Population: 28,113,997 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.18% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 14.1 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 7.39 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.13 years
male: 74.73 years
female: 81.71 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.84 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian

Ethnic divisions: British Isles origin 40%, French origin 27%, other European 20%, indigenous Indian and Eskimo 1.5%

Religions: Roman Catholic 46%, United Church 16%, Anglican 10%, other 28%

Languages: English (official), French (official)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1986)
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 13.38 million
by occupation: services 75%, manufacturing 14%, agriculture 4%, construction 3%, other 4% (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Canada on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canada People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canada People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.