| Population: |
31,592,805 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.99% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
11.21 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.47 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
6.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
5.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
79.56 years
male:
76.16 years
female:
83.13 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.6 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.3% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
49,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
400 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Canadian(s)
adjective:
Canadian
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| Ethnic groups: |
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%
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| Languages: |
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97% (1986 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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