Canada Demographics Profile 2009

Population

33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.1% (male 2,761,711/female 2,626,836)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,633,950/female 11,381,735)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 2,220,189/female 2,862,787) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 40.4 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.817% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

10.28 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 80% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.23 years
male: 78.69 years
female: 83.91 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

73,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 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 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)

Languages

English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%

Literacy

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)

total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2004)

Education expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2002)