Demographics of Canada

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Population of Canada: 32,320,000 (October 2005 est.); 30,007,894 (2001 Census)

See also: List of Canadian provinces and territories by population.

Contents 1 Age structure 1.1 Median age 2 Population growth rates 3 Vital statistics 4 Ethnicity 4.1 Ethnic groups 4.2 Visible minorities 5 Religions 6 Languages 7 Literacy 8 See also

[edit] Age structure

(2001 Census)

	Males		Females
Age Group	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent
0-4	868,075	2.9%	828,210	2.8%
5-9	1,011,460	3.4%	964,675	3.2%
10-14	1,051,450	3.5%	1,001,665	3.3%
15-19	1,052,145	3.5%	1,001,180	3.3%
20-24	982,280	3.3%	973,530	3.2%
25-29	935,510	3.1%	962,685	3.2%
30-34	1,041,255	3.5%	1,065,490	3.6%
35-39	1,245,000	4.1%	1,277,855	4.3%
40-44	1,271,725	4.2%	1,307,040	4.4%
45-49	1,151,155	3.8%	1,182,380	3.9%
50-54	1,033,365	3.4%	1,052,395	3.5%
55-59	789,205	2.6%	805,030	2.7%
60-64	621,570	2.1%	652,215	2.2%
65-69	543,825	1.8%	589,800	2.0%
70-74	461,785	1.5%	547,430	1.8%
75-79	338,820	1.1%	474,850	1.6%
80-84	192,645	0.6%	323,490	1.1%
85+	125,580	0.4%	290,325	1.0%
Totals	14,716,850	49.0%	15,300,245	51.0%

[edit] Median age

• total: 37.8 years
  • male: 36.9 years
  • female: 38.8 years (2002)

Median age 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

[edit] Population growth rates

Canada: 0.94% (2003 est.)

5-year 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%

[edit] Vital statistics

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.)

[edit] Ethnicity

Nationality:

• noun: Canadian(s)
• adjective: Canadian

[edit] 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. However the most popular choice was "Canadian", and this may mean that the other figures are not reliable as a record of the relative prevalence of the various ethnic origins represented by the other choices.
When compared with the United States, Canada has a greater English, Scottish, French, Ukrainian, Asian, and American Indian presence, and a smaller German, Italian, Scandinavian, and Black proportion. Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census

• 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%)
• Hungarian (0.90%)

See also: List of Canadians by ethnicity

[edit] Visible minorities

Note that Aboriginal peoples are not considered visible minorities.

	Population	Per cent of population
Chinese	1,029,395	3.5%
South Asian	917,075	3.1%
Black	662,210	2.2%
Filipino	308,575	1.0%
Latin American	216,975	0.7%
Southeast Asian	198,880	0.7%
Arab	194,680	0.7%
West Asian	109,285	0.4%
Korean	100,660	0.3%
Japanese	73,315	0.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.	98,920	0.3%
Multiple visible minorities	73,875	0.2%
Total visible minority population	3,983,845	13.4%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census, 97F0010XCB2001002

[edit] Religions

Top Self-Identified Religious Affiliations in Canada

	1991		2001		% change (in numbers)
	Number	%	Number	%
Christian		81		77
- Catholic	12,203,625	45.2	12,936,905	43.6	+4.8
- Christian Orthodox	387,395	1.4	479,620	1.6	+23.8
- Total Other Christian	9,427,675	34.9	8,654,850	29.2	-8.2
- United Church of Canada	3,093,120	11.3	2,839,125	9.5	-8.2
- Anglican Church of Canada	2,188,110	8.0	2,035,495	6.8	-7.0
- Baptist	663,360	2.4	729,475	2.4	+10.0
- Lutheran	636,205	2.3	606,590	2.0	-4.7
- Presbyterian	636,295	2.3	409,830	1.4	-35.6
- Pentecostal	436,435	1.6	369,475	1.2	-15.3
- Mennonite	207,970	0.8	191,465	0.6	-7.9
- Jehovah's Witnesses	168,375	0.6	154,745	0.5	-8.1
- Methodist	83,910	0.3	106,545	0.4	+27.0
- Mormon	100,770	0.4	104,750	0.3	+3.9
- Salvation Army	112,345	0.4	87,785	0.3	-21.9
- Christian Reformed Church in North America	84,685	0.3	76,665	0.3	-9.5
- Christian and Missionary Alliance	59,365	0.2	66,280	0.2	+11.9
- Adventists	52,365	0.2	62,875	0.2	+20.1
- Christian, not included elsewhere¹	353,040	1.3	780,450	2.6	+121.1
No religion	3,397,000	12.6	4,900,095	16.5	+44.2
Other
- Muslim	253,265	0.9	579,640	2.0	+128.9
- Jewish	318,185	1.2	329,995	1.1	+3.7
- Buddhist	163,415	0.6	300,345	1.0	+83.8
- Hindu	157,015	0.6	297,200	1.0	+89.3
- Sikh	147,440	0.5	278,410	0.9	+88.8
¹ Includes persons who report only “Christian”, only "Protestant", and those in denominations less than 60,000 * For comparability purposes, 1991 data are presented according to 2001 boundaries.

Sources:

• Overview
• 2001 Census
• 1991 Census
• 2001 Census - religion by province

Notes:

• Catholic includes Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Polish National Catholic Church, and Old Catholic
• Other Religions also includes Bahá'í, Eckankar, Jainism, Shinto, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Aboriginal belief systems, Neo-Paganism, Wicca, Unity - New Thought - Pantheist, Scientology, Rastafari movement, New Age, Gnostic, Satanism, et cetera
• No Religion includes Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism, Darwinism, et cetera

[edit] Languages

Main article: Language in Canada

• English 59.3% (official),
• French 23.2% (official),
• Italian 1.6%,
• German 1.5%,
• Cantonese 1.1%

[edit] Literacy

• definition: age 15 and over can read and write
• total population: 99% (2003 est.)
• male: 99%
• female: 99%

[edit] See also

• Immigration to Canada
• Canada
• Aboriginal peoples in Canada
• Demolinguistics of Canada
• Canada 2001 Census
• List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
• Demographics of British Columbia
• Religion in Canada
• Demographics of Ontario