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African diaspora > Afro-descendants 2% [31st of 34]
African diaspora > Population 662,210 [10th of 34]
Age at first marriage for men 29 years [17th of 19]
Age at first marriage for women 27.4 years [14th of 19]
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.44 Time series [162nd of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 17.9 [188th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 2,644,276 Time series [61st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 16.3% Time series [191st of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 2,780,491 Time series [58th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 68.9 [34th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 11,300,639 Time series [34th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 68.8% Time series [49th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 11,547,354 Time series [34th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 2,788,945 Time series [21st of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 14.9% Time series [33rd of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 2,150,991 Time series [21st of 225]
Attitude of women > Should have equal rights 70% [6th of 9]
Attitude of women > Women are better off now 93% [5th of 9]
Attitude of women > Women are happier now 33% [5th of 9]
Attitude of women > Women do have equal rights 8% [7th of 8]
Average size of households 2.6 [5th of 17]
Chinese population 910,000 [9th of 127]
Couples with children 33% [19th of 23]
Disabled persons employment 72% [3rd of 15]
Disbility benefit recipients 3.9% [14th of 14]
Divorce rate 2.46 per 1,000 people [8th of 34]
Elderly living in institution 7% [4th of 16]
Female population > Age 10-14 1,042,985 [51st of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.15 [180th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 1,063,236 [48th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.21 [189th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 1,079,968 [47th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 3.26 [188th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 1,083,654 [44th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.27 [189th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 1,112,713 [37th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.36 [137th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 1,205,818 [31st of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.64 [68th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 1,369,105 [28th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 4.14 [27th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 1,356,447 [27th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 4.1 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 1,201,967 [26th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.63 [21st of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 1,068,670 [25th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.23 [29th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 826,708 [25th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.5 [36th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 647,548 [26th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.96 [54th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 564,486 [26th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.71 [50th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 498,212 [20th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.51 [44th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 813,741 [12th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 2.46 [1st of 224]
Gender development 0.938 [2nd of 141]
Gender development index 0.937 [6th of 17]
Gender empowerment 0.777 [7th of 65]
Gender empowerment measure 0.777 [6th of 17]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Ottawa
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
215,105 (2001 census) (See List of Canadians by ethnicity) – 450,000 (est.)
Home ownership 67% [6th of 14]
Households with more than 5 people 10% [4th of 16]
Jew > Significant geographic populations > Jewish population 371,000 [4th of 15]
Lone parent families 11% [1st of 23]
Male population > Age 10-14 1,097,756 [49th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.32 [180th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 1,115,778 [48th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.37 [189th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 1,120,232 [46th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 3.38 [190th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 1,118,846 [44th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.38 [190th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 1,140,666 [38th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.45 [134th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 1,217,386 [34th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.68 [79th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 1,391,228 [28th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 4.2 [30th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 1,365,843 [26th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 4.13 [14th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 1,180,863 [26th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.57 [22nd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 1,044,219 [25th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.15 [31st of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 787,391 [22nd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.38 [36th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 589,765 [25th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.78 [50th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 483,320 [24th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.46 [43rd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 378,182 [21st of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.14 [41st of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 431,741 [12th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.3 [4th of 224]
Nobel prize laureates 10 [12th of 44]
North American countries by population density > Density 3 [35th of 36]
North American countries by population density > Population 32,805,041 [3rd of 36]
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Age 117 yr 230 d
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Born 29 August 1880
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Died 16 April 1998
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Name Marie-Louise Meilleur
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Sex F
One person households 24 [3rd of 22]
Overseas Chinese > 2005 Population 1,612,173 [6th of 20]
Percentage living in rural areas. 20% [156th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 80% [42nd of 199]
Persons per room 0.5 [57th of 60]
Population > CIA Factbook 33,212,696 Time series [37th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 17.6 % Time series [154th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 69.26 % Time series [24th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 13.14 % Time series [35th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 0.96 annual % Time series [123rd of 195]
Population in largest city 5,311,611 Time series [28th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 20.53 % Time series [83rd of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 14,368,580 Time series [19th of 106]
Population, female > % of total 50.4 % Time series [88th of 190]
Projected population growth 18.05% [96th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 13 Dec 1991
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 28 May 1990
Romanian diaspora > Romanian Population
131,320 (Statistics Canada, Canada 2001 Census. , discussed further at List of Canadians by ethnicity) - 400,000
Rural population 6,427,501 Time series [66th of 193]
Rural population growth > annual % 0.26 annual % Time series [104th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.01 [91st of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.01 [97th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [99th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.75 [124th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.98 [119th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.05 [74th of 215]
Size of houses 75% [1st of 18]
Teenage birth rate 20.2 [8th of 28]
Total Population 33,098,932 [36th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 2,140,741 [51st of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.47 [180th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 2,179,014 [48th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 6.58 [191st of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 2,200,200 [46th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 6.65 [188th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 2,202,500 [44th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 6.65 [192nd of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 2,253,379 [37th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 6.81 [136th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 2,423,204 [32nd of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 7.32 [78th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 2,760,333 [28th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 8.34 [27th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 2,722,290 [27th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 8.22 [15th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 2,382,830 [26th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 7.2 [18th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 2,112,889 [25th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 6.38 [29th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 1,614,099 [23rd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 4.88 [38th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 1,237,313 [26th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 3.74 [52nd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 1,047,806 [24th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 3.17 [49th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 876,394 [20th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 2.65 [46th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 1,245,482 [12th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 3.76 [2nd of 224]
Total Population > Female 16,740,661 [35th of 227]
Total Population > Male 16,358,271 [37th of 227]
Urban population 25,871,500 Time series [26th of 195]
Urban population growth > annual % 1.14 annual % Time series [136th of 195]
Urbanization 79 [40th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 75.6% [21st of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 81.9% [31st of 164]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 75 [20th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 106 [96th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 6 [157th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 98 [55th of 172]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora; Wikipedia: African diaspora ; 1980 figures and 1999 figures for EU countries are from European Social Statistics Demography 2001. Australian figures are from ABS, Year Book Australia 2003 - Population. Marriages and Divorces and the latest figure is for 2001. Figures for other European and North American countries come from UN Economic Commission for Europe, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN, NY, 2001). New Zealand figures from Maureen Baker, Families, Labour and Love (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001). Japanese figures from Japan Almanac 1998 (Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo). Figures for other countries from UN Statistics Division, The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics. Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Economist, 9 October 1999; Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN Economic Commission for Europe, NY, 2001), p. 74; University Libraries, Ohio University; OECD; Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002. , Table SS5.1; Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002. , Table EQ6; divorcereform.org2004; Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002., Statistical Annex Table C6; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; UNDP, Human Development Report 2002 (Oxford University Press, NY, 2002); UNDP, Human Development Report 2002 (Oxford University Press, NY, 2002); see p. 35; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Economist, 30 March 2002, and Euromonitor; Wikipedia: Jew ; The Nobel Foundation; Wikipedia: List of North American countries by population density ; Wikipedia: Oldest people ; Wikipedia: Overseas Chinese ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Romanian diaspora ; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; Figures are all from the market analysts Euromonitor. See also Japan Almanac 1998 (Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, 1998; UNICEF; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

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