Canada People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
38,232,593 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian
Ethnic groups
Canadian 32.3%, English 18.3%, Scottish 13.9%, French 13.6%, Irish 13.4%, German 9.6%, Chinese 5.1%, Italian 4.6%, North American Indian 4.4%, East Indian 4%, Ukrainian 3.9%, other 47.7% (2016 est.)
note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin
Languages
English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
Religions
Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.99% (male 3,094,008/female 2,931,953)
15-24 years: 11.14% (male 2,167,013/female 2,032,064)
25-54 years: 39.81% (male 7,527,554/female 7,478,737)
55-64 years: 14.08% (male 2,624,474/female 2,682,858)
65 years and over: 18.98% (male 3,274,298/female 3,881,126) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 52.1
youth dependency ratio: 23.9
elderly dependency ratio: 28.2
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 41.8 years
male: 40.6 years
female: 42.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.75% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.17 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
8.12 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Urbanization
urban population: 81.8% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 0.95% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
6.313 million Toronto, 4.277 million Montreal, 2.632 million Vancouver, 1.611 million Calgary, 1.519 million Edmonton, 1.423 million OTTAWA (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.4 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.8 years
male: 81.52 years
female: 86.21 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.57 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 99.1% of population
total: 99.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 0.9% of population
total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
10.8% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
Hospital bed density
2.5 beds/1,000 population (2019)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 99.1% of population
rural: 98.9% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.9% of population
rural: 1.1% of population
total: 1% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
29.4% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 8 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 13% (2020 est.)
male: 15.3% (2020 est.)
female: 10.7% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 13.5%
male: 14.5%
female: 12.4% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Canada on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canada 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canada 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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