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Population:
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32,805,041 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.9% (male 3,016,032/female 2,869,244)
15-64 years: 68.9% (male 11,357,425/female 11,244,356) 65 years and over: 13.2% (male 1,842,496/female 2,475,488) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 38.54 years
male: 37.54 years female: 39.56 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.9% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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10.84 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.73 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.1 years
male: 76.73 years female: 83.63 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.61 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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56,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,500 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian |
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Ethnic groups:
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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:
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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) |
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Languages:
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English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
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