2 GeoFroggy

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%
%

Population Distribution

Vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia

Urbanization

Urban population: 81.8% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.22% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15.44% (male 2,799,758/female 2,661,645)

15-24 years - : 12.12% (male 2,204,127/female 2,080,587)

25-54 years - : 40.32% (male 7,231,200/female 7,028,692)

55-64 years - : 13.94% (male 2,443,452/female 2,484,788)

65 years and over - : 18.18% (male 2,863,114/female 3,565,542) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47.3%

Youth dependency ratio: 23.5%

Elderly dependency ratio: 23.8%

Potential support ratio: 4.2% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 42 years

Male: 40.8 years

Female: 43.3 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 30

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 - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.8 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 81.9 years

Male: 79.2 years

Female: 84.6 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 19

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 400 (2013 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

30.1% (2014)

Education Expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2011)
Year

Population

  • 35,362,905

Nationality

  • Canadian(s) noun


  • Canadian adjective


Religions

  • Catholic Includes Roman Catholic
    3,938.80%
  • 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%
  • Orthodox
    1.60%
  • 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
    0.74% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • Toronto 5.993
    million
  • Montreal
    3.981 million
  • Vancouver
    2.485 million
  • Calgary
    1.337 million
  • OTTAWA (capital)
    1.326 million
  • Edmonton 1.272
    million (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 10.4% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)