Short facts about people of Canada

Population:

31,592,805 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  18.95% (male 3,067,102; female 2,918,839) 15-64 years:  68.28% (male 10,846,151; female 10,725,800) 65 years and over:  12.77% (male 1,715,071; female 2,319,842) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.99% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

11.21 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.47 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

6.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

5.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  79.56 years male:  76.16 years female:  83.13 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.6 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.3% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

49,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

400 (1999 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 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%

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%

Source: World Factbook