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  People of African origin Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
Total population in thousands 147.7 147.0 294.7 14,564.3 15,074.8 29,639.0
Percentage change between 1996 and 2001
29.1 34.6 31.8 3.7 4.1 3.9
Percentage immigrant
52.7 53.4 53.1 18.0 18.7 18.4
Percentage with Canadian citizenship
76.2 76.8 76.4 94.9 94.5 94.7
Language
Percentage able to speak English/French
99.0 98.0 98.5 98.8 98.2 98.4
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home
17.1 19.3 18.2 9.6 9.9 9.7
Age distribution
Percentage aged less than 15
32.7 32.2 32.4 20.2 18.6 19.4
Percentage aged 25 to 44
33.4 34.3 33.9 30.4 30.6 30.5
Percentage aged 65 and over
2.8 3.3 3.0 10.9 13.4 12.2
Family status
Percentage lone parents1
3.1 19.8 11.4 2.1 8.7 5.5
Percentage living alone1
14.5 9.6 12.0 11.3 13.7 12.5
Percentage seniors living alone
19.6 25.9 23.1 16.8 38.3 28.9
Education, employment and income
Percentage with university degree1
22.8 15.2 19.0 16.0 14.9 15.4
Percentage employed1
65.3 54.6 59.9 67.2 56.1 61.5
Unemployment rate
12.4 13.9 13.1 7.6 7.2 7.4
Percentage with low income
37.6 40.4 39.0 14.7 17.7 16.2
1. Includes people aged 15 and over.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.