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Canada People 1996

Population:

28,434,545 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

21% (female 2,874,705; male 3,016,050)

15-64 years:

67% (female 9,529,272; male 9,531,107)

65 years and over:

12% (female 2,022,324; male 1,461,087) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.09% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

13.74 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.43 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

78.29 years

male:

74.93 years

female:

81.81 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.83 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Canadian(s)

adjective:

Canadian

Ethnic divisions:

British Isles origin 40%, French origin 27%, other European 20%, indigenous Indian and Eskimo 1.5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 46%, United Church 16%, Anglican 10%, other 28%

Languages:

English (official), French (official)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1986)

total population:

97%

Labor force:

13.38 million

by occupation:

services 75%, manufacturing 14%, agriculture 4%, construction 3%, other 4% (1988)

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