Population: 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.)
See also: List of Canadian provinces and territories by population.
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 18.5% (male 3,052,005; female 2,903,007)
- 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 11,099,907; female 10,984,903)
- 65 years and over: 12.9% (male 1,774,262; female 2,393,029) (2003 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.94% (2003 est.)
Birth rate: 10.99 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate: 6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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 (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 79.83 years
- male: 76.44 years
- female: 83.38 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.61 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Nationality:
Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Native American 2%, other, mostly Asiann, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Religions: Christian 82%: Roman Catholic 42%, United Church of Canada 12%, Anglican 8%, Presbyterian 3%, Lutheran 3%, Baptist 3%, other Protestent 9%, Eastern Orthodox 2%; Muslim 2%; Jewish 1.2%; no religion 12%
Languages: English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), Italian 1.6%, German 1.5%, Cantonese 1.1%
Literacy:
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 97% (1986 est.)
- male: NA%
- female: NA%
See also: Canada
