Canada

Canada People

Population
32,507,874 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 18.2% (male 3,038,800; female 2,890,579)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,225,686; female 11,111,941)
65 years and over: 13% (male 1,807,472; female 2,433,396) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 38.2 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 39.2 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
0.92% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
10.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
7.67 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.96 years
male: 76.59 years
female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
1.61 children born/woman (2004 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 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%
note: based on the 1991 census

Languages
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA
female: NA



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