7,244,109/female 7,052,512)

55-64 years - : 13.5% (male 2,336,202/female 2,380,703)

65 years and over - : 17.3% (male 2,670,482/female 3,348,434) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 47.2 %

youth dependency ratio: 24.2 %

elderly dependency ratio: 22.9 %

potential support ratio: 4.4 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 41.7 years

male: 40.4 years

female: 42.9 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.79 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 147

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 79.07 years

female: 84.42 years (2014 est.)

total population: 81.67 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

1.59 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 181

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

74% note: percent of women aged 18-44 (2002)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 0% of population

Rural: 1% of population

Total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 0% of population

Rural: 1% of population

Total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.3% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

68,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

HIV Aids Deaths

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

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

26.2% (2008) country comparison to the world: 48

Education Expenditures

5.4% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 62

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (2003 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2000)

Year

Population

  • 34,834,841

Nationality 2014

  • Canadian(s) noun


  • Canadian adjective


Religions

  • Catholic Includes Roman Catholic
    40.64%
  • Orthodox
    1.60%
  • Other Catholic
    0.20%
  • Protestant Includes United Church
    20.36%
  • Anglican
    5.00%
  • Baptist
    1.90%
  • Lutheran
    1.50%
  • Pentecostal
    1.50%
  • Presbyterian
    1.40%
  • Other Protestant
    2.90%
  • Other Christian
    6.30%
  • Muslim
    3.20%
  • Hindu
    1.50%
  • Sikh
    1.40%
  • Buddhist
    1.10%
  • Jewish
    1.00%
  • Other
    0.60%
  • None Est
    23.92%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.76% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 144

Birth Rate

  • 10.29 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 188

Death Rate

  • 8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

Migration Rate

  • 5.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

Urban Areas Population

  • million
    Toronto 5.573
  • million;
    Montreal 3.856

Physicians Density

  • 2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.2 beds/1,000 population (2010)