Geography - note:
second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location
between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of
the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border
People Canada
Population:
32,507,874 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.2% (male 3,038,800; female 2,890,579)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,225,686; female 11,111,941)
65 years and over: 13% (male 1,807,472; female 2,433,396) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.2 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 39.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.92% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
10.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
7.67 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)