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Population: 33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 2,761,711/female 2,626,836) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,633,950/female 11,381,735) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 2,220,189/female 2,862,787) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 40.4 years male: 39.3 years female: 41.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.817% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 81.23 years male: 78.69 years female: 83.91 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.4% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 73,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian

Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%

Religions: Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)

Languages: English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%

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