Demographic Statistics – 2006
Population : 33,098,932 (July 2006 est.)
Population Growth Rate : 0.88% (2006 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 2,992,811/female 2,848,388)
15-64 years: 69% (male 11,482,452/female 11,368,286)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 1,883,008/female 2,523,987) (2006 est.)
Median Age
Total: 38.9 years
Male: 37.8 years
Female: 39.9 years (2006 est.)
Birth Rate : 10.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death Rate : 7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net Migration Rate : 5.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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 above: 0.75 male(s)/female
Total Population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate
Total: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 5.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 4.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth
Total Population: 80.22 years
Male: 76.86 years
Female: 83.74 years (2006 est.)
Total Fertility Rate : 1.61 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Most of Canada is of English origin constituting 28% of the population, while Eastern Canada constitutes 23% of the people of French origin. Other European countries constitute 15%, American Indian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6% and mixed background 26%. The government of Canada earnestly attempts to maintain a multi-cultural atmosphere in the country.
Religions
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Languages
Both English (59.3%) and French (23.2%) are official languages of Canada while other languages constitute 17.5%. Literacy
Definition: age 15 and above can read and write
Total Population: 99%
Male: 99% /Female: 99% (2003 est.)
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