Canada Population: 30 675 398 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 20% (male 3 106 331; female 2 961 328) 15-64 years: 68% (male 10 457 686; female 10 328 953) 65 years and over: 12% (male 1 619 704; female 2 201 396) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.09% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 12.12 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 7.25 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 6.03 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 5.59 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.16 years male: 75.86 years female: 82.63 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 40% French origin 27% other European 20% Amerindian 1.5% other mostly Asian 11.5% Religions: Roman Catholic 45% United Church 12% Anglican 8% other 35% (1991) Languages: English (official) French (official) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% (1986 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
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