Although Canada is the second largest country in the world, it is the 38th most populated country in the world with a total of 34,834,841 people as of July 2014.
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Unemployment Rate: 14.3%
Birth Rate: 10.29 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 8.31 deaths/1,000 population
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The median age for Canadians is 41.7 years. For men it is 40.4 years and for women it is 42.9 years.
The urban population in Canada is 80.7% of total population. The largest urban centers of Canada are Toronto 5.573 million; Montreal 3.856 million; Vancouver 2.267 million; Calgary 1.216 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.208 million; and Edmonton 1.142 million.
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New York-Newark (most populated area in the USA) has almost four times the population of Toronto, Canada's most populous city.
Infant mortality rate: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: 81.67 years - ranked 14th in the world. (The USA is ranked 42nd!)
Total Fertility Rate:1.59 children born/woman - ranked 181st in the world
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HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 0.3% - ranked 91st in the world
People living with HIV/AIDS: 68,000 people - ranked 55th in the world
Deaths from HIV/AIDS: fewer than 1000 as of 2009 - ranked 72nd in the world
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26.2% of Canadian adults are obese. Canada's obesity rate is ranked number 48 in the world.
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99% of the Canadian population over the age of 15 can read and write.
And here is a great infographic with some less boring facts about Canada!
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