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PEOPLE
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Population:
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31,006,347
(July 1999 est.) |
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Age
Structure:
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0-14
years: 20% (male 3,105,944; female 2,960,171)
15-64 years: 68% (male 10,587,553; female 10,461,455)
65 years and over: 12% (male 1,652,044; female 2,239,180)
(1999 est.) |
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Population
Growth Rate:
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1.06%
(1999 est.) |
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Birth
Rate:
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11.86
births/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Death
Rate:
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7.26
deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Net
Migration Rate:
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5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Sex
Ratio:
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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 (1999 est.) |
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Infant
Mortality Rate:
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5.47
deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth:
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total
population: 79.37 years
male: 76.12 years
female: 82.79 years (1999 est.) |
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Total
Fertility Rate:
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1.65
children born/woman (1999 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian |
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Ethnic
Groups:
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British
Isles origin 40%, French origin 27%, other European 20%, Amerindian
1.5%, other, mostly Asian 11.5% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 45%, United Church 12%, Anglican 8%, other 35%
(1991) |
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Languages:
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English
(official), French (official) |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% |
