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Demographics of Canada, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population of Canada: 32,852,849 (April 2007 est.); 31,612,895 (2006 Census)

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[edit] Provinces and territories

Rank Name and flag Abbr Population Percentage of national pop. Land area (km²) Population density Seats in House of Commons
1 Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario ON 0Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","12,753,702 38.8% &&&&&&&&&0917741.&&&&&0917,741 13.90 106
2 Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec QC &&&&&&&&07687068.&&&&&07,687,068 23.4% &&&&&&&&01365128.&&&&&01,365,128 5.63 75
3 Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia BC &&&&&&&&04352798.&&&&&04,352,798 13.2% &&&&&&&&&0925186.&&&&&0925,186 4.70 36
4 Image:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta AB &&&&&&&&03455062.&&&&&03,455,062 10.5% &&&&&&&&&0642317.&&&&&0642,317 5.38 28
5 Image:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba MB &&&&&&&&01182921.&&&&&01,182,921 3.6% &&&&&&&&&0553556.&&&&&0553,556 2.14 14
6 Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan SK &&&&&&&&&0990212.&&&&&0990,212 3.0% &&&&&&&&&0591670.&&&&&0591,670 1.67 14
7 Image:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia NS &&&&&&&&&0932966.&&&&&0932,966 2.8% &&&&&&&&&&053338.&&&&&053,338 17.49 11
8 Image:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick NB &&&&&&&&&0748878.&&&&&0748,878 2.3% &&&&&&&&&&071450.&&&&&071,450 10.48 10
9 Image:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador NL &&&&&&&&&0506548.&&&&&0506,548 1.5% &&&&&&&&&0373872.&&&&&0373,872 1.35 7
10 Image:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island PE &&&&&&&&&0138800.&&&&&0138,800 0.4% &&&&&&&&&&&05660.&&&&&05,660 24.41 4
11 Image:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories NT &&&&&&&&&&041795.&&&&&041,795 0.1% &&&&&&&&01183085.&&&&&01,183,085 0.037 1
12 Image:Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut NU &&&&&&&&&&031216.&&&&&031,216 0.1% &&&&&&&&01936113.&&&&&01,936,113 0.016 1
13 Image:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon YT 0Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","30,883 0.1% &&&&&&&&&0474391.&&&&&0474,391 0.065 1
Total Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada &&&&&&&032852849.&&&&&032,852,849 100% &&&&&&&&09093507.&&&&&09,093,507 3.61 308
Sources: Statistics Canada[1][2]

[edit] Age structure

Image:Canada age structure 2001.png
Age structure of Canadian population, 2001

(2006 Census)

  Males Females
Age
Group  		 Number Per cent Number Per cent
0-4 864,600 2.7% 825,940 2.6%
5-9 926,855 2.9% 882,520 2.8%
10-14 1,065,860 3.3% 1,014,060 3.2%
15-19 1,095,285 3.5% 1,045,205 3.3%
20-24 1,047,950 3.3% 1,032,435 3.3%
25-29 975,945 3.1% 1,009,635 3.2%
30-34 987,730 3.1% 1,032,515 3.3%
35-39 1,083,495 3.4% 1,124,780 3.6%
40-44 1,285,535 4.1% 1,324,925 4.2%
45-49 1,290,125 4.1% 1,330,470 4.2%
50-54 1,158,970 3.7% 1,198,330 3.8%
55-59 1,026,395 3.2% 1,058,230 3.3%
60-64 780,135 2.5% 809,730 2.6%
65-69 593,810 1.9% 640,770 2.0%
70-74 493,460 1.6% 560,320 1.8%
75-79 386,485 1.2% 493,095 1.6%
80-84 251,420 0.8% 395,285 1.3%
85+ 161,930 0.5% 358,680 1.1%
Totals 15,475,970 49.0% 16,136,930 51.0%

[edit] Median age

  • total: 39.5 years
    • male: 38.6 years
    • female: 40.4 years (2006)

Median age by province and territory, 2006 Census

  1. Nova Scotia: 41.8
  2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 41.7
  3. New Brunswick: 41.5
  4. Quebec: 41.0
  5. British Columbia: 40.8
  6. Prince Edward Island: 40.8
  7. Ontario: 39.0
  8. Saskatchewan: 38.7
  9. Yukon: 38.4
  10. Manitoba: 38.1
  11. Alberta: 36.0
  12. Northwest Territories: 31.2
  13. Nunavut: 23.1

Total: 39.5

Sources: Statistics Canada[3]

[edit] Population growth rates

Population by province and territory, 2006 and 2001 censuses, 5 year real population growth/decline, percentage population change from 2001 to 2006 and each jurisdiction's percent population of the total population of Canada as of the 2006 Census
(sorted by real population growth (or decline) descending)

Jurisdiction 2006 2001 Growth % Change % TOTAL
Ontario &&&&&&&012160282.&&&&&012,160,282 &&&&&&&011410046.&&&&&011,410,046 &&&&&&&&&0750236.&&&&&0750,236 6.6 38.47
Alberta &&&&&&&&03290350.&&&&&03,290,350 &&&&&&&&02974807.&&&&&02,974,807 &&&&&&&&&0315543.&&&&&0315,543 10.6 10.40
Quebec &&&&&&&&07546131.&&&&&07,546,131 &&&&&&&&07237479.&&&&&07,237,479 &&&&&&&&&0308652.&&&&&0308,652 4.3 23.87
British Columbia &&&&&&&&04113487.&&&&&04,113,487 &&&&&&&&03907738.&&&&&03,907,738 &&&&&&&&&0205749.&&&&&0205,749 5.3 13.01
Manitoba &&&&&&&&01148401.&&&&&01,148,401 &&&&&&&&01119583.&&&&&01,119,583 &&&&&&&&&&028818.&&&&&028,818 2.6 3.63
Nova Scotia &&&&&&&&&0913462.&&&&&0913,462 &&&&&&&&&0908007.&&&&&0908,007 &&&&&&&&&&&05455.&&&&&05,455 0.6 2.89
Northwest Territories 0Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","41,464 &&&&&&&&&&037360.&&&&&037,360 &&&&&&&&&&&04104.&&&&&04,104 11.0 0.13
Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&029474.&&&&&029,474 &&&&&&&&&&026745.&&&&&026,745 &&&&&&&&&&&02729.&&&&&02,729 10.2 0.09
Yukon &&&&&&&&&&030372.&&&&&030,372 &&&&&&&&&&028674.&&&&&028,674 &&&&&&&&&&&01698.&&&&&01,698 5.9 0.09
Prince Edward Island &&&&&&&&&0135851.&&&&&0135,851 &&&&&&&&&0135294.&&&&&0135,294 &&&&&&&&&&&&0557.&&&&&0557 0.4 0.43
New Brunswick &&&&&&&&&0729997.&&&&&0729,997 &&&&&&&&&0729498.&&&&&0729,498 &&&&&&&&&&&&0499.&&&&&0499 0.1 2.31
Newfoundland and Labrador &&&&&&&&&0505469.&&&&&0505,469 &&&&&&&&&0512930.&&&&&0512,930 &&&&&&&&&&0-7462.1000000-7,461 -1.5 1.60
Saskatchewan 0Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","968,157 &&&&&&&&&0978933.&&&&&0978,933 &&&&&&&&&0-10777.1000000-10,776 -1.1 2.96
TOTAL &&&&&&&031612897.&&&&&031,612,897 &&&&&&&030007094.&&&&&030,007,094 &&&&&&&&01605893.&&&&&01,605,893 5.4 100.00

Derived from: Statistics Canada - (table) Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 and 2001 Censuses - 100% Data

Last modified (by source): N/A
Compiled/added to Wikipedia: 2007-07-22

[edit] Vital statistics

Birth rate: 10.5 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) [4]

Death rate: 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) [5]

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:

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A map showing the largest ethnic group in each Canadian province.
Image:COB data Canada.PNG
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Image:Italian-Immigrants-to-Canad.jpg
A statue commemorating Italian immigration to Canada.

[edit] Ethnic groups

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 Aboriginal presence, equal Scandinavian prescence and a smaller German, Italian, and Black proportion. Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census

In the Canada 2001 Census, Canadians were able to state their ancestries.

The most frequently stated European ancestries were:

[edit] Other ethnicities

See also: List of Canadians by ethnicity

[edit] Visible minorities

Image:Visible Minorities of Canada.png
13.4% of the Canadian population are 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 712,231 2.3%
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

Image:Religion in Canada.png
Top self-identified religious affiliations in Canada in 2001.
Top Self-Identified Religious Affiliations in Canada
1991 2001 % change
(in numbers)
Number %Number %
Christian 81 77
- Catholic12,203,62545.212,936,90543.6+4.8
- Christian Orthodox387,3951.4479,6201.6+23.8
- Coptic Orthodox5,020 0.0210,2850.03 +104.9
- Romanian Orthodox4,570 0.024,6750.02 +2.3
- Total Other Christian9,427,67534.98,654,85029.2-8.2
- United Church of Canada3,093,12011.32,839,1259.5-8.2
- Anglican Church of Canada2,188,1108.02,035,4956.8-7.0
- Baptist663,3602.4729,4752.4+10.0
- Lutheran636,2052.3606,5902.0-4.7
- Presbyterian636,2952.3409,8301.4-35.6
- Pentecostal436,4351.6 369,4751.2 -15.3
- Mennonite207,9700.8 191,4650.6 -7.9
- Jehovah's Witnesses168,3750.6 154,7450.5 -8.1
- Methodist83,9100.3 106,5450.4 +27.0
- Mormon100,7700.4 104,7500.3+3.9
- Salvation Army112,3450.4 87,7850.3-21.9
- Christian Reformed Church in North America84,6850.3 76,6650.3-9.5
- Christian and Missionary Alliance59,3650.2 66,2800.2 +11.9
- Adventists52,3650.2 62,8750.2 +20.1
- Christian, not included elsewhere¹353,0401.3780,4502.6+121.1
No religion3,397,00012.64,900,09516.5+44.2
Other
- Muslim253,2650.9579,6402.0+128.9
- Jewish318,1851.2329,9951.1+3.7
- Buddhist163,4150.6300,3451.0+83.8
- Hindu157,0150.6297,2001.0+89.3
- Sikh147,4400.5278,4100.9+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: Statistics Canada[6][7][8]

Notes:

[edit] Languages

Main article: Spoken languages of Canada

[edit] Literacy

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

[edit] Further reading

Roderic Beaujot and Don Kerr, The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population, Canadian Scholars' Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55130-322-2

[edit] See also

Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada (2007). Population Estimates (April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada (2005). Land and freshwater area, by province and territory (2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada (2006). Age Groups and Sex for Population of Canada (2006 Census). Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
  4. ^ |Birth rates of Canada and its provinces and territories
  5. ^ |Death rates of Canada and its provinces and territories
  6. ^ Statistics Canada (2001). Religions in Canada. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada (1991). Religion , Age Groups and Sex for Population of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  8. ^ Statistics Canada (2001). Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census). Retrieved on 2007-02-16.


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