Demographics of Canada

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

Population of Canada: 32,730,213 (October 2006 est.); 31,612,897 (2006 Census)

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Rank Name and flag Population (2006) Percentage of national pop. Land area (km²) Population density
1 Ontario &&&&&&&&12687000.012,687,000 38.9% &&&&&&&&&&917741.0917,741 13.82
2 Quebec &&&&&&&&&7651500.07,651,500 23.5% &&&&&&&&&1365128.01,365,128 5.60
3 British Columbia &&&&&&&&&4310500.04,310,500 13.2% &&&&&&&&&&925186.0925,186 4.66
4 Alberta &&&&&&&&&3431500.03,431,500 10.3% &&&&&&&&&&642317.0642,317 5.26
5 Manitoba &&&&&&&&&1177800.01,177,800 3.6% &&&&&&&&&&553556.0553,556 2.13
6 Saskatchewan &&&&&&&&&&985400.0985,400 3.1% &&&&&&&&&&591670.0591,670 1.67
7 Nova Scotia &&&&&&&&&&934400.0934,400 2.9% &&&&&&&&&&&53338.053,338 18.08
8 New Brunswick &&&&&&&&&&749200.0749,200 2.3% &&&&&&&&&&&71450.071,450 10.49
9 Newfoundland and Labrador &&&&&&&&&&509700.0509,700 1.6% &&&&&&&&&&373872.0373,872 1.36
10 Prince Edward Island &&&&&&&&&&138500.0138,500 0.4% &&&&&&&&&&&&5660.05,660 24.47
11 Northwest Territories &&&&&&&&&&&41900.041,900 0.1% &&&&&&&&&1183085.01,183,085 0.04
12 Yukon &&&&&&&&&&&31200.031,200 0.1% &&&&&&&&&&474391.0474,391 0.07
13 Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&&30800.030,800 0.1% &&&&&&&&&1936113.01,936,113 0.02
Total Canada &&&&&&&&32623500.032,623,500 100% &&&&&&&&&9093507.09,093,507 3.59
Sources: Statistics Canada[1][2]

Age structure of Canadian population, 2001
Age structure of Canadian population, 2001

(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%

  • 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

Total: 37.6

Population by province and territory, 2001 and 1996 censuses, 5 year real population growth/decline, percentage population change from 1996 to 2001 and each jurisdiction's percent population of the total population of Canada as of the 2001 Census
(sorted by real population growth (or decline) descending)

Jurisdiction 2001 1996 Growth % Change % TOTAL
Ontario &&&&&&&&11410046.011,410,046 &&&&&&&&10753573.010,753,573 &&&&&&&&&&656473.0656,473 6.10 38.02
Alberta &&&&&&&&&2974807.02,974,807 &&&&&&&&&2696826.02,696,826 &&&&&&&&&&277981.0277,981 10.31 9.91
British Columbia &&&&&&&&&3907738.03,907,738 &&&&&&&&&3724500.03,724,500 &&&&&&&&&&183238.0183,238 4.92 13.02
Quebec &&&&&&&&&7237479.07,237,479 &&&&&&&&&7138795.07,138,795 &&&&&&&&&&&98684.098,684 1.38 24.12
Manitoba &&&&&&&&&1119583.01,119,583 &&&&&&&&&1113898.01,113,898 &&&&&&&&&&&&5685.05,685 0.51 3.73
Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&&26745.026,745 &&&&&&&&&&&24730.024,730 &&&&&&&&&&&&2015.02,015 8.15 0.09
Prince Edward Island &&&&&&&&&&135294.0135,294 &&&&&&&&&&134557.0134,557 &&&&&&&&&&&&&737.0737 0.55 0.45
Nova Scotia &&&&&&&&&&908007.0908,007 &&&&&&&&&&909282.0909,282 &&&&&&&&&&&-1276.1000000-1,275 -0.14 3.03
Yukon &&&&&&&&&&&28674.028,674 &&&&&&&&&&&30766.030,766 &&&&&&&&&&&-2093.1000000-2,092 -6.80 0.10
Northwest Territories &&&&&&&&&&&37360.037,360 &&&&&&&&&&&39672.039,672 &&&&&&&&&&&-2313.1000000-2,312 -5.83 0.12
New Brunswick &&&&&&&&&&729498.0729,498 &&&&&&&&&&738133.0738,133 &&&&&&&&&&&-8636.1000000-8,635 -1.17 2.43
Saskatchewan &&&&&&&&&&978933.0978,933 &&&&&&&&&&990237.0990,237 &&&&&&&&&&-11305.1000000-11,304 -1.14 3.26
Newfoundland and Labrador &&&&&&&&&&512930.0512,930 &&&&&&&&&&551792.0551,792 &&&&&&&&&&-38863.1000000-38,862 -7.04 1.71
TOTAL &&&&&&&&30007094.030,007,094 &&&&&&&&28846761.028,846,761 &&&&&&&&&1160333.01,160,333 4.02 100.00

Note: Nunavut Territory was created from the Northwest Territories in 1999. Thus, the 1996 Census number for Nunavut is a guess as to how many people were in that region of the Northwest Territories in 1996. This resulted in high population "growth" from the 1996 Census to the 2001 Census.

Derived from: Statistics Canada - (table) Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data

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Compiled/added to Wikipedia: 2007-02-17

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:

A statue commemorating Italian immigration to Canada.
A statue commemorating Italian immigration to Canada.

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

See also: List of Canadians by ethnicity

13.4% of the Canadian population are visible minorities.
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 730,564 2.5%
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

Top self-identified religious affiliations in Canada in 2001.
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
- 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: Statistics Canada[3][4][5]

Notes:

Main article: Language in Canada

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

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

Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

  1. ^ Population by year, by province and territory. Statistics Canada (2006-10-26). Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
  2. ^ Land and freshwater area, by province and territory. Statistics Canada (2005-02-01). Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada (2001). Religions in Canada. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada (1991). Religion , Age Groups and Sex for Population of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada (2001). Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census). Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
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