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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:

1. Nova Scotia 38.8
2. Quebec 38.8
3. New Brunswick 38.6
4. British Columbia: 38.4
5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 38.4
6. Prince Edward Island 37.7
7. Ontario 37.2
8. Manitoba 36.8
9. Saskatchewan 36.7
10. Yukon 36.1
11. Alberta 35.0
12. Northwest Territories 30.1
13. Nunavut 22.1

• CANADA: 37.6

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

1. Alberta: 10.3%
2. Nunavut: 8.1%
3. Ontario: 6.1%
4. British Columbia: 4.9%
5. Quebec: 1.4%
6. Manitoba: 0.5%
7. Prince Edward Island: 0.5%
8. Nova Scotia: -0.1%
9. Saskatchewan: -1.1%
10. New Brunswick: -1.2%
11. Northwest Territories: -5.8%
12. Yukon: -6.8%
13. 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:

• 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%)
• Métis (1.04%)
• Swedish (0.95%)

Religions: Christian 77%: Roman Catholic 43%, United Church of Canada 9.7%, Anglican Church of Canada 6.9%, Baptist 2.5%, Lutheran 2.1%, Eastern Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 8.0%; Muslim 2.0%; Jewish 1.1%; Buddhist 1.0%; Hindu 1.0%; Sikh 0.9%; no religion 16%

Languages: English 59.3% (official), FrenchFrench le francais la langue francaise is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered only by Spanish and Portuguese. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother to 23.2% (official), ItalianItalian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. Standard Italian is based on Tuscan dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern Italy and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North. 1.6%, GermanGerman (called Deutsch in German in which germanisch refers to prechristian times), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and one of the world's major languages. It is the language with the most native speakers in the European Union. 1.5%, Cantonese 1.1%

Literacy:

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