Demographics of Canada - Vital Statistics

Vital Statistics

Birth rate: 11.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate: 7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Net migration rate: 5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio:

• at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
• under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
• 15 - 64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
• total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy:

• total population: 81.23 years
• male: 78.69 years
• female: 83.91 years (2009 est.)

Age structure:

• 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 2,761,711/female 2,626,836)
• 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,633,950/female 11,381,735)
• 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 2,220,189/female 2,862,787) (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.67 children born/woman (2009 est.)