| People | Canada |
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Population:
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34,030,589 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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4 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 81% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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Toronto 5.377 million; Montreal 3.75 million; Vancouver 2.197 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.17 million; Calgary 1.16 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.7% (male 2,736,737/female 2,602,342)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 11,776,611/female 11,517,972)
65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,372,356/female 3,024,571) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 41 years
male: 39.8 years
female: 42.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.794% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.28 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.056 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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12 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.38 years
male: 78.81 years
female: 84.1 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.58 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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10.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.9132 physicians/1,000 population (2006) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.4 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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68,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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23.1% (2004) |
Nationality:
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noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian |
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% |
Religions:
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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) |
Languages:
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English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.9% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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