demographics of canada

Population: 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.); 30,007,894 (2001 Census) See also: List of Canadian provinces and territories by population. Age structure: (2001 Census)

0-4: Males 868,075 (2.9%); Females 828,210 (2.8%)
5-9: Males 1,011,460 (3.4%); Females 964,675 (3.2%)
10-14: Males 1,051,450 (3.5%); Females 1,001,665 (3.3%)
15-19: Males 1,052,145 (3.5%); Females 1,001,180 (3.3%)
20-24: Males 982,280 (3.3%); Females 973,530 (3.2%)
25-29: Males 935,510 (3.1%); Females 962,685 (3.2%)
30-34: Males 1,041,255 (3.5%); Females 1,065,490 (3.6%)
35-39: Males 1,245,000 (4.1%); Females 1,277,855 (4.3%)
40-44: Males 1,271,725 (4.2%); Females 1,307,040 (4.4%)
45-49: Males 1,151,155 (3.8%); Females 1,182,380 (3.9%)
50-54: Males 1,033,365 (3.4%); Females 1,052,395 (3.5%)
55-59: Males 789,205 (2.6%); Females 805,030 (2.7%)
60-64: Males 621,570 (2.1%); Females 652,215 (2.2%)
65-69: Males 543,825 (1.8%); Females 589,800 (2.0%)
70-74: Males 461,785 (1.5%); Females 547,430 (1.8%)
75-79: Males 338,820 (1.1%); Females 474,850 (1.6%)
80-84: Males 192,645 (0.6%); Females 323,490 (1.1%)
85+: Males 125,580 (0.4%); Females 290,325 (1.0%)

Median age:
total: 37.8 years
male: 36.9 years
female: 38.8 years (2002) By province and territory, 2001 Census:

Nova Scotia 38.8
Quebec 38.8
New Brunswick 38.6
British Columbia: 38.4
Newfoundland and Labrador: 38.4
Prince Edward Island 37.7
Ontario 37.2
Manitoba 36.8
Saskatchewan 36.7
Yukon 36.1
Alberta 35.0
Northwest Territories 30.1
Nunavut 22.1

CANADA: 37.6

Population growth rate: 0.94% (2003 est.) Change (1996-2001) by province and Territory

Alberta: 10.3%
Nunavut: 8.1%
Ontario: 6.1%
British Columbia: 4.9%
Quebec: 1.4%
Manitoba: 0.5%
Prince Edward Island: 0.5%
Nova Scotia: -0.1%
Saskatchewan: -1.1%
New Brunswick: -1.2%
Northwest Territories: -5.8%
Yukon: -6.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador: -7.0%

CANADA 4.0%

Birth rate: 10.99 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) Net migration rate: 6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 79.83 years
male: 76.44 years
female: 83.38 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.61 children born/woman (2003 est.) Nationality:

noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian

Ethnic groups: Note: Respondents to the 2001 Canadian Survey were free to fill in any ethnic group that applied, thus many people belong to more than one group, and the percentages from each ethnicity do not add up to 100% overall

Canadian (39.42%)
English (20.17%)
French (15.75%)
Scottish (14.03%)
Irish (12.90%)
German (9.25%)
Italian (4.29%)
Chinese (3.69%)
Ukrainian (3.61%)
First Nations (3.38%)
Dutch (3.12%)
Polish (2.76%)
East Indian (2.41%)
Black African (2.23%)
Norwegian (1.23%)
Portuguese (1.21%)
Welsh (1.18%)
Jewish (1.18%)
Russian (1.14%)
Filipino (1.11%)
Mtis (1.04%)
Swedish (0.95%)
Hungarian (0.90%)

Religions:

Christian 77%:

Catholic 43.2% (includes Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Polish National Catholic Church, and Old Catholic)
Protestant 29.2%:

United Church of Canada 9.7%
Anglican Church of Canada 6.9%
Baptist 2.5%,
Lutheran 2.1%
Presbyterian 1.4%
Pentecostal 1.2%
Mennonite 0.6%
Other Protestant 4.8%

Eastern Orthodox 1.6%
Other Christian 8.0%

Muslim 2.0%
Jewish 1.1%
Buddhist 1.0%
Hindu 1.0%
Sikh 0.9%
Eastern Religions 0.13% (includes Baha'i, Eckankar, Jainism, Shinto, Taoism, Zoroastrianism and Eastern religions, not identified elsewhere)
Other Religions 0.22% (includes Aboriginal spirituality, Neo-Paganism, Wicca, Unity - New Thought - Pantheist, Scientology, Rastafarianism, New Age, Gnostic, Satanism, etc.)
No Religion 16% (includes Athiesm, Agnosticism, Humanism, Darwinism, et cetera)

Languages: English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), Italian 1.6%, German 1.5%, Cantonese 1.1% Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%