People

Enjoying a snowfall in Dundas Ontario

Joseph Hollick

Population: 30 675 398 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 20% (male 3 106 331; female 2 961 328)

15-64 years: 68% (male 10 457 686; female 10 328 953)

65 years and over: 12% (male 1 619 704; female 2 201 396) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.09% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 12.12 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 7.25 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 6.03 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.59 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 79.16 years

male: 75.86 years

female: 82.63 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Canadian(s)

adjective: Canadian

Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 40% French origin 27% other European 20% Amerindian 1.5% other mostly Asian 11.5%

Religions: Roman Catholic 45% United Church 12% Anglican 8% other 35% (1991)

Languages: English (official) French (official)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97% (1986 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%