| Population : |
32,507,874 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 18.2% (male 3,038,800; female 2,890,579)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,225,686; female 11,111,941)
65 years and over: 13% (male 1,807,472; female 2,433,396) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.92% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
7.67 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 79.96 years
male: 76.59 years
female: 83.5 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.61 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.3% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
56,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
1,500 (2003 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 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%
note: based on the 1991 census |
| 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 |
