Canada: People & Society#
| Population | 35,362,905 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian |
| Ethnic groups | Canadian 32.2%, English 19.8%, French 15.5%, Scottish 14.4%, Irish 13.8%, German 9.8%, Italian 4.5%, Chinese 4.5%, North American Indian 4.2%, other 50.9% note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2011 est.) |
| Languages | English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.) |
| Religions | Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.44% (male 2,799,758/female 2,661,645) 15-24 years: 12.12% (male 2,204,127/female 2,080,587) 25-54 years: 40.32% (male 7,231,200/female 7,028,692) 55-64 years: 13.94% (male 2,443,452/female 2,484,788) 65 years and over: 18.18% (male 2,863,114/female 3,565,542) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 47.3% youth dependency ratio: 23.5% elderly dependency ratio: 23.8% potential support ratio: 4.2% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42 years male: 40.8 years female: 43.3 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.74% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia |
| Urbanization | urban population: 81.8% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.22% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | Toronto 5.993 million; Montreal 3.981 million; Vancouver 2.485 million; Calgary 1.337 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.326 million; Edmonton 1.272 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.1 (2011 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.9 years male: 79.2 years female: 84.6 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10.4% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 400 (2013 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 30.1% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 5.3% of GDP (2011) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 13.5% male: 15% female: 11.9% (2014 est.) |