Page last updated on February 14, 2013
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%
Languages:
English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (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)
Population:
34,300,083 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 2,740,240/female 2,605,345)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13% (male 2,300,624/female 2,175,492)
25-54 years:
41.8% (male 7,267,352/female 7,087,217)
55-64 years:
13.2% (male 2,235,990/female 2,278,691)
65 years and over:
16.4% (male 2,474,842/female 3,134,290) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 41.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
40 years
female:
42.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.784% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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Birth rate:
10.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
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Death rate:
8.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 81% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Toronto 5.377 million; Montreal 3.75 million; Vancouver 2.197 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.17 million; Calgary 1.16 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 181
male:
5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.48 years
country comparison to the world: 12
male:
78.89 years
female:
84.21 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.59 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
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Health expenditures:
10.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.913 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.4 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
