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ABOUT CANADA  People
Population: 30,337,334 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20% (male 3,101,968; female 2,957,927)
15-64 years:68% (male 10,333,085; female 10,201,996)
65 years and over: 12% (male 1,583,643;
female 2,158,715) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.13% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 12.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 7.23 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: total population : 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
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: 0.73 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.96 years
Male: 75.61 years female: 82.48 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.66 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian
Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 40%, French origin 27%, other European 20%, Amerindian 1.5%, other, mostly Asian 11.5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 45%, United Church 12%, Anglican 8%, other 35% (1991)
Languages: English (official), French (official)
Literacy: total population: 97% (1986 est.)
(definition: age 15 and over can read and write).
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