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Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada

Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada

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Population growth

Age and sex structure

Fertility

Mortality

Migration

Nuptiality

Diversity projections 2006 to 2031

Population projections 2009 to 2036

Life tables

Canadian Demographics at a Glance

Demographic indicators

Table - Demographic indicators
Indicator Value
Population (2010/2011)
Number (in millions)1 34.5
Total growth rate
(per 1,000)		 10.4
Median age
(in years)		 39.9
Proportion aged 0 to 14 years (%) 16.4
Proportion aged 65 years and over (%) 14.4
Fertility (2008)
Total fertility rate 1.68
Average age of birth (in years) 29.8
Mortality (2007)
Life expectancy at birth
(in years)2
Males
 78.5
Females
 83.0
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births) 5.1
Immigration (2009)3
Number of immigrants 252,172
Immigration rate
(per 1,000)		 7.5
Notes
  1. As of July 1, 2011.
  2. Data are preliminary and subject to revision.
  3. Data available as of November 17, 2010.

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